Issues related to enhancing the capacity of the state will come under sharp focus when the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA), in partnership with the KwaZulu-Natal Office of the Premier, University of KwaZulu-Natal and the National Planning Commission, host a three-day Government Capacity and Performance Review Conference from Monday, 07 November 2022.

Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube will address delegates tomorrow at the conference which is informed by the 10-year anniversary of the adoption of the National Development Plan (NDP) developed in 2012.

Chapter 13 of the NDP commits the government to build its own capacity for the efficient and effective delivery of services, and to close the trust deficit between the government and citizens.

The conference is centred on this commitment by the government over the last 10 years through the NDP. It seeks to ascertain the extent to which the government has manifested this commitment ten years later.

The conference brings together a variety of stakeholders working in the field of state capacity and government performance. This includes academics from across South African universities; researchers; public servants; and cabinet leaders.

The conference will take place from 07-09 November 2022 at the University of Kwazulu-Natal.