Workshop on Governance in Kigali, 8 May 2006
5 May 2006
The Minister for Public Service and Administration, Ms Geraldine
Fraser-Moleketi, will attend the United Nations Workshop on Governance in
Kigali, Rwanda, 8 May 2006.
Minister Fraser-Moleketi, who is the Focal Point and Chairperson of the
African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Governing Council in South Africa as well
as the Chairperson on the Pan-African Ministers of Public Services, will join
senior government officials from 25 African countries at the workshop, which
will discuss how to improve Governance in Africa.
Also attending will be Kenyaâs Minister for Planning and National
Development Henry Obwocha, Sierra Leoneâs Minister for Presidential and Public
Affairs Shekou M Sesay and officials from the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Division for Public Administration and
Development Management and the New Partnership for Africaâs Development
(NEPAD)/African Peer Review Secretariat and Italy.
The main objective of the workshop is to gather views of the officials on
how the African Governance Inventory (AGI), an internet portal, can support
good governance â the goal of the APRM.
The workshop which will be the first-ever meeting of African government
officials in charge of the internet portal and of the APRM is expected to
provide a better understanding of the links between the AGI Portal and the
APRM.
For more information, please contact: Clayson Monyela
Tel: (012) 336 1167
Cell: 082 806 7405
E-mail: claysonm@dpsa.gov.za
Issued by: Ministry of Public Service and Administration
5 May 2006
