Presentation to the Select Committee

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DPSA MEDIUM TERM STRATEGY 2009-2012

• Presentation to the Select Committee
• on Cooperative Governance
• and Traditional Affairs
• 26 June 2009

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Presentation outline

• Ministry for the Public Service and
  Administration
• Establishment of DPSA
• GA Cluster
• DPSA Vision and Mission
• DPSA Mandate and Role
• DPSA programmes
• Priority projects per programme
• Recent achievements
• Medium Term Budget

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Ministry for Public Service and Administration

• Department of Public Service and Administration
  (DPSA) provides policy support to the Minister
• Public Administration Leadership and Management
  Academy (PALAMA) facilitator of training for
  public servants
• Public Service Sector Training Authority (PSETA)
  provides accreditation of training and quality
  assurance and establishes learnerships
• Public Service Commission created ito section
  196 of the Constitution, monitors and evaluates
  the public service
• State Information Technology Agency (SITA)
  government agency delivering IT services
• Centre for Public Service Innovation (CPSI)
  promotes innovation in the public service

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Establishment of DPSA

• Minister for the Public Service and
  Administration in 1994 had no policy support
• An Office of the Minister was established to
  support the Minister in developing new public
  service policy
• The Constitution defined a new ME role for the
  PSC and PSC officials dealing with policy-making
  transferred to newly-established Department of
  Public Service and Administration in 1996
• The DPSAs role expanded from policy-making to
  providing hands-on support to departments in
  implementing policy
• In addition many new projects have been assigned
  to DPSA since 1996 CDWs, APRM, support to the
  DRC etc

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GA Cluster

• The Governance and Administration (GA) Cluster
  is one of five national government clusters
  established by the new government
• The Ministers for the Public Service and
  Administration and the Minister of Cooperative
  Governance and Traditional Affairs are
  Coordinating Ministers for the GA Cabinet
  Committee
• Ministers in the Presidency National Planning
  and Performance Monitoring and Evaluation,
  Ministers of Home Affairs, Finance, Justice and
  Constitutional Development and Women, Children
  and People with Disabilities are members of the
  Cabinet Committee
• The Committee harmonises the work of GA
  departments and coordinates implementation of
  policies
• The DG Cluster is led by the DGs of Public
  Service and Administration and Cooperative
  Governance and Traditional Affairs

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DPSA Vision Mission

• Vision Global Leader in Public Service
  Excellence
• Mission
• Supporting the Minister in leading public service
  transformation
• Providing professional advice and support to
  ensure public service excellence
• Promoting good governance nationally, on the
  African Continent and Globally

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DPSA mandate

• DPSA derives its mandate from
• The Constitution, 1996
• Manifesto of the ruling party
• State of the Nation Address
• Medium Term Strategic Framework 2009-2014
• Cabinet Makgotla decisions
• Government Programme of Action
• Cabinet decisions
• Directives of the Minister
• Legislative mandates
• Public Service Act of 1994
• SITA Act

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Section 195(1) of the Constitution

• Constitution requires public administration to
  adhere to basic values and principles
• A high standard of professional ethics must be
  promoted and maintained
• Efficient, economic and effective use of
  resources must be promoted
• Public administration must be development-oriented
  
• Services must be provided impartially, fairly,
  equitably and without bias
• People's needs must be responded to, and the
  public must be encouraged to participate in
  policy-making
• Public administration must be accountable
• Transparency must be fostered by providing the
  public with timely, accessible and accurate
  information
• Good human resource management and career
  development practices, to maximise human
  potential, must be cultivated
• Public administration must be broadly
  representative of the South African people, with
  employment and personnel management practices
  based on ability, objectivity, fairness, and the
  need to redress the imbalances of the past to
  achieve broad representation

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Manifesto of the ruling party

• The developmental state will play a central and
  strategic role in the economy. We will ensure a
  more effective government improve the
  coordination and planning efforts of the
  developmental state by means of a planning entity
  to ensure faster change. A review of the
  structure of government will be undertaken, to
  ensure effective service delivery.
• An important aspect of a successful
  developmental state is investment in public
  sector workers and in turn our people expect that
  they execute the tasks with which they have been
  entrusted. This means that the right and adequate
  numbers of personnel should be placed in the
  correct positions, and where this is not the
  case, government should have the capacity to
  implement corrective measures, either through
  training or redeployment where warranted.

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Macro-organisation of the state

• A review of the structure of government will be
  undertaken, to ensure effective service
  delivery. Manifesto
• New configuration of Ministerial Portfolios
  implemented from 10 May
• DPSA is coordinating implementation of the new
  macro-structure of the state
• Assisting with legal and technical work required
  to effect name changes and transfer of functions
• Working closely with the National Treasury and
  Department of Public Works to support departments

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SON Address (1)

• President Zuma in his State of the Nation
  Address made reference to the strategic
  objectives of the DPSA
• A developmental state requires the improvement
  of public services and strengthening of
  democratic institutions.
• To ensure that all three spheres - local,
  provincial and national - improve service
  delivery, we will speed up the establishment of a
  single Public Service.
• This administration will insist on putting
  people first in service delivery. We will ensure
  courteous and efficient service from
  front-counter staff in the provision of services
  in all government departments.
• In this era of renewal, we will move towards a
  more interactive government.

