It is within this context that I will raise the issues of Bargaining, Managing and Innovation in the Public Service, today. Globalisation has resulted in greater integration of all countries, with the northern richer countries being by far the dominant parties in this arrangement. The phenomenon of globalisation links economic, cultural and political processes of countries previously separated by their physical boundaries. As a result, what happens in one part of the world tends to have an impact on the rest of the globe, especially through the medium of information and communication technologies and financial transactions. Globalisation has meant that what one state does within its borders has a direct impact on political, economic and cultural processes in other parts of the globe.
States have unequal power and thus some leave larger 'footprints' than others do.
It also means that what states do domestically may have a direct consequence internationally. Conversely it also implies that international events tend to have an effect on domestic policy. This is generally seen as reducing the sovereignty of states, particularly those in the developing world and increasing the power of multinational financial, commercial and communications institutions. We know that a strong national state is one of the ways that we can be influential players in global forums. In our international deliberations, South Africa already advocates and has some bearing on the global issues that effect not only our country but the SADC region and Africa as a whole.