South Africa will observe Public Service Week from 19 to 23 September 2011 under the theme “Transformative Leadership in Public Administration and Governance: Creating a better future for all; “My Public Servant - My Future” as a platform for participation and engagement for the delivery of quality public services.
The 2011 Public Service Week will attract participation from Ministries, public servants across the three spheres of government, state owned enterprises, ambassadors, institutions of higher learning, civil society organisations and citizenry.
Public Service Week is an integral part of the Batho Pele revitalisation aimed at instilling and/or rebuilding good ethics, morale and pride in public servants’ endeavours to translate the people’s contract into reality through the provision of quality services in response to the citizens’ needs.
The week promotes inter-governmental relations by encouraging integrated approaches in rendering public services to effectively utilise limited government resources for improved results.
The platform further affords senior managers like Heads of Departments (HOD), Directors-General (DG) and political principals an opportunity to engage with frontline staff and citizens to get a first-hand understanding of what transpires at different service delivery points.
Activities for the 2011 Public Service Week will include the deployment of senior managers to service delivery sites through Project Khaedu which places senior managers at frontline offices; unannounced visits to service delivery institutions; service delivery exhibitions and creating awareness to enhance access to citizens by provincial and national departments; as well as the Senior Management Service (SMS) conference where the following presentations will be shared:
a) My Public Servant, My Future: A Case for Reflection on Public Servants to facilitate effective Service Delivery on a stable Public Sector Environment in South Africa.
b) Ethics and Integrity
c) Progress made on the work of the Special Anti-Corruption Unit;
d) Register of Financial Interest by Senior Public Servants;
e) Positioning of Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy (PALAMA)
as an Academy of Choice to prepare, incubate and advance the capacitating of Public Servants; and
f) Advancing the course of effective, efficient and developmental Public Service as well as empowered citizenship through the use of Information Technology.
Activity specific media invites will be issued during the course of the week to ensure optimal media access to the commemoration of the week.
Enquiries:
Dumisani Nkwamba
Tel: 012 336 1704
Cell: 082 885 9448
E-mail: dumisanin@dpsa.gov.za
Lebohang Mafokosi
Tel: 012 336 1017
Cell: 082 312 4641
E-mail: lebohangm@dpsa.gov.za
