ASPD PRESENTATION TO ASPD PRESENTATION TO THE BP FORUM THE BP FORUM

WORKSHOP 25 JUNE 2006.WORKSHOP 25 JUNE 2006.Dick BvumaDick BvumaDepartment of Public Service and Admin.Department of Public Service and Admin.012 336 1384 or 082 337 9922012 336 1384 or 082 337 9922

dick@dpsa.gov.zadick@dpsa.gov.za

PRESENATION OVERVIEWPRESENATION OVERVIEW

Background;Background;Objectives of APSD;Objectives of APSD;Coordinating Body;Coordinating Body;Progress to date;Progress to date;APSD visits SADC;APSD visits SADC;Findings;Findings;APSD Theme & SubAPSD Theme & Sub--themes; themes; Internal Focus; andInternal Focus; andWay forwardWay forward

AFRICA PUBLIC SERVICE AFRICA PUBLIC SERVICE DAY DAY ––23 JUNE 200423 JUNE 2004

BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND11stst P.AfricaP.Africa Conference of Ministers of Conference of Ministers of

Public and Civil Service held in Morocco, Public and Civil Service held in Morocco, 1994 resolved 23 June every year to be the 1994 resolved 23 June every year to be the

official APSD for the whole Continent.official APSD for the whole Continent.

BACKGROUND CONTBACKGROUND CONT……

•• The 5The 5thth P. A. conference of P. A. conference of MinistersMinisters’’ of Public/Civil Service of Public/Civil Service in in Addis AbabaAddis Ababa in December 2006 in December 2006 confirmed APSD as part of the confirmed APSD as part of the Continental Governance and PA Continental Governance and PA programme.programme.

•• It was further resolved that Member It was further resolved that Member States should celebrate the 2006 States should celebrate the 2006 APSD simultaneously under one APSD simultaneously under one common theme with a message from common theme with a message from the AU Secretariatthe AU Secretariat

OBJECTIVES OF APSDOBJECTIVES OF APSD

•• To focus on the To focus on the working conditions of working conditions of men and women who devote their lives to men and women who devote their lives to diligently serve the public;diligently serve the public;

•• the facilitation of positive interest by the facilitation of positive interest by citizens in the work of public citizens in the work of public administrationadministration; and; and

•• Provide Provide a platform to a platform to acknowledge acknowledge innovative innovative initiatives and promote initiatives and promote professionalism in the public service.professionalism in the public service.

2006 APSD 2006 APSD COORDINATING BODYCOORDINATING BODY•• At the Addis At the Addis AbbabaAbbaba conference in conference in

December, a standing committee was December, a standing committee was established to develop strategy that would established to develop strategy that would encourage the commitment to APSDencourage the commitment to APSD

•• The cThe chairperson of the 5hairperson of the 5thth PA Conference, PA Conference, Minister Geraldine FraserMinister Geraldine Fraser--Moleketi, was Moleketi, was tasked with the celebration of APSD;tasked with the celebration of APSD;

•• Sudan was nominated chair and Namibia Sudan was nominated chair and Namibia nominated to coordinate the SADC events;nominated to coordinate the SADC events;

2006 APSD COORDINATING 2006 APSD COORDINATING BODY ContBODY Cont…………....

•• Chair of 5Chair of 5thth PA Conference;PA Conference;•• SudanSudan-- AU Coordinator;AU Coordinator;•• NamibiaNamibia-- SADC Coordinator;SADC Coordinator;•• Steering Committee; andSteering Committee; and•• Technical Team ( Namibia & SA) Technical Team ( Namibia & SA) •• Locally, Minister is the Sponsor, DG Locally, Minister is the Sponsor, DG

DPSA is DPSA is ProgrammeProgramme Manager Plus Manager Plus Interdepartmental Task Team (Interdepartmental Task Team (DGsDGs))

PROGRESS TO DATEPROGRESS TO DATE

•• The chair person of the PA conference and The chair person of the PA conference and the Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia met the Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia met in SA on 10 February to map way forward in SA on 10 February to map way forward for the 2006 APSDfor the 2006 APSD..

•• A theme later refined by the technical team A theme later refined by the technical team was brainstormed.was brainstormed.

