CIGFARO BY KOKETSO MAMABOLO
CIGFARO Professionalising the public sector
Building trust, capacity and development
CIGFARO PRESIDENT DR EMMANUEL NGCOBO
Professionalisation is about building trust,” said Wesgro CFO, Sandiso Gcwabe, at the annual Chartered Institute of Government Finance, Audit & Risk Officers (CIGFARO) conference held in Cape Town in late October. He was speaking on a panel discussion which focused on the fundamentals of professionalising the public sector. Trust is an integral part of public service. Whether it be national, provincial or local government, the public needs to be assured that public officials have their best interests at heart. This is why the National Development Plan (NDP) includes an emphasis on the urgent need to professionalise the public sector to meet the needs of the general public. Sandiso described the dimensions of professionalisation: ability, integrity, dependability and purpose.
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