28 September 2006
Date: 21 - 22 November 2006
Venue: Birchwood Hotel, Boksburg
Theme: Creating Time, Space and Culture of Learning and Sharing in
Government
Background and Rationale
The learning and knowledge management (KM) programme has been run and
co-ordinated by the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA)
since 2001. During this period, and with the support of the United Kingdom's
Department for International Development (DFID) through the Integrated
Provincial Support Programme, various platforms and products have been put in
place, a culture of learning and sharing enhanced, and the programme has grown
exponentially since then. Learning journals and other publications have been
developed and widely disseminated, learning platforms like the learning
networks, conferences and conversations running, and various excursions taken
place to expose public service practitioners to best practices for replication
and benchmarking purposes.
Learning champions in select provinces and departments have also been
responsible for driving knowledge management and learning exchanges. So indeed,
a culture of learning and enthusiasm to exchange practical service delivery
experiences is taking place. The public service is becoming a learning
organisation. However, some challenges persist, amongst which are the
entrenchment and institutionalisation of knowledge management, the
demonstration of the value-add of knowledge management in departments and its
resultant contribution to the mandate and operational effectiveness and
efficiency, and the cascading down of knowledge sharing and learning down to
lower levels, where service delivery is taking place.
At the moment there exists no policy framework to give direction and
guidance to government departments on application and implementation of
knowledge management.
In this regard, the conference will be used as a platform to share local and
international KM experiences, and to solicit feedback from approximately 200
public service practitioners who are running knowledge management programmes,
academics in the field, KM practitioners in the private sector and other public
entities, and international experts. In particular, the participants will share
and interrogate the current KM and learning efforts in the public service and
make suggestions on possible pillars for a KM policy framework.
Targeted Audience
* public service practitioners who are running knowledge management
programmes
* academics in the knowledge management field
* KM practitioners in the private sector and other public entities
* international experts
Registration
We are urging you to register before it's too late. You can register by
contacting:
Matsetsu Botha
Tel: (012) 336 1252
Cell: 084 628 2550
Email: mbotha@dpsa.gov.za
Issued by: Department of Public Service and Administration
28 September 2006
Source: Department of Public Service and Administration (http://www.dpsa.gov.za)
