The National School of Government (NSG) is hosting the BRICS Conference on 17 to 19 July 2023 focusing on Governance and Public Administration Reforms as part of the build-up towards the BRICS Summit to be hosted by South Africa in August this year.
This will be the second BRICS Conference hosted by the NSG contributing to efforts to build a better Africa and a better world. The first one was held in 2018 when South Africa last hosted the BRICS Summit.
The Conference will bring together public affairs and administration practitioners and scholars from the BRICS countries. They will confer on governance and public administration reforms to contribute towards achieving accelerated growth and sustainable development through a capable public sector in line with the theme of this year’s BRICS Summit, which is BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development and Inclusive Multilateralism.
The Conference seeks to build a collective understanding of each BRICS country’s current governance and public administration reform efforts. The attendees will reflect on the individual and common challenges faced by each country and how the respective countries respond to broader technological developments and climate-related challenges. The goal is to share experiences and learn from each other to promote a sustainable future.
The gathering is organised as a hybrid event and will take place physically at the Future Africa Conference Centre of the University of Pretoria as well as on the virtual platform.
Over 50 scholars from BRICS member countries along with senior officials and academics from schools of government in Asia, Europe and Africa will present studies on state reforms and innovation in public administration.
The Conference is organised along the following four broad themes:
(i) Governance and Public Administration in a Changing Global Context.
(ii) Public Administration Reforms and Emerging Challenges;
(iii) Impact of Technology and Climate Change on Reforms; and
(iv) The Future of Governance and Public Administration
The Conference will take place as the country marks International Mandela Day on the 18th of July. The themes will thus promote the building of a sustainable and better future for generations to come, to take President Nelson Mandela’s legacy forward.
The media is invited to attend the Conference as follows:
Date: 17 July 2023
Time: 8h00
Venue: University of Pretoria Future Africa campus
Media enquiries:
Dikeledi Mokgokolo
Cell: 082 888 2355
E- mail Dikeledi.Mokgokolo@thensg.gov.za
