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AMOUZOU bedi commented on Sylvia Siango Apreku's blog post Part 6- Public Sector Reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa. ConclusionsSylvia Siango Apreku's blog post was featuredPart 6- Public Sector Reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa. Conclusions
Key Messages:Rethinking and enforcing PSR strategies that tackle issues of values, ethics, integrity and attitude in the public/civil service can turn around the African continent. Strong public institutions, complaint handling systems and streamlined service time processes are in many ways embedded in value-based and ethical public services; and enhances competitiveness;Public sector reforms should be designed and implemented within the socio-political and macroeconomic context of a given…See More
Sylvia Siango Apreku posted a blog postPart 6- Public Sector Reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa. Conclusions
Key Messages:Rethinking and enforcing PSR strategies that tackle issues of values, ethics, integrity and attitude in the public/civil service can turn around the African continent. Strong public institutions, complaint handling systems and streamlined service time processes are in many ways embedded in value-based and ethical public services; and enhances competitiveness;Public sector reforms should be designed and implemented within the socio-political and macroeconomic context of a given…See More
Sylvia Siango Apreku replied to Hannah J Cooper's discussion Reforming the Public Sector: Can it be Done?"Dear Hannah, Dr Sambo, Kazungu, Xulisa, and other CoP members,
Thanks for keeping the Public Sector Reform/PSR discussion live and running.
First and foremost, allow me to clarify that I have not attained my Doctorate yet, hence let us…"
Sylvia Siango Apreku posted a blog postPart 5 - Public Sector Reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa - Key Lessons Learnt
Some key lessons learnt for successful and sustainable implementation of PSR in Sub-Saharan Africa, bearing in mind country specific contexts and factors include: top level political commitment and leadership; robust prioritization and sequencing of reform activities; early attention to pay reforms, low and inequitable compensation levels; a public sector with a results-oriented organizational culture; over dependence on donor funding hurts reform implementation ; andstrong local leadership and…See More
Sylvia Siango Apreku's blog post was featuredPart 4 - Public Sector Reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa - Emerging Challenges & Constraints
Drawing from the best practices on implementation of PSR programmes and processes in Sub-Saharan Africa, the following challenges still remain and emerge: weak institutional and administrative capacities to drive the reform agenda; weak human resources management (HRM) and career development practices; inequitable pay and incentives in the civil service; vested interests and internal conflicts between key reform structures; a donor driven public sector reform agenda; and absence of public…See More
Sylvia Siango Apreku replied to Hannah J Cooper's discussion Reforming the Public Sector: Can it be Done?"This e-discussion on the topic 'Reforming the Public Sector-Can it be done?' is very pertinent to the African continent. And my conviction is.... Yes it can be Done and it is successfully being done as we can see from the experiences…"
Sylvia Siango Apreku posted a blog postPart 4 - Public Sector Reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa - Emerging Challenges & Constraints
Drawing from the best practices on implementation of PSR programmes and processes in Sub-Saharan Africa, the following challenges still remain and emerge: weak institutional and administrative capacities to drive the reform agenda; weak human resources management (HRM) and career development practices; inequitable pay and incentives in the civil service; vested interests and internal conflicts between key reform structures; a donor driven public sector reform agenda; and absence of public…See More
Espira commented on Sylvia Siango Apreku's blog post Part 3- Best Practices on PSR in Sub-Saharan Africa"Dear Dr. Rosa,
I am very pertinent with some of the issues that you have brought forward especially on the matters of observing the values enshrined in article 10 of the constitution and also chapter six. The ministry of justice, national cohesion…"
Dr. Rosa Muraguri-Mwololo commented on Sylvia Siango Apreku's blog post Part 3- Best Practices on PSR in Sub-Saharan Africa"Dear Sylvia,
You might not know this about Kenya but we have recently taken results-based management to a new high. For instance, in keeping with RBM principle of transparency and accountability and public participation/inclusiveness, all interviews…"
Espira commented on Sylvia Siango Apreku's blog post Part 3- Best Practices on PSR in Sub-Saharan Africa"Dear Sylvia,
