government distribution to accountable. schools. Enhance national The DPSA is Capacity In to assess integrity through implementing development of progress, ODAC would institutional the anti-corruption suggest that a report on Public Sector capacity-building Anti-corruption practitioners is the numbers reached of National Capacity Building ongoing and will and distribution must be Forum Programme focusing end in included to be (NACF) and on capacitating December 2012. measurable. Further, it Hotline. categories of public should be explained This will include service officials, i.e. how these results the capacity (1) anti-corruption distinguish themselves development of practitioners (487 from the normal DPSA anti-corruption officials targets? officials and capacitated); (2) strengthening the law enforcement Hotline`s advocacy officials including and investigation investigators, functions. prosecutors and presiding officers; (3) general public servants (1531 officials in category 2 and 3 capacitated) Approve guidelines A generic guideline A generic ODAC query on sanctions for on discipline in the guideline on whether there are going corruption related public service has discipline in the to be a public comment cases been developed by public service procedures, in line with the DPSA (see has been the spirit of the OGP? attached developed by Further, how will the Guideline) the DPSA department expand on this Commitment moving forward? Develop a Citizen On 13 October 2011, In the financial ODAC would like to note Participation the DPSA hosted a year period that, according to the guideline for roundtable 2012/13, the PSC, most departments Public Sector discussion to engage DPSA will work already have their own departments that national and with nine such guidelines the – ensure that provincial national report does not reflect every public sector government departments on how the PSC will be department across departments, (three per included in the pursuit all spheres have a including academia, quarter) with of this Commitment. functional, on drafting a the aim of Further, it should be resourced and generic Public institutionalizing clear what further steps capacitated citizen Participation Public are needed to be taken
government accountable. distribution to schools. Enhance national integrity through institutional capacity-building of National Forum (NACF) and Hotline. This will include the capacity development of anti-corruption officials and strengthening the Hotline`s advocacy and investigation functions. The DPSA is implementing the Public Sector Anti-corruption Capacity Building Programme focusing on capacitating categories of public service officials, i.e. (1) anti-corruption practitioners (487 officials capacitated); (2) law enforcement officials including investigators, prosecutors and presiding officers; (3) general public servants (1531 officials in category 2 and 3 capacitated) Capacity development of anti-corruption practitioners is ongoing and will end in December 2012. In to assess progress, ODAC would suggest that a report on the numbers reached and distribution must be included to be measurable. Further, it should be explained how these results distinguish themselves from the normal DPSA targets? Approve guidelines on sanctions for corruption related cases A generic guideline on discipline in the public service has been developed by the DPSA (see attached Guideline) A generic guideline on discipline in the public service has been developed by the DPSA ODAC query whether there are going to be a public comment procedures, in line with the spirit of the OGP? Further, how will the department expand on this Commitment moving forward? Develop a Citizen Participation guideline for Public Sector departments that ensure that every public sector department across all spheres have a functional, resourced and capacitated citizen On 13 October 2011, the DPSA hosted a roundtable discussion to engage national and provincial government departments, including academia, on drafting a generic Public Participation In the financial year period 2012/13, the DPSA will work with nine national departments (three per quarter) with the aim of institutionalizing Public ODAC would like to note that, according to the PSC, most departments already have their own such guidelines – the report does not reflect on how the PSC will be included in the pursuit of this Commitment. Further, it should be clear what further steps are needed to be taken
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