DOPT AR 0607 English Print.pmd - Jeywin
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• Anti-corruption and ethics<br />
• Accountability and Transparency<br />
20.1 Collaboration in these areas represents the essence of the IBSA MoU on cooperation<br />
in the field of Public Administration and Governance, which has been signed on<br />
October17, 2007 in South Africa, during the 2 nd IBSA Summit.<br />
20.2 In addition to this, the Working Group agreed that the IBSA process should result<br />
in setting up of a virtual centre of excellence which should facilitate the exchange<br />
of best practices. Such exchanges will in each country contribute to the consolidation<br />
of a public administration structure and enable it to address issues pertaining to the<br />
reduction of poverty, meeting the MDGs and the needs of a developmental State.<br />
20.3 The 5 th meeting of the Working Group was held in New Delhi on 10-11 September,<br />
2008, when the next Plan of Action 2008-09, and targets, milestones and timeframe<br />
for exchange and cooperation were discussed and the way-forward decided.<br />
COOPERATION WITH OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC<br />
ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT.<br />
21. During the year, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions was<br />
also engaged with the visiting delegations from Thailand and Canada School of<br />
Public Service(CSPS). The interactions with Thailand and CSPS focused on<br />
areas of civil service , personnel management and public administration, including<br />
reforms initiatives, capacity building and skills upgradation, empowering civil service,<br />
e-Governance, empowering citizen through right to information and strengthening<br />
vigilance and anti-corruption devices for combating corruption.<br />
DOCUMENTATION AND DISSEMINATION<br />
22 This Department gives financial assistance to state governments/union territories<br />
administration for professional documentation and dissemination of ‘Good<br />
Governance Practices’. The objective of the scheme is to support professional<br />
documentation of good governance practices by the governments/union territories<br />
administration.<br />
22.1 Documentation and Dissemination of exemplary good governance practices have<br />
been undertaken through publication and audio-visual material.<br />
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MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS
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