contribution of governance and administration cluster in attainment of millennium development goals...

Contribution of Governance and Administration Cluster in Attainment of

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

Presentation to Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration

29 March 2011

Outline of the Presentation

Introduction Linkage between G&A Cluster POA and MDGs G&A Cluster Programmes Supporting MDGs Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases Develop a Global Partnership for Development Conclusion

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Introduction

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The Millennium Development Goals come from the UN Millennium Declaration signed by 189 countries, including 147 Heads of State and Government, in September 2000, and from further agreement by member states at the 2005 World Summit

A total of Eight MDGs were identified for implementation to foster a conducive environment for development and the elimination of poverty.

These MDGS are:

Eradicate extreme poverty and hungerAchieve universal primary educationPromote gender equality and empower womenReduce child mortalityImprove maternal healthCombat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases Ensure environmental sustainabilityDevelop a Global Partnership for Development

THE EIGHT MDG TARGETSTarget 1.A : Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than one dollar a day

Target 1.B : Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people

Target 1.C : Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger

Target 2.A: Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling

Target 3.A: Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and in all levels of education no later than 2015

Target 4.A: Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate

Target 5.A: Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio

Target 6.A: Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS; Target 6.B: Achieve, by 2010, universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need it; Target 6.C: Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases

Target 7.A: Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes and reverse the loss of environmental resources; Target 7.B: Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, by 2010, a significant reduction in the rate of loss; Target 7.C: Halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation; Target 7.D: By 2020, to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellersTarget 8.A: Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system; Target 8.B: Address the special needs of the least developed countries; Target 8.C: Address the special needs of landlocked developing countries and small island developing States (through the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States and the outcome of the twenty-second special session of the General Assembly); Target 8.D: Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries through national and international measures in order to make debt sustainable in the long term

Introduction

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The South African Government has taken keen interest in implementing the MDGS The Government has integrated the MDGs into its Medium Term Strategic

Framework 2009-2014, translating the five priorities of the ruling party into Ten Strategic Priorities for Government. These Priorities have now been translated into Twelve Outcomes

Outcome 12 forms part of the G&A Cluster Programme of Action The coordination of the MDGs has been assigned by Government to Statistics

South Africa (SSA) which coordinates inputs from Government departments and civil society organizations on the implementation of MDGs

SSA has assigned specific departments to coordinate information on certain MDGs The G&A Cluster contributes towards the realization of the following MDGs:

MDGS

MDG 1: To eradicate extreme poverty and hungerMDG 3: To promote gender equality and empower womenMDG 6: To combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseasesMDG 8: To develop a global partnership for development

Linkage Between G&A Cluster POA and MDGs

MTSF OUTCOME12 G&A CLUSTER OUTPUTS

SUB-OUTPUTS

LINKAGE TO MDGS RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENTS

Efficient, effective and developmental oriented public service and an empowered, fair and inclusive citizenship

Output 1: Service Delivery Quality and Access

Service user satisfaction

Access to government service

Responsiveness

Value for Money.

MDG 1 – 8 All Targets

MDG 1 Target A-C MDG 2 Target 2AMDG 4 Target 4AMDG 5 Target 5AMDG 6 Target 6A-C

MDG 1 Target B AND C MDG 8 Target 8F

MDG 1 Target 1A-CMDG 8 Target A,D,F

DPSA, PSC & GCIS

DPSA, COGTA & DPW

DPSA, DOH, DSD and DOT

PME and NT

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MTSF OUTCOME12

G&A CLUSTER OUTPUTS

SUB-OUTPUTS

LINKAGE TO MDGS

RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENTS


Human Resource Management and Development

Performance Development, Performance Agreements and Assessment

Recruitment, Retention and Career pathing.

