Enhancing Professionalization of Human Resource Management in the Public Service in Africa

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1 Enhancing Professionalization of Human Resource Management in the Public Service in Africa Capacity Building Workshop for Public Sector Human Resource Managers in Africa on Strengthening Human Resource Capacities for the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and Africa s Development Cotonou, Republic of Benin 12 to 16 April 2010 PROGRAMME

2 Enhancing Professionalization of Human Resource Management in the Public Service in Africa Capacity Building Workshop for Public Sector Human Resource Managers in Africa on Strengthening Human Resource Capacities for the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and Africa s Development Cotonou, Republic of Benin -12 to 16 April 2010 PROGRAMME Sunday, 11 April 2010: Arrival and Registration of Participants Day one: Monday, 12 April :00 9:00 a.m. Registration continued Opening Ceremony: 9:05 a.m. Introduction by the Master of Ceremony 9:10 a.m. Welcome speech by H.E. Mr. Joseph Ahanhanzo, Minister of Administrative and Institutional Reform 9:20 a.m. Opening Remarks by: Ms. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations and Resident Representative of UNDP Dr. Abdalla Hamdok, Director of the Governance and Public Administration Division of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Mr. Neil Reichenberg, Executive Director of the International Public Management Association for Human Resources Mr. George Yambesi, President of the APS-HRMnet and Permanent Secretary, President s office, Public Service Management, United Republic of Tanzania 10:00 a.m. Opening speech by Guest of Honour: Hon. Dalmas Otieno Anyango, Minister of State, Prime Ministers Office, Public Service of the Republic of Kenya and Chairperson of the 6 th Pan African Conference of Ministers of Public Service 10:10 a.m. Vote of Thanks by: Hon. Hawa A. Ghasia, Matron of the APS-HRMnet and Minister of State, President s Office, Public Service Management of Tanzania 2

3 10:30 a.m. Cultural Animation 10:40 a.m. Opening speech by H.E. Pascal Irénée KOUPAKI, Minister of State in charge of Prospective, Development, Evaluation of Public Policies and the Coordination of Government Action. 11:00 11:30 Group Photograph and Coffee Break 11:30-11:40 Key Note Address by: Hon. Sezi Mbaguta Prisca, Matron of APS- HRMnet and Minister of State for Public Service of the Republic of Uganda 11:40 11:50 Presentation by Dr. John-Mary Kauzya, Chief of GPAB UNDESA (Facilitator): Objectives and Process of the Workshop 10:45 Session one in Group Plenary: Photo and Ministerial Coffee Break Panel on The impact of Political Leadership on Human Resource Management in Africa Hon. Dalmas Otieno Anyango 11:50 13:30 Each of the Ministers from the Republic of Benin, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania and the Republic of Uganda will make a ten-minute presentation followed by discussion 13:30 14:30 Lunch Break Session two in Plenary: Overview of Issues, Challenges, and Prospects of Effective Management of Human Resources in the Public Service in Africa. H.E. Monsieur Joseph Ahanhanzo 14:40-15:10 Presentation by Ms. Odette Ramsingh and Mr. Geremie Sawadogo 15:10-16:10 Plenary Discussion Session three in Groups: Identifying and addressing the challenges of effective human resource management in the public service in Africa 16:10 16:30 Tea Break 16:30 17:30 Discussion in Groups based on issues and challenges identified during session one. 3

4 17:30 18:00 Presentation and discussion of the APS-HRMnet website and portal by Dr. John-Mary Kauzya and Ms. Almaz Atnafu Woldekidane of UNDESA Day two: Tuesday, 13 April 2010 Session four in plenary: Presentation and discussion of Group reports in plenary H.E. Monsieur Joseph Ahanhanzo 9:00 9:30 Presentation of Group reports on identifying and addressing the challenges of effecting human resource management in the public service in Africa 9:30 10:30 Discussion based on the Group reports Expected outputs of sessions one to four: The participants will have a clear grasp of the challenges the public service in Africa faces in managing its human resource effectively The participants will have put forward proposals of strategies for addressing such challenges Possibly the participants will have identified some of the countries in Africa which have some successful experiences in addressing some of the challenges which could be visited for exchange of idea and learning purposes An understanding of the use of the APS-HRMnet website 10:30 11:00 Coffee Break Session five in Plenary: Shifting from Personnel Administration to Human Resource Management: What are the imperatives in Africa s Public Service Hon. Mr. Dieudonné Upira Sunguma, Ministre de la Fonction Publique, Democratic Republic of Congo 11:00 11:30 Presentation by Messrs. Neil Reichenberg and Jacques M. Nzouankeu 11:30 12:30 Plenary discussion 12:30 14:00 Lunch Break Session six in plenary: Attracting and retaining the best talent in the Public Service: Challenges and strategies. 4

