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ACTIVITIES
OF CAFRAD September
2007 - December 2008 The
document contains a set of activities that CAFRAD intends to implement
during the period considered, as approved by the 45th Session
of the Governing Board, held in Tangier (
It is time for officials in the Public Service and State institutions to review their working methods, programmes and goals, in order to be able to enhance efficiency, performance, results and merit. In the public sector, every service and every institution should pursue a specific mission and yield appropriate results. For this purpose, it is necessary that every civil servant, every service and every State entity be immersed in: visionary planning methods to implement activities in the short, mid and long term ; the measurement of performance and of the activities implemented ; the regular evaluation of the results achieved from a quantitative and qualitative point of view ; the study of the social, economic and development impact produced ; setting up appropriate follow-up mechanisms for the measurements adopted subsequent to evaluation. The implementation of these methods involves all public services and Governance institutions at both the central and local levels. New strategies and new systems of management should be developed and implemented within the context of the actual programme for reform, innovation and modernization of public administration and state institutions. The conference will be organized in collaboration with the African Civil Service Observatory (OFPA) and the Ministry of Administrative Reform of Benin. The Conference is intended for high-level officials involved in the reform programmes of administration and para statal institutions. Date : 24 – 27 September 2007 Duration
: 4 days Venue
: Cotonou (Bénin) Languages : French and English
The impact of information technology to the human society and its enormous importance to life, work and study are perfectly obvious. The significance of modern information technology to good governance and public administration is apparent as well. Today, wherever and whenever a good governance is pursued, the role of information technology cannot possibly be ignored. In fact, the effective and intelligent use of information technology has been an essential component of modern administration science. In
organizing this seminar, CAFRAD’s intention is to examine the
contributions of modern information technology to public administration in
The participants will be High-level officials in administration involved in decision-making and ICT policies in Ministries of Public Service and Ministries of Science and Technology, Professors in University Departments of Science and Technology, ICT specialists, ICT practitioners in administration and Representatives of regional and international organizations involved in ICT and popular participation-related programmes.
Date : November 2007 Duration : 3 days Language: French and English.
Governments have a major role to play in the smooth running of a country’s affairs. One of the principal pillars on which any government relies is the Secretariat to Cabinet. This body not only prepares Government work, but also and above all participates in, and contributes to, drawing up documents and, thereby, the formulation and implementation of Government decisions and programmes. Strengthening Secretariat to Cabinet capacity in terms of working methods is a priority for all African countries, as Government officials are becoming increasingly accountable. Date : 3 – 7 December 2007 Duration : 5 days. Venue
: Languages : French and English
It
is increasingly admitted that Venue
: probably Date : January 2008 Duration : 3 days Languages
: French and English.
The
Conference will provide a Pan-African platform for Senior Government
Managers and relevant stake holders to share experiences, exchange best
practices, review reform related challenges and opportunities encountered
and analyze the impacts of capacity development in the context of
implementing public service reforms. Venue: To be determined Date: To be determined Duration: 3 days Languages: French and English
During this meeting, participants will examine ways and means to use better technologies of information and communication (ICT) in scheduling, coordinating, assessing and following-up government's work through networks functioning on line. The targeted objective pursued being to make the governments’ work more efficient, while reinforcing the capacities of the entities participating in the network. Venue :
To be determined Date : April 2008 Duration : 3 days Language : French and English
All
African countries currently adopt drastic measures in public resources
management and control. Everywhere, policies and mechanisms to combat
embezzlement, corruption and impunity are set up not only to reorganize
public finance, but also and above all to introduce a sound and
transparent management. Moreover, various inspection, control and audit
institutions are set up to secure good Governance and unmask law-breakers.
Also is being developed, at
population and civil society level, a kind of requirement to know how
State resources are managed. In
this context, this seminar will examine, as part of public service reform,
the methods and techniques to be adopted to improve public finance
management and control, by setting up in all State departments computer
network systems, harmonizing computer systems and using adequate methods
in budget preparation and control to secure an efficient and rational
management of available resources. The seminar is intended for senior
officials in services and institutions of public finance control, audit
and inspection. Venue : To be determined Date : May 2008 Duration : 4 days Languages
: French and English.
In most African countries, in addition to the management of the
state personnel, the Ministry of Public
Service assumes the responsibilities of solving social conflicts of public
services. These conflicts deal generally with various social demands of
civil servants, notably the improvement of working conditions, salary
increases, deletion of jobs or services, etc. The conflict often explodes,
either after refusal to negotiate or after failure of the negotiation
process. These conflicts often cause enormous losses to the budget of the
state and undermine the performance and
credibility of public
services.
