engagement unit guideline and to Participation in for the DPSA to approve which regularly solicit inputs by these the Guidelines? and proactively stakeholders before departments. engage with civil the actual drafting The DPSA, in society. of the guideline. collaboration On 24 November with PALAMA, 2011, a first draft will provide of the Public training for Participation officials in all guideline was departments to presented at the build internal Community capacity to Development successfully Worker Programme implement and (CDWP) National sustain Public Task Team, Participation representing the activities in Public Participation their respective Units of the departments. Department of Monitoring will Cooperative be ongoing; and Governance in all an evaluation nine provinces. will be These stakeholders conducted in made inputs and a after three second draft was years. generated. The second and final draft of the generic guideline on Public Participation has been completed and is awaiting final approval by the DPSA (see attached Guideline on Public Participation) As a general reflection Enhance Awaiting feedback Awaiting (in spite of no progress the involvement from Department of feedback from being reported) in 2008 of civil society at Finance Department of a PSC study specifically Finance recommended that every stage of the budgetary Departments should be process across all assisted in ensuring all
engagement unit which regularly and proactively engage with civil society. guideline and to solicit inputs by stakeholders before the actual drafting of the guideline. On 24 November 2011, a first draft of the Public Participation guideline was presented at the Community Development Worker Programme (CDWP) National Task Team, representing the Public Participation Units of the Department of Cooperative Governance in all nine provinces. These stakeholders made inputs and a second draft was generated. The second and final draft of the generic guideline on Public Participation has been completed and is awaiting final approval by the DPSA (see attached Guideline on Public Participation) Participation in these departments. The DPSA, in collaboration with PALAMA, will provide training for officials in all departments to build internal capacity to successfully implement and sustain Public Participation activities in their respective departments. Monitoring will be ongoing; and an evaluation will be conducted in after three years. for the DPSA to approve the Guidelines? Enhance the involvement of civil society at every stage of the budgetary process across all Awaiting feedback from Department of Finance Awaiting feedback from Department of Finance As a general reflection (in spite of no progress being reported) in 2008 a PSC study specifically recommended that Departments should be assisted in ensuring all
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