5 Hon. Mr. Dieudonné Upira Sunguma, Ministre de la Fonction Publique, the Democratic Republic of Congo 14:00 14:20 Presentation by Dr. John-Mary Kauzya on Strategies for Attracting and Retaining the Best Talent in the Public Service in Africa: Challenges and Strategies 14:20 15:20 Discussion in plenary 15:20 15:40 Tea Break Session seven in Groups: (i) Strategies for shifting from Personnel administration to Human Resource management (ii) Strategies for attracting high performing personnel in the Public Service 15:40 16:40 Working in Groups 16:40 17:30 Presentation and discussion of Group Reports 17:30 18:00 Presentation of the on-line training on Human Resource Capacity Development by Dr. John-Mary Kauzya and Ms. Almaz Atnafu Woldekidane of UNDESA Expected outputs of sessions five to seven: The participants will have a clear grasp on why it is necessary for the public service in Africa to shift from personnel administration paradigm to human resource management paradigm and the roles the HR managers can play in this shift. The participants will have a clear understanding of why it is necessary for the public service in Africa to attract high performers in the public service and the challenges that must be overcome in doing this. The participants will have put forward proposals of strategies for addressing challenges involved in shifting from personnel administration to human resource management and in attracting high performers in the public service Possibly the participants will have identified some of the countries in Africa which have some successful experiences in addressing some of the challenges which could be visited for exchange of ideas and learning purposes. Participants will understand the structure and content of the on-line training on Human Resources Capacity Development and contribute to its improvement 5

6 Day three: Wednesday, 14 April 2010 Session eight in Plenary: Ethics, Transparency, Accountability, Professionalism and Integrity in the Public Service: Implementing the Charter for Public Service in Africa Hon. Dalmas Otieno Anyango 9:00 9:15 Presentation on the challenges and strategies for implementing the Charter for Public Service in Africa by Ms. Najat Zarrouk 9:15 9:30 Presentation by Dr. David K.W. Ssonko on Ethics, Accountability, Transparency, Integrity and Professionalism in The Public Service: The Case of the Republic of Uganda 9:30-10:00 Presentation by Ms. Léontine ATTOLOU and Mr. Jérôme HOUESSOU on Ethics, Accountability, Transparency, Integrity and Professionalism in The Public Service: The Case of the Republic of Benin 10:00 10:45 Discussion in Plenary 10:45 11:00 Coffee Break Session nine in Groups: Working in Groups on strategies for implementing the Charter for Public Service in Africa 11:30 13:00 Group Work 13:00 14:30 Lunch break Session ten in plenary: Groups Report in Plenary and discussion of their proposals Hon. Dalmas Otieno Anyango 14:30 15:30 Group reports and Discussion in plenary 15:30 16:00 Discussion 16:00-16:30 Tea Break Session eleven in Plenary: Managing Diversity in the Public Service: Tapping the potential Hon. Sezi Mbaguta Prisca 6

7 16:30 17:00 Presentation by Ms. Hanlie Robertson 17:00 17:30 Discussion 19:30 23:30 Gala Dinner at the Atlantic Beach Hotel Expected outputs of Sessions eight to eleven: The participants will have an understanding of the Charter for Public Service in Africa and the requirements, challenges and implications of its implementation. The participants will enhance their understanding of the necessity for managing diversity in the public service in Africa, the benefits of diversity to the performance of the public service and the challenges involved in effectively managing diversity. The participants will have put forward proposals of strategies for addressing challenges involved in implementing the Charter for Public Service and in managing diversity in the public service in Africa and the role of HR managers. Possibly the participants will have identified some of the countries in Africa which have some successful experiences in addressing some of the challenges which could be visited for exchange of ideas and learning purposes Day Four: Thursday, 15 April :00 17:30 Study Tour Destinations: Porto-Novo (Songhaï Project) or Ouidah (Slave Route and Python Temple)/Possotome (Thermal Source) Expected outputs of day four: The participants will have hands on understanding of socio-politico-economic and cultural forces both in a historical and topical perspective of the society of the Republic of Benin that impact on the practice of managing HR in the public service. Day five: Friday, 16 April 2010 Session twelve in Plenary on: Improving the management of human resources in the public service through application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) Hon. Hawa A. Ghasia 9:00 9:15 Presentation by Ms. Florence Wachira 7

8 9:15 10:30 Discussion 10:30 11:00 Coffee Break Session thirteen in plenary on: Presentation on cases of improving HRM using ICT 11:00 11:30 Presentations on the Cameroon case by Mr. Jean-Yves Djamen 11:30-12:00 Presentation of the status of the progress in achieving the MDG in the Republic of Benin by Mr. Innocent LOKOSSOU, Director of the Sector Studies and Programs, MPDEPP/CAG 12:00 13:00 Discussion 13:00 14:30 Lunch Break Expected outputs of day five: The participants will have an understanding on how information and communications technologies can simplify and facilitate effective management of HR in the public service. The participants will have put forward proposals of strategies for HR managers in the public sector to apply ICTs in the management of HR in the Public service. The participants will have a forward-looking plan for strengthening the Africa Public Sector Human Resource Managers Network (APS-HRMnet) for sustaining its role in developing HRM capacity in the public sector in Africa. Possibly the participants will have identified some of the countries in Africa which have some successful experiences in applying ICTs in the management of HR in the public service that can be visited for further learning. Session fourteen in plenary: A Panel on the Way forward composed of the two Matrons of the APS-HRMnet (Ministers of the Republic of Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania), AAPAM, and the Executive Council 16:30 17:30 Presentation by Dr. Yolamu R. Barongo Presentation by the President of the APS-HRMnet of the future plan of APS-HRMnet 17:00-17:30 Final Communiqué and Closing Ceremony NB: During selected Group Work sessions the APS-HRMnet Executive will hold its meetings. 8