Discipline

HR Planning, Skills Development and Cadre Development

MDG 1 Target B and C MDG 8 Target F

MDG 1 Target B and C and MDG 8 Target 8F

MDG 1 Target A – CMDG 8 Target 8F

MDG 1 Target A,B,C and MDG 8 Target F

DPSA, OTPs & OPSC, J & C AFFAIR, OTP, SAPS,

DPSA, DHET, DBE AND PALAMA

DPSA, COGTA AND PALAMA

DPSA, NT AND PALAMA

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MTSF OUTCOME12 G&A CLUSTER OUTPUTS

SUB-OUTPUTS

LINKAGE TO MDGS RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENTS


Business processes, systems, decisions rights and accountability

Persal Functionality

Delegations and decision rights

Business process

MDG 1 - 7 All Targets MDG 8 Target F

MDG 1 Target 1AMDG 8 Target 8F

MDG 1 - 7 All Targets MDG 8 Target F

DPSA, NT, PALAMA AND Stats SA

DPSA, COGTA, NT AND OTP

DPSA (EDUCATION AND HEALT)

Corruption tackled effectively

Anti-corruption capacity

Enforcement, monitoring and evaluation measures.



DPSA, COGTA, PALAMA, NT, PME, SAPS, DOJ, PCS, DCG

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G&A Cluster Programmes Supporting MDGs

*CDW Programme*Anti-corruption*Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation

Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger

*SMS 50% Quota*Interventionist Policies and Programmes

Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women

*IBSA*OECD

*UNCAC*APRM

Develop a Global Partnership for Development

*Implement HIV Management Policy*HIV/AIDS Mainstreaming Guidelines*Training on HIV/AIDS Mainstreaming

Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases


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Poverty and inequality remain part of major challenges facing South Africa Using the gini-coefficient, inequality worsened from 0.64 to 0.66 in 2008 Statistics indicates that while absolute and relative poverty have declined, inequality has

worsened This means that a combination of intervention strategies and programmes are needed from

government, private sector and civil society in order to win the war against poverty and hunger

From the G&A Cluster perspective, a number of programmes are under implementation towards the realization of this goal

Alongside social assistance programmes being implemented by the Social Cluster, the G&A Cluster is implementing, as part of cross-cutting programmes:

Community Development Workers Programme Fight against Corruption, and Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation

In addition the Cluster also provides supporting policy and legislative frameworks to other implementing departments that are charged to deliver on MDG goals - DPSA, National Treasury and COGTA in particular

Cross-Cutting Programmes


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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKERS PROGRAMMESupport War on Poverty Programme by: Identifying poor households and developing profiles of these households.Link these households with government servicesMonitor progress regarding deliveryPrepare and mobilise communities for participation in the campaigns and other activities in this regardPromote social protection by empowering the rural and farming communities by intensifying the social grants registration drive and supporting the registration of birth and application of ID campaignsThe progress to date is that CDWs in all 9 provinces are participating in profiling households that are vulnerable in partnership with Stats SA. In the Free State Province for example, (January 2011- 15 March 2011), 18 212 households in 69 municipal wards were profiled. In the Western Cape Province, the Witzenberg municipal area has been profiled. In the North West Province, 5 municipal wards have been profiled.All CDWs (3 100) are linking vulnerable households to relevant government departments and are monitoring progress regarding delivery and through door to door engagements they are helping people with access to social grants, registration of ID and birth certificates



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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKERS PROGRAMME

Support to Early Childhood Development (ECD) by : Identifying children for ECD programmes, link them with these centres and ensure that they have access to government programmes such as immunization and administration of ARVsIdentifying unregistered pre-schools and link them with the Department of Social Development for registrationIdentifying children under 12 who should be in school and are not in the school system.Monitoring of distribution of text books, especially in rural areas where there are challengesThe progress to date is that all CDWs are performing all these functions and enabling communities to access government services.