The
main goal of the forum is to help countries to face the various social
conflicts, through appropriate strategies and mechanisms of negotiation
and resolution of conflicts. The Forum will examine the major negotiation
stakes, the strategies for resolution of conflicts, the follow up and
implementation mechanisms of
the resolutions. Venue
:
Probably
Date:
To be determined Duration:
3 days Languages: English, French and Arabic
Venue:
Date : June 2008 Duration: 3 days Languages:
French, English, Arabic
Upon
request from countries or partners institutions, additional activities
could be organized during the considered year. Among them are the
following:
CAFRAD
will address the issue of the nature of the conflict that has affected the
public administration, the extent to which this has been destroyed and
what aspects of it have been destroyed, and how determined the Governments
are to put back their countries on the road to development. Venue
: To be determined Date : To be determined Duration: 3 days Language :
French and English.
The contexts, the concepts and the management of public services are changing significantly as globalization hits government and governance. Schools and Institutes of Public Administration and Management must learn to adapt themselves. There is the need for a model to help the process of formulation of new School/Institute Strategies and agendas for tomorrow. For the 21st century, new visions are necessary. Much of the task of adapting to the new future lies with the Directors of Schools and Institutes of Public Administration and Management and with a skilled staff, on whom so much both depends and relies in the development of new ideas. The goal is surely to work for the better quality of life for citizens through better government and governance. The objectives of the Conference will be: i) to engage in a dialogue on the necessity of reinforcing training in the African region, in particular on governance and public administration issues; and ii) to discuss means for continuously building the capacities of schools and institutes to deliver training and undertake curriculum reform. The
conference will be addressed to Directors and high-level managing and
technical staff of schools and institutes specialized in the training
of government civil servants in Date : December 2008 Duration: 3 days Language :
English and French.
Institutions At
present, we live in the era of knowledge and technological advances.
Research laboratories and institutions are on the increase across the
world, either to deepen existing knowledge or discover new ones. There is
increasing talk about knowledge economy, knowledge management and even
knowledge-based development. Those who understood this reality and
invested in knowledge are drawing obvious benefits therefrom. In
front of this reality, isn’t it high time for African countries, in
particular research and training institutions in the public and private
sector, to examine in-depth and objectively this phenomenon and learn
lessons for the Continent’s development ? In other words, how could
knowledge in various priority development fields influence economic and
social development in African countries ? This meeting will also be an opportunity to examine, in the light of what is done elsewhere, how to encourage, support and promote the creation, effective management, preservation, dissemination and good use of knowledge to sustain the current development efforts in the Continent. Venue : To be determined Date : September 2008 Duration : 3 days Languages
: French and English.
All
African countries are, somehow or another, involved in the implementation
of reform, restructuring and modernization programmes in the Public
Service and State institutions. The objective is to examine progress made
in the reform of various fields of public service, especially the changes
introduced. Information collected will be analyzed, compiled and published
to share experiences. The study will be conducted periodically not only to
encourage and support reforms, but also and above all to make improvements
known through knowledge exchange.
CAFRAD
will conduct the above research, the purpose of which will be the publication
of an Yearbook on African Public Service National Charters. Networking
will consist in strengthening national capacities to collect, analyze and
disseminate information and to establish connection between the various
national services, on the one hand, and between them and CAFRAD, on the
other hand. The network will contain information on reform programmes ;
regulations, laws, charters and constitutions ; Ministry and Government
organization charts ; official Government publications ; further training
programmes and various advertisements. The
network will provide for the connection of web sites between various
countries, as well as facilitate information and knowledge exchange in
terms of public service and Governance. This network will be sustained by
databases and portals at the level of CAFRAD and participating countries,
in collaboration with UNDESA, within UNPAN.
The following on-going project activities will also continue to be
carried out during the considered period: ü
LOG-IN ü
GEWAMED (Bari Institute/CAFRAD) ü
State of ü
Curriculum-Guide on e-local Governance (UNESCO/CAFRAD) ü
African Governance (UNDP/CAFRAD) ü
Institutional
The
executive
capacity development programme is under finalization and will start soon.
It deals with short courses to be run for high level civil servants and
officials from various administrative and governance bodies. The courses
will focus on key priority areas challenging African development,
particularly in the improvement of public administration
and
governance.
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