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16 February 2009

On Tuesday, 17 February 2009 at 10h30, the Minister for Public Service and Administration, Mr Richard Baloyi, and Premier Edna Molewa, will officially call for entries for the 2009 annual CPSI awards programme at Mmabatho Tusk Casino, North West province. The Minister will be accompanied amongst others by the government leadership of the North West province and guests from other provinces.

The Centre for Public Service Innovation is a government component established by the Minister for Public Service and Administration to enhance the improvement of public service delivery through innovation. The CPSI has since 2001 been driving the improvement of public service delivery by entrenching the culture of innovation in the South African public service. This is an institution that helps government search for ideas that work in practically solving service delivery challenges.

Several government departments are engaged in innovative initiatives to improve service delivery in the public sector. The challenge we face is that innovative projects are not fully acknowledged and recognised. For the past six years the CPSI has sought to identify and recognise individuals and institutions whose initiatives, projects and products are outstanding both in terms of innovation excellence and long term sustainability.

Thuli Radebe, Executive Director of CPSI says, “The CPSI Public Sector Innovation Awards look for individuals who display innovation in their work, and go beyond the traditional way of doing things. The awards recognise projects and programmes that are directed at improving public service delivery, thus improving the standard of living for South Africans.”

The CPSI awards programme seeks to celebrate the successes of individuals, teams and entire institutions in the quest for a more effective, accountable government and improved service delivery. This is done by promoting creativity, knowledge sharing and benchmarking in the public service.

Public servants and institutions across all the spheres of government that have innovative projects are invited to enter for the 2009 annual CPSI Public Sector Innovation Awards.

The categories are:

* innovative partnerships in service delivery
* innovative use of information communication technology for effective service delivery
* innovative service delivery institutions
* innovative enhancements on internal systems within government.
* innovative service delivery projects involving the South African government in partnership with other African governments.

Nominations for the innovator of the year will be drawn from the above-mentioned categories by the adjudication panel.

Prizes will be conferred to winners at a prestigious gala dinner later this year on a date and venue to be confirmed by the CPSI. Winners of the CPSI innovation awards will be automatically entered for various international awards including the United Nations Public Service Awards, the Commonwealth Association of Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) Innovation Awards, and the all Africa Innovation Awards, to showcase South Africa’s profile in these sought-after awards.

The launch will be held as follows:

Venue: Mmabatho Tusk
Date: Tuesday, 17 February 2009
Time: 10:30

Enquiries:
Cornelius Tanana Monama
Cell: 082 578 4063
Tel: 018 387 3456

Lydia Sebokedi
Cell: 082 909 8824
E-mail: Lydia.sebokedi@cpsi.co.za

Issued by: Office of the Premier, North West Provincial Government
16 February 2009