Members of the media are invited to an Open Government Partnership Workshop (OGP) to be hosted by the Deputy Minister for Public Service and Administration Ms Ayanda Dlodlo in the at the Lord Charles hotel in Somerset West, Western Cape province, on Tuesday, 16 April 2013.
The workshop will also be attended by Community Development Workers (CDWs) in the province.
The OGP aims to secure concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen governance. To achieve these objectives, OGP brings together governments and civil society organisations as true partners. OGP is overseen by a Steering Committee composed of governments and civil society organizations in equal numbers, a unique model that embodies the goal of civic participation. Its chairs are also drawn from both sectors.
In compliance with the OGP requirements, South Africa has developed a country action plan with identified seven commitments as concrete steps that government will embark on towards addressing the grand challenge of Service Delivery.
The country action plan, which was developed in consultation with civil society organisations from across the country and citizen inputs from the National Development Plan consultation processes, identified service delivery as our country’s grand challenge. Our government is committed to walking alongside its citizens to develop
The workshop will also serve as a platform to empower CDWs with further information that will enable them to take government services to the communities.
Members of the media are invited as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Time: 8h30 ending 14h00
Venue: Lord Charles Hotel, Cnr Faure & Stellenbosch, Somerset West, Cape Town
For further details contact:
Dumisani Nkwamba
Cell: 0828859448
Tel: 012 336 1704
Email: dumisanin@dpsa.gov.za
Olebogeng Kgasi
Cell: 0767934229
Tel: 012 336 1206
Email: olebogengk@dpsa.gov.za
