2. The functions and powers of the Minister shall consist more particularly in(1) obtaining an inventory of the goods and services at the disposal of the departments and the public bodies designated by the Government;
(2) ensuring that the departments and the public bodies designated by the Government obtain the goods and services required for the carrying out of their activities;
(3) taking the necessary measures to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the departments and the public bodies designated by the Government and to limit their expenditures relating to the purchase and construction of property as well as to the leasing and supply of goods and services, in particular, to obtain the best quality/cost ratio;
(4) facilitating relations between the State and the population, in particular by promoting the diffusion of information concerning the services offered by the Government and the departments and public bodies designated by the Government;
(5) promoting the diffusion of information and documents of public interest produced and held by the departments and public bodies designated by the Government;
(6) seeing to the management of copyrights held by the Government and the departments and public bodies designated by the Government in respect of documents and ensuring that the standards established jointly with the Minister of Culture and Communications for the acquisition, use and management of copyrights are complied with;
(7) submitting to the Government proposals as regards the emblems of Québec and proposing standards applicable to the signature of the Government and to the visual identification of the departments and public bodies designated by the Government and ensuring that the standards are complied with;
(8) carrying or causing to be carried out studies or research in the fields within his competence;
(9) performing other duties assigned to him by the Government.