The preparatory activities will be completed by the end of August 1999, and regular project reviews sessions will be held to ensure that all teams stay on track and that cross-pollination takes place, in order to complete the required work by 1 December 19 99. The team met with all departments to assess their needs in terms of the requirements of the new Public Service Management Framework. This process was completed on 20 August 1999 and a report was given to the Director-General for him to validate the assessm ent. A meeting was convened between the team and the Director-General to discuss the needs of departments for assistance. The team has attended provincial workshops on the Eastern Cape Skills, Service Delivery and Personnel Audit with a view to assessing fast tracking and aligning this process to the IIP initiatives.
Adequate information is essential for budgeting, policy-making, management, and monitoring.
Information on the public service includes personnel information, service delivery, and financial information. Applications are currently being tested and the first applications should be rolled out on the system at the end of September 1999. The applications will allow provinces and p rovinces to better understand the available human resources, International and local experts are being employed to review information being collected and to make proposals for improvement. This review will be undertaken over the next five months, Available information is being analysed on an ongoing basis. This analysis is identifying weaknesses in the information.