The Kenyan public service reforms have been initiated by each ministry signing the performance contracts and introduction of rapid result initiative and by the use of result based management which the Prime ministers office…"
Sylvia Siango Apreku's blog post was featuredPart 3- Best Practices on PSR in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa has had some success stories to share in implementation of the respective PSR agenda. Some best practices will cover the following PSR elements: performance management, public accountability and transparency; policy dialogues and consultation; e-Government initiatives; decentralized service delivery; and business process re-engineering. Performance Management [Botswana]. The institutional framework for establishing, monitoring and controlling performance in public service…See More
Sylvia Siango Apreku posted a blog postPart 3- Best Practices on PSR in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa has had some success stories to share in implementation of the respective PSR agenda. Some best practices will cover the following PSR elements: performance management, public accountability and transparency; policy dialogues and consultation; e-Government initiatives; decentralized service delivery; and business process re-engineering. Performance Management [Botswana]. The institutional framework for establishing, monitoring and controlling performance in public service…See More
Sylvia Siango Apreku left a comment for Sylvestor Obong’o"Dear Sylvester, thanks for the positive feedback and for the additional insights on PSR. I should say your research area is very much needed and timely for the African Continent...a critical mass of empirical evidence is required to fully…"
Sylvia Siango Apreku left a comment for Winnie M. Luhana"Dear Winnie, thanks for sharing your thoughts and appreciation. You are absolutely right, the preference for the status quo is a 'killer virus' on the continent. It brings to the fore, the inadequate drive to 'manage and…"
Sylvia Siango Apreku's blog post was featuredPart 2: What Public Sector Reform is About
Understanding what exactly characterizes the public sector in SSA before discussing what it canoffer is of paramount importance. According to Schacter (2000), the publicsector is normally over extended attempting to do too much with few resources,poorly organized, its decision making processes are irrational, mismanagementof staff is rampant, weak accountability, poorly designed policies and publicprogrammes is the order of the day. This ultimately results in poorly deliveredpublic services.…See More
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Part 6- Public Sector Reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa. Conclusions
Key Messages:
Rethinking and enforcing PSR strategies that tackle issues of values, ethics, integrity and attitude in the public/civil service can turn around the African continent. Strong public institutions, complaint handling systems and streamlined service time processes are in many ways embedded in value-based and ethical public services; and enhances competitiveness;
Public sector reforms should be designed and implemented within the socio-political and…
ContinuePosted on January 31, 2012 at 5:19am — 1 Comment
Part 5 - Public Sector Reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa - Key Lessons Learnt
Some key lessons learnt for successful and sustainable implementation of PSR in Sub-Saharan Africa, bearing in mind country specific contexts and factors include: top level political commitment and leadership; robust prioritization and sequencing of reform activities; early attention to pay reforms, low and inequitable compensation levels; a public sector with a results-oriented organizational culture; over dependence on donor funding hurts reform implementation ; and
strong local…
Posted on November 7, 2011 at 3:22pm
Part 4 - Public Sector Reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa - Emerging Challenges & Constraints
Drawing from the best practices on implementation of PSR programmes and processes in Sub-Saharan Africa, the following challenges still remain and emerge: weak institutional and administrative capacities to drive the reform agenda; weak human resources management (HRM) and career development practices; inequitable pay and incentives in the civil service; vested interests and internal conflicts between key reform structures; a donor driven public sector reform agenda; and absence of public… Continue
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 7:05pm
Part 3- Best Practices on PSR in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa has had some success stories to share in implementation of the respective PSR agenda. Some best practices will cover the following PSR elements: performance management, public accountability and transparency; policy dialogues and consultation; e-Government initiatives; decentralized service delivery; and business process re-engineering.
Performance Management [Botswana]. The institutional framework for establishing, monitoring and…
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