NIPAM and Public Enterprises Chief Executive Officers Forum signs MoU
NIPAM and Public Enterprises Chief Executive Officers Forum signs MoU
The disassociated
between Ministers, Chief Executive Officers and company Board of Directors
hampers not only the effective management of public enterprises but also poses
a challenge towards good governance in Namibia. All relevant stakeholders needs
to be equipped with the knowledge, skills and attributes required to run public
enterprises successfully, says NIPAM Executive Director Ms Maria Ndatiwelao
Nangolo during a signing event of the MoU between NIPAM and Public Enterprises
Chief Executive Officers Forum (PE CEO forum) on 18 October 2018.
The MoU was signed
by the two head of organisations, Ms Nangolo and Dr Audrin Mathe, Chairperson
of the PE CEO forum.
“Our partnerships will indeed make public
enterprises a unique place to foster progress. With this Memorandum of
Understanding we are building a joint action taking the necessary steps to
implement the National Agenda and it’s Sustainable Development Goals”, Dr Mathe.
Some of the areas of
cooperation are; public enterprises support NIPAM in sending staff for capacity
building, while NIPAM provide venues, office space and secretariat services to the
PE CEO Forum. Joint participation in research activities of common interest in
the field of public administration, and exchange of best practices in the area
of training and development; and any other exchanges and cooperative activities
that maybe jointly be decided upon by the parties.
Institutional
isolation is the sure back bone of crippled operational efficiency, ill-service
delivery and public sector stagnated progress. An organisational development
culture that fosters partnerships and cooperation instead of individualism must
be embraced to improve quality as well as accelerate progress. Last but not least, working together is a
step towards reduced costs through elimination of resource and infrastructure
duplication. This partnership is set to further develop an effective local
platform to work with other levels of government to achieve better whole of
government outcomes