In addition, CDWs mobilize communities for participation in budget planning / integrated planning at municipal level, and they are also involved in national HIV/AIDS awareness campaign



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FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION

The fight against corruption is aimed at stopping the plundering of state resources and directing these to fighting poverty and hunger

The Special Anti-Corruption Unit was launched on 25 November 2010 to investigate corruption and conduct disciplinary processes in the public service. Local government established the Anti-corruption Inspectorate Unit for municipalities

A Multi-Agency Working Group was also established to investigate corruption in procurement

The Anti-corruption Task Team was established to coordinate the work of law enforcement agencies and watchdog bodies

An Inter-Ministerial Committee was established to coordinate anti-corruption efforts, promote policy coherence and align programmes

An IFMS system is being developed which will include information on corruption and help better manage financial disclosures for instance

Government and business signed an agreement in March 2009 to implement anti-corruption programmes



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RESULTS-BASED MONITORING AND EVALUATION The MDGs reflect a new emphasis on results/outcome. They highlight poverty reduction as the overarching mission of development;

In response to this, the Cluster is currently institutionalizing Monitoring and Evaluation across government. This is aligned to the current paradigm shift of Government towards results/outcome-based management, which helps policy makers track progress and demonstrate the outcomes and impacts of a given policy, program, or project.

Projects undertaken to date include the development of Performance/Management Assessment Tools; Data Quality Assessments through Forums; Development of User Satisfaction Surveys Methodology and Tools; Persal Clean-Up Project; Capacity Development on M&E; and development of frameworks and policies for M&E



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The White Paper on the Transformation of the Public Service, 1995 laid the basis for the transformation of the public service and in particular empowerment programmes

The White Paper on Affirmative Action which was adopted in 1998 provided the framework within which government laws, policies and programmes were to redress past imbalances and to ameliorate the conditions of individuals and groups who have been disadvantaged on the grounds of race, gender or disability.

Furthermore, the Employment Equity Act, 55 of 1998 and the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, 4 of 2000 were promulgated; both giving effect to the value of equality which lies at the heart of the Constitution

To actualise this equality within the workplace, a particular emphasis is focused on women and people with disabilities as targeted groups.

In the public service we have ensured that policies, strategies and programmes are free from explicit gender discrimination and that they promote gender equality and mainstreaming


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In the public service, our primary concern has been on overseeing the implementation of the following two indicators:

service the following has also been done: Performance in relation to meeting the gender quota of 50% representation at SMS

level, which was moved from the earlier quota of 30% Corrective interventions targeted at supporting women such as policies, strategies

and programmes including capacity development programmes

The establishment of the Ministry for Women, Children and Persons with Disability in 2009 was a major contribution to the mainstreaming of gender equality and women empowerment in the public service


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Provinces and National Departments

Total No of SMS

FemaleSeptember 2010

Male September 2010

Eastern Cape 584 198 33.9% 386 66%

Free State 296 91 30.7% 205 69.2%

Gauteng 711 282 39.6% 429 60.3%

KwaZulu-Natal 509 193 37.9% 316 62%

Limpopo 465 170 36.5% 295 63.4%

Mpumalanga 298 115 38.5% 183 61.4%

North West 281 108 38.4% 173 61.5%

N. Cape 203 64 31.5% 139 68.4%

W. Cape 315 98 31.1% 217 68.8%

Nat. Depts 4476 1666 37.2% 2810 62.7%

Grand Total 8138 2985 36.6% 5153 63.3%

Representation of women at SMS Level in the Public Service (As at September 2010)


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POLICIES, STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMMES DEVELPED ON GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

Gender Equality Strategic Framework for the Public Service;

The Employment Equity Guide for the Public Service;

Job Access Strategy for the Recruitment, Employment and Retention of Persons with Disabilities in the Public Service;

The Public Service Youth Development Guidelines are being developed;

Adoption of the Head of Departments’8 Principle Action Plan for Promoting Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality at the public service workplace.


