Deputy Minister for Public Service and Administration, Ayanda Dlodlo, to participate in a public engagement programme on the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and Open Government Partnership (OGP) in Mpumalanga
Public Service and Administration Deputy Minister, Ayanda Dlodlo, in partnership with the Mpumalanga provincial government, will hold a public participation programme at the Msukaligwa Municipality in Ermelo on 6 October 2015.
As the focal point of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and envoy of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), the Deputy Minister will engage with the local community on the two programmes and how they contribute to the development and improvement of the country under the theme, “APRM and OGP: Putting People at the Center of Service Delivery through Open Government and Public Participation.’
The APRM and OGP both have similar objectives of advancing good governance through promotion of transparency, empowering citizens, fight corruption, and harnessing new technologies to strengthen governance. The objectives of the two initiatives are a clear uniting factor.
At the centre of both the APRM and OGP is an emphasis on citizen engagement. This is manifested in the fact that both programmes are developed through a multi-stakeholder process, with the active engagement of citizens and civil society.
Members of the media are invited as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 6 October 2015
Time: 10h00 to 14h00
Venue: Msukaligwa Civic Centre, ErmeloMpumalanga
For further details contact:
Dumisani Nkwamba
Tel: 012 336 1704
Cell: 082 885 9448
E-mail: dumisanin@dpsa.gov.za
