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News in Brief

Deputy Minister Pilane-Majake leads the 16
th
Annual Public Sector Innovation Conference

Deputy Minister for the Public Service and Administration, Dr Chana Pilane-Majake,
delivering her keynote address during the Public Sector Innovation Conference.

The Deputy Minister of Public Service and Adminis- “Building capacity
tration, Dr Chana Pilane-Majake, led the 16th Public
Sector Innovation Conference held in Krugersdorp,
Gauteng Province, from 24 to 25 August 2022. Or- for our state is our
ganised under the auspices of the Centre for Pub-
lic Sector Innovation (CPSI), the conference’s theme highest priority”
was: “Building Social Innovation Partnerships for a
Capable Developmental State”.
said the Deputy Minister in her address.
In her keynote address, the Deputy Minister reflected
on professionalising the Public Sector through prac- Since its establishment in 2001, the CPSI continues
tical innovation ideas, strategies and implementation to serve as a platform for sharing ideas, strategies
to build a capable state with the capacity for service and practices on innovation through strategic part-
delivery. The Deputy Minister further discussed the nerships and collaboration. The conference target-
critical role of social partnerships in searching for ed decision-makers throughout the three spheres of
innovative solutions and systems that could help re- government, innovation practitioners, service delivery
solve the burning service delivery challenges the na- champions, and partners from the private sector and
tion faces. academia, locally and internationally.
By Rudolf Makubelo | Inside the DPSA

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