•• A concept document (2006 APSD) was A concept document (2006 APSD) was later developed based on the meeting later developed based on the meeting mentioned above.mentioned above.

APSD VISITS SADCAPSD VISITS SADC

•• Minister Moleketi as Chair of PA Conference Minister Moleketi as Chair of PA Conference commissioned a team to visit SADC Ministries commissioned a team to visit SADC Ministries of Public/Civil Services to:of Public/Civil Services to:–– Share the 2005 SA APSD experience;Share the 2005 SA APSD experience;–– Establish their state of readiness to Establish their state of readiness to

participate in the 2006 in line with Addisparticipate in the 2006 in line with Addis’’s s directivedirective

–– Determine each countryDetermine each country’’s IT/satellite s IT/satellite connectivity and the capacity as well as connectivity and the capacity as well as willingness to participate;willingness to participate;

COUNTRIES VISITEDCOUNTRIES VISITEDThe following countries were visited between The following countries were visited between

27 February 2006 and 17 March 2006:27 February 2006 and 17 March 2006:•• Angola Angola •• Lesotho Lesotho •• Swaziland Swaziland •• Mauritius Mauritius •• Malawi Malawi •• Tanzania Tanzania •• Zimbabwe Zimbabwe •• MozambiqueMozambique

Zambia and Botswana shifted appointments at short Zambia and Botswana shifted appointments at short notice while DRC was handled by Minister Moleketi.notice while DRC was handled by Minister Moleketi.

Namibia as coNamibia as co--facilitator had a different schedule.facilitator had a different schedule.

PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES IN 2006IN 2006

•• Angola; Angola; •• Lesotho; Lesotho; •• Swaziland; Swaziland; •• Mauritius;Mauritius;•• Malawi; Malawi; •• Tanzania; Tanzania; •• Zimbabwe; Zimbabwe; •• Mozambique;Mozambique;•• Cameroon; andCameroon; and•• Nigeria. Nigeria.

THEME FOR THE 2006 APSDTHEME FOR THE 2006 APSD““ Building an ethical public service for improved service deliverBuilding an ethical public service for improved service delivery in y in

AfricaAfrica””

SubSub--themesthemes•• Promote Governance ( with emphasis on antiPromote Governance ( with emphasis on anti--corruption and corruption and

ethics);ethics);•• Empower the citizenry, especially rural communities to enhance Empower the citizenry, especially rural communities to enhance

accessibility to services;accessibility to services;•• Access to information;Access to information;•• Capacitate public service to meet the expectations of the peopleCapacitate public service to meet the expectations of the people

(enabling legislation, skills competencies, procedures, etc.); a(enabling legislation, skills competencies, procedures, etc.); andnd•• Restructuring the public sector in line with AfricaRestructuring the public sector in line with Africa’’s unique s unique

challengeschallenges

FINDINGS OF DURING THE FINDINGS OF DURING THE VISITSVISITS

CountryCountry APSDAPSDstartedstarted

Planned Planned APSD for APSD for 20062006

FundingFunding IT statusIT status

MAURITIMAURITIUSUS

20022002--20052005 Cultrl& Cultrl& radio prgm radio prgm & prize & prize giving;giving;Essay CompEssay Comp

Will secure Will secure fundsfunds

Capacity is Capacity is availableavailable

FINDINGS OF DURING THE FINDINGS OF DURING THE VISITS ContVISITS Cont…………..

CountryCountry APSDAPSDstarted?started?

Planned Planned APSD for APSD for 20062006

FundingFunding IT statusIT status

LesothoLesotho 20052005 Plant trees, Plant trees, clean bus clean bus stops, PS stops, PS Seminar & Seminar & AwardsAwards

Will Will mobilize mobilize departmentsdepartments

Capacity is Capacity is availableavailable

AngolaAngola Not yetNot yet around around pspsreform & are reform & are in line with in line with 2006 2006 prgrmprgrm

No fundingNo funding Capacity is Capacity is availableavailable

FINDINGS OF DURING THE FINDINGS OF DURING THE VISITS ContVISITS Cont…………..