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SON Address (2)

• President Zuma also made reference to continued
  participation in the reconstruction and
  development of the African continent, especially,
  post-conflict situations
• Reference was also made to intensifying the
  South-South relations
• The President made it clear that the public
  service must respond to the economic downturn by
  spending public funds wisely and fruitfully
  and there should be no wastage and roll-overs.
• The DPSAs medium term strategy incorporates the
  SONA priorities, it responds to the challenges
  confronting the public service and is cognisant
  of the implications of the global economic
  crisis.

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MTSF/ GA POA

• The GA POA flows from Cabinet Makgotla decisions
  and SON Address
• Currently the POA is being developed based on the
  MTSF, which was discussed at the May Lekgotla and
  is being finalised by Cabinet
• Clusters submit quarterly reports to Cabinet and
  also report to Cabinet Makgotla in January and
  July every year
• Progress reports are posted on the Governments
  website
• The Minister for Public Service and
  Administration holds media briefings on POA
  progress

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Legislative mandates

• In terms of the Public Service Act of 1994, DPSA
  supports the Minister in the following areas
• To transform and modernise the public service
• To oversee changes to the structure of the public
  service
• To establish norms and standards for HRMD,
  conditions of service, labour relations, IT and
  service delivery
• To issue directives and regulations for the
  public service
• To formulate the National Anti-Corruption
  strategy
• To exercise oversight over the State Information
  Technology Agency (SITA)

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DPSA programmes (1)
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DPSA programmes (2)
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Medium Term Priority Projects per Programme
(HRMD)

• Establish an integrated Health Risk Assessment
  and Management System for the Public Service
• Policy on compulsory training programmes for HR
  practitioners developed and implemented
• Implementation of the JobACCESS Strategic
  Framework and the Gender Equality Strategic
  Framework
• Implementation of competency assessments for SMS
  members on a compulsory basis
• Facilitate implementation of performance
  management and development system
• HR Connect implementation roll out to the entire
  Public Service
• Develop organisational development strategic
  framework and a social cluster generic
  organisational structure

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Medium Term Priority Projects per Programme (MOC)

• Implementation of Remuneration policy framework
  for the Public Service  
• Review of pension and medical provisioning in the
  public service
• Updating and transfer of Equate to a web enabled
  platform
• Develop and implement the HR module of the IFMS
• Strengthen social partnership for good governance
  by convening the Public Sector Summit
• Monitor and evaluate the wage bill trends in the
  public service
• Monitor and evaluate implementation and impact
  of the OSD
• Develop and introduce an appropriate legal
  dispensation for the SPS
• Implement remuneration policy framework for the
  SPS

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Medium Term Priority Projects per Programme (ITM)

• Develop a prototype to e-enable six pro-poor
  services Application for ID Child Birth
  registration Foster care grant Application for
  pension Application for maintenance
  Notification of death
• Connect 52 Thusong Service Centres to a
  centralised ICT infrastructure and install 45 new
  General Service counters
• Report on ICT Expenditure patterns in the Public
  Service and make recommendations on strategies to
  save/reduce costs/expenditure
• Report on the number of call centres utilisation
  optimisation of infrastructure and spend and
  consolidation strategy to create efficiency and
  better service delivery
• Develop a Architecture blue-print for IT in
  Government
• Develop a Government Wide Information Security
  Governance Framework

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Medium Term Priority Projects per Programme (SDI)

• Cascading BPCMEP to National and Provincial
  Departments
• Assist departments to develop service delivery
  models using a service delivery model toolkit
• Support departments to develop and implement 3
  year SDIPs
• Provide extensive support to one Province and one
  Sector in the implementation of Batho Pele and
  other service delivery improvement programmes
• Finalise CDW Policy Framework and develop norms
  and standards guideline
• Support implementation of the War on Poverty
  campaign by establishing institutional
  arrangements framework for the implementation
  programme
• Finalise the Justice cluster KYSR booklet and
  distribute to target communities and stakeholders

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Medium Term Priority Projects per Programme (GOV)

• Develop a consolidated system for one time
  reporting on various public service regulations
• Monitor implementation of the African Peer Review
  Mechanism POA and submit progress reports to the
  Heads of State and Government
• Implement the Conflict of Interest Framework
• Complete a follow-up compliance audit report on
  the implementation of the Minimum Anti-Corruption
  Capacity (MACC)
• Complete Phase II evaluation in compliance with
  OECD Anti-Corruption Convention
• Develop anti-corruption training and awareness
  material
• Convene the SADC Anti-Corruption Committee
• Host the Anti-Corruption Summit and experts
  roundtable to approve the Programme of Action
  requirements