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POLICIES, STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMMES DEVELPED ON GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

service the following has also been done: Public Service Women Management Week project started; Public Service Women Manager’s Forum launched PALAMA is developing unit standards on Gender Mainstreaming Training; Held 2008 Public Service Gender Indaba; GEMS adopted a Gender biased risk management strategy;


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What has been achieved to date include the following: Significant progress has been made on equal opportunities for women and men on issues

such as access to employment. We are making provision through policies, programmes and strategies to redress existing imbalances between men and women;

Cabinet had initiated the 30% target of women in SMS position, which has been achieved by 31st March 2005, and later was revised to 50%;

Sexual harassment in the workplace is being dealt with decisively and strategies have been put in place to protect all women from physical and psychological abuse and manipulation in the workplace;

It is in the public service that women have been recognised and policies on paid maternity and family responsibility leave have been implemented and fully operationalized;

We have prioritised national and international commemoration days and have used these days as a way of taking stock with the broader gender community. (8th March, International Women’s Day, 21st March – Human Rights Day, 9th August – National Women Day whereby the month of August is declared as a dedicated women’s month; 25th Nov-10 Dec marks the campaign of 16 days of Activism against Violence against Women).


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According to United Nations reports and South Africa’s Know Your Epidemic (KYE) Study, an estimated 5.7 million people were living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa in 2009, more than in any other country

It is believed that in 2008, over 250,000 South Africans died of AIDS Prevalence is more than 15 percent among those aged 15-49, with some age

groups being particularly affected Almost one-in-three women aged 25-29, and over a quarter of men aged 30-34,

are living with HIV According to SA Country Report on MDG’s (2010):

HIV prevalence in South Africa appears to be stabilizing after peaking in the 1990s and early 2000s.

South Africa now has the largest Anti-Retroviral Therapy programme in the world and may have contributed towards stabilizing HIV prevalence.

Government has developed the 10 Point Plan of the Health Sector 2009-2014 to strengthen its ability to meet the health related MDGs. All the interventions are happening within the context of this Plan


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In addition to the ART Programme, the following interventions have assisted in the drive against HIV/AIDS: Effective scale-up of implementation of voluntary counseling and testing Prevention of mother to child transmission services provided in more than 95%

of health facilities Distribution of condoms Increase in provision of antiretroviral therapy Introduction of a dual therapy policy in 2008 for the prevention of mother to

child transmission.


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The G&A Cluster has been playing its part in implementing health programmes in the public service: Provincial workshops have been conducted for the implementation of HIV and

AIDS and TB Management Policy for the public service and other EHW policies in 2010

The second draft Simultaneous Mainstreaming Guidelines of HIV&AIDS, Gender and Human Rights has been developed and aligned with inputs from SADC

DPSA and PALAMA will be developing a training programme on integrated mainstreaming of HIV&AIDS, Gender, Human Rights (including Youth, and Disability)

Departments have been trained and supported on the implementation of mainstreamed operational plans


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By March 2010, 308 managers and Practitioners from all provinces received training on HIV and AIDS;

Occupational Health Information System is being developed and piloted in the Department of Health in the Free State;

The University of British Columbia is continuing with OHASIS evaluation and a report is expected

The Government Sector M&E plan has been developed and approved by SANAC and has been adopted by all departments in a consensus building workshop in May 2010;

Mid-term Review Report for the Government Sector on the Sexual Transmitted Infection (STI) HIV & AIDS National Strategic Plan 2007-2011 was compiled, and this Report submitted to the United Nations Special Assembly


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Global Partnerships

The G&A Cluster participates in the following global partnerships and forums:

India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) Trilateral Consultative Forum; Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions

Organization of the Economic Co-operation Development (OECD); United Nations Convention Against Corruption Involvement in African Union APRM processes


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Global Partnerships

The Objectives of Continental and International Partnerships are:

Sharing and exchanging best practices on the implementation of the MDGsCreate synergies on the implementation of MDGs between government, Civil Society and the Private SectorEngage the international community and mobilize resources to support the implementation of the MDGSCreate a reference group for peer review and learning in the implementation of the MDGs