CountryCountry APSDAPSDstartedstarted

Planned Planned APSD for APSD for 20062006

FundingFunding IT statusIT status

MalawiMalawi Not yetNot yet Intends to Intends to mobilize PS to mobilize PS to participate as participate as planned planned

Confident to Confident to secure fundssecure funds

Capacity is Capacity is availableavailable

MozambiqueMozambique Not yetNot yet Sect reform Sect reform involved Snr involved Snr mngrs; Prim mngrs; Prim Min& Dep PresMin& Dep Pres

Will devise Will devise meansmeans

Capacity is Capacity is availableavailable

FINDINGS OF DURING THE FINDINGS OF DURING THE VISITS ContVISITS Cont…………..

CountryCountry APSDAPSDstarted?started?

Planned Planned APSD for APSD for 20062006

FundingFunding IT statusIT status

SwazilandSwaziland Not yetNot yet Launch of PS Launch of PS CharterCharter

No fundingNo funding Has IT Has IT capacitycapacity

ZimbabweZimbabwe Not yetNot yet Will still Will still decidedecide

No fundingNo funding Still to Still to determinedetermine

FINDINGS OF DURING THE FINDINGS OF DURING THE VISITS ContVISITS Cont…………..

CountryCountry APSDAPSDstarted?started?

Planned Planned APSD for APSD for 20062006

FundingFunding IT statusIT status

NamibiaNamibia Since 2002Since 2002 Will plan Will plan according to according to the APSD the APSD 20062006--planplan

from some from some votes, but no votes, but no spec money spec money allocated allocated

Will confirmWill confirm

South AfricaSouth Africa Since 2001Since 2001 In tune with In tune with planned planned activitiesactivities

Funds are Funds are availableavailable

ReadyReady

SADC GRAPHIC FUNDING SADC GRAPHIC FUNDING STATUSSTATUS

Funding for 2006 APSD

22%

11%

22%2%2%1%11%

18%

11%

South AfricaMauritiusLesothoAngolaSwazilandZimbabweNamibiaMalawiMozambique

INTERNAL FOCUSINTERNAL FOCUS

•• 17 June APSD social celebration;17 June APSD social celebration;•• 1919--22 APSD awareness by all departments 22 APSD awareness by all departments

and provinces;and provinces;•• 23 June Africa23 June Africa-- United Nations live satellite United Nations live satellite

link;link;•• Cost estimated by SITA R60 000 per hour;Cost estimated by SITA R60 000 per hour;•• Coordinators must facilitate reports from Coordinators must facilitate reports from

that are succinct. that are succinct.

INTERNAL FOCUSINTERNAL FOCUS•• Consultation has been made with:Consultation has been made with:

–– Western Cape; Western Cape; LimpopoLimpopo; ; MpumalangaMpumalanga; ; KwaZuluKwaZulu--Natal; Natal; GautengGauteng; and Free State; and Free State

•• All will mobilize public servants to watch the Satellite All will mobilize public servants to watch the Satellite Connectivity. Connectivity. GautengGauteng will mount Big Screens in will mount Big Screens in various venues various venues venuesvenues..

•• Other activities will include the launch of Essay Other activities will include the launch of Essay competition in schools (FS), Unannounced visits (FS), competition in schools (FS), Unannounced visits (FS), Premier radio interviews (FS), Signing of PS pledge Premier radio interviews (FS), Signing of PS pledge (FS), etc.(FS), etc.

•• All provinces have to highlight their APSD All provinces have to highlight their APSD programmeprogrammeto DPSA for report writing and coordination purposes.to DPSA for report writing and coordination purposes.

WAY FORWARDWAY FORWARD

Findings submitted to Namibia

Follow ups to be done

SA & Namibia Tech Team cooperation

WAY FORWARDWAY FORWARD

Need for comprehensive comm. strategy

APSD will link up with UN

High level of innovation B4 23 June

WAY FORWARD ContWAY FORWARD Cont……

Departments have to commit resources

DGs, HoDs have shape APSD jointly

Urgent need to inform all stakeholders

THANK YOUTHANK YOUWE BELONG, WE CARE, WE SERVEWE BELONG, WE CARE, WE SERVE