database. This will enable the applicants to post their CVs and supporting documents once and the process will save them the cost of making multiple copies for applications,” she said. “This exercise will be structured in such a way that it does not compromise the professional and technical requirements for various fields, all we want to do is to streamline career paths and align skills which will make the public service fit for purpose,” - Hon. Dlodlo. Among Minister Dlodlo’s innovative implementations in the Department was the introduction of a National Public Service Hackathon. The Minister convened over 400 of the brightest and most innovative minds in South Africa for a three-day event, aimed at solving some of the biggest challenges facing service delivery in the country. The Hackers were given 40 hours to develop innovative solutions to challenges in the Education, Health, Environment, and Accountability sectors, amongst others. Some of the solutions included systems to enhance the implementation of the NHI Scheme, apps to assist learners
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in acquiring critical skills, and a way to digitise the public health system.
Minister Dlodlo has dedicated herself to improving the training of public servants The future of public service Minister Dlodlo has earned a reputation for promoting a values-driven public service, soundly rooted in the country’s National Development Plan. This plan centres around reducing poverty, unemployment and inequality in society, and the Public Service Minister has been vocal about ensuring government employees contribute to this vision. “We have thousands of committed, honest and hardworking public servants. We have an enduring duty to kill this perception through words and deeds and rid the public service of such rogue elements that taint the image of the public service.” Minister Dlodlo insists that public service is about serving
the citizens of the country and ensuring the development of the nation by responding to its citizens’ needs. To achieve this, the Public Service, governance and administration must be underpinned by the values of the Constitution, including human dignity, social justice, equity and respect for everyone. This is especially important, the Minister says, because the public service was once a “discriminatory instrument based on race and class”. To attain the vision of the National Development Plan, Minister Dlodlo has dedicated herself to improving the training of public servants to ensure they have integrity, are professional and have the commitment to serve society. The public service forms an essential part of a capable and developmental state. This means that state institutions need to be well-run and effectively coordinated by committed professionals. This will allow the public sector to deliver consistently highquality services while prioritizing economic growth and reduced poverty and inequality.n
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