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IBSA Trilateral Consultative Forum

The IBSA Working Group on Public Administration established by Focal Points/ Task Forces of the three sides in carrying forward IBSA dialogue and cooperation in the identified areas of interest, has been making efforts since 2006 for deeper engagement and advocacy to consolidate IBSA initiatives and collaboration in the field of Public Administration;There has been progress reported on the implementation of the projects under the MOU since 2006. These projects are managed by DPSA, but also applies to projects under the direct responsibility of COGTA, DoE and PALAMA. During a session of the JMC held in India in December 2006, it was agreed that a Human Resource Development (HRD) sub-committee be established.


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IBSA Trilateral Consultative Forum

The 7th Session of the JMC held in Pretoria in 2008 discussed progress on Agreements between South Africa and India. The Session also agreed that the focus of the JMC should be “Action and Implementation”. Both South Africa and India agreed to urge respective Departments to expedite implementation;The Government of India hosted the 7th IBSA Ministerial Trilateral Commission on 8th March 2011 in New Delhi. The Ministerial Commission is for the Ministers of Foreign Affairs from the 3 IBSA countries with senior officials in attendance to present progress reports of the respective working groups. As is the norm, the Ministerial Commission was preceded by IBSA working group meetings, including the public administration working group.


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Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions: (OECD)

RSA is one of seven non-OECD member countries that are party to the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions . RSA acceded to the Convention on 18 August 2007.

To date, the country has underwent two phases of evaluation by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.

Since 2004 and the entry into force of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act 2004 (Act No. 12 of 2004), RSA has outlawed the bribery of foreign public officials.


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In terms of Phase 1 evaluation, the OECD considers that overall South Africa’s legislation conforms to the standards of the OECD Convention;

In terms of the Phase 2 evaluation, RSA has not yet recorded any convictions for the offence of bribery of foreign public officials in the context of international business transactions. However, there are four cases, potentially involving foreign bribery, which are under preliminary investigation.

Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions: (OECD)


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United Nations Conventions Against Corruption

South Africa is one of the first countries to ratify the UN Convention against Corruption and complies with the mandatory requirements of the UN Convention.

The requirements include setting up strong institutional capacity to implement the various pieces of anti-corruption legislation and policy frameworks. Institutions with the responsibility to fight corruption include SAPS, NPA, DPSA, SIU, Auditor-General, Public Protector and Specialized Commercial Crime Unit.

As part of global partnership, South Africa hosted the UN Global Forum V on Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity in April 2007.


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United Nations Conventions Against Corruption

South Africa has taken part in the various sessions of the UN Conference of State Parties;

South Africa also participates in the 3 working groups of the UN Convention against Corruption set up by the Conference of State Parties; namely Asset Recovery, Prevention and Implementation Review Group;

The country will undergo a review by the UN during 2011.


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African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM):

NEPAD is one of the avenues which Africa uses to attain targets within the United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

One of the key aspects of NEPAD is the African Peer Review Mechanism, in which member states evaluate each other on their commitment to promote democracy and human rights

MPSA, as Focal Point, plays an important role in the APRM process: The presentation of the 2nd Country APRM POA Progress Report by

President Zuma at the 16th AU Summit for Heads of States and Governments in January 2011 was a culmination of hard work by MPSA where intensive consultation had to be made with the National General Council and the provincial structures including private sector and civil society organizations.

Participation in and contribution to the Conference of African Ministers of Public/Civil Service to share experiences on public administration

Conclusion

The implementation of MDGS is a national programme assigned to Statistics South Africa for coordination

Both government departments and civil society organizations are involved in ensuring the realization of MDG goals

Government has taken interventionist policies and programmes that seek to address the MDGs and significant progress has been made in this regard

There is however need to tighten accountability for both implementation and monitoring of MDGs

There is need for a clear national plan, with achievable targets and indicators including coherent institutional framework to improve both implementation and reporting

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