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Recent Achievements (1)

• The JobACCESS Strategic Framework was launched on
  the 3rd March 2009
• A report on the Public Service Women Management
  Week has been finalised the representation of
  women in SMS has improved and now is at 34.4
• A report on the barriers to access (for women,
  blacks and disabilities) was completed and the
  following barriers were identified
• Lack of HR plans
• HR and EE plans not talking one another and
• Lack of targeted recruitment strategies and
  training skills that assist women and people with
  disabilities into higher positions

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Recent Achievements (2)

• The HIVAIDS and TB Policy for Public Service has
  been completed
• 200 public servants nationally were trained on
  the management of HIV and AIDS and all
  departments have been trained on the use of HIV
  and AIDS costing model
• The Health and Productivity Management and the
  Wellness Management Policies has been completed
• Safety, Health, Environment, Risk and Quality
  (SHERQ) Policy for public service has been
  completed
• Implementation of the HR Connect is progressing
  well with data having being collected and
  collated from most line departments.
• A policy and procedure document on the Revolving
  Door Remuneration policy for PS has been
  approved.

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Recent Achievements (3)

• The following OSDs have been implemented
• All categories of nurses
• Legally qualified professionals
• Educators
• Social Workers
• OSDs for correctional services and dental and
  medical officers have been tabled for
  negotiations
• Implementation of PILIR has been decentralized
• A report on the refinement of the EQUATE system
  has been completed and the refinement of the
  system is in progress
• The development of the HR module for the IFMS is
  in progress
• A review of the SITA call centre has been
  completed

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Recent Achievements (4)

• Report on e-government strategy for ICT
  Connectivity has been developed
• A GIS survey was conducted in over 80 departments
  and other key government institutions. A
  comprehensive report has been completed
• The IT shared service model for the public sector
  was incorporated into the new IT plan for
  government and road shows were conducted in all
  nine provinces
• The BPCMEP was cascaded to local government and
  more than 1000 officials were trained in 274
  municipalities
• The best practice DVD and booklets were shared
  during the Batho Pele Learning Network (BPLN) and
  they continue to be shared during the Batho Pele
  Change Management Engagement Programme (BPCMEP)

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Recent Achievements (5)

• The KYSR booklet for the social cluster was
  translated into all official languages and over
  60, 000 booklets were printed and distributed to
  communities and various government institutions.
• In 2008/09 over 600 CDWs were recruited and
  trained on the CDW learnership and over 3000 CDWs
  were still deployed in municipalities through the
  country.
• The process of developing a policy framework for
  the CDW programme is in progress
• As part of the DRC support programme the
  biometric census was completed in Kinshasa and
  Bas Congo and is 80 complete in Bandundu and
  Maniema provinces. The project was launched in
  the province of Kasai Orientale.

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Recent Achievements (6)

• The 6th Pan-African Conference of Ministers of
  Public Service and Administration was
  successfully hosted in October 2008 and a
  continental long-term strategy and the draft
  Africa Public Service Charter were adopted by the
  Conference
• The African Association for Public Administration
  and Management South Africa (AAPAM-SA) was
  officially launched at Birchwood (SA) on 12-22
  August 2008. An Executive Committee of 10 was
  elected and the Director General for the DPSA,
  Prof. Richard Levin, was elected as the
  Chairperson.
• The Minimum Anti-Corruption Capacity (MACC)
  guidelines were developed and have been
  translated into Public Service Regulations to
  enforce compliance. The national anti-corruption
  framework was also translated into implementation
  guidelines.
• The OECD Phase 1 on Anti-Bribery evaluation was
  completed and presented to the OECD Working
  Groups in June 2008.

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Recent Achievements (7)

• Approval granted for the implementation of the
  resolutions of the 2nd Pan-African National
  Anti-Corruption Bodies, the Africa Forum on
  Fighting Corruption and the Global Forum V on
  Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity,
  Five-Year programme
• The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) progress
  report for South Africa was presented to the APRM
  Forum of Heads of State. Provincial consultative
  conferences, to discuss various topical issues
  such as xenophobia, poverty alleviation, crime
  prevention and racism are in progress.

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Medium Term Budget Vote 9 summary
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Allocation per programme (2009/10)
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Economic Classification (1)
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Economic Classification (2)
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Concluding Remarks

• The departments medium term strategy is aligned
  to new and established mandates.
• New mandates include those emanating from the
  Macro-reorganisation, SONA and May Cabinet
  Lekgotla.
• The department is however in the processing of
  reviewing its strategy in order to identify gaps
  and to reprioritize its resource allocation.
• The department will hold an operational review
  session to ensure alignment of strategy and its
  operational plan for 2009/2010.
• Thank You