The Public Administration Sector Plan 2014-2018 places a strong emphasis on client satisfaction and ensuring that the public service provides quality service at all times. Improving the quality of public service delivery is one of the primary goals for PASP. The public administration exists to serve the people of Samoa and several activities have been [...]
The Office of the Public Service Commission undertook a Harassment Survey of the public administration in December 2015, to determine whether or not harassment existed in the Public Service workplaces. It also aimed to determine whether an overarching Harassment Policy for the whole Public Service should be developed to address the issue. The survey is [...]
The Office of the Public Service Commission has completed the recruitment and selection of the 6 out of eight 8 Chief Executive Officer Positions due in 2015. As per F.K (15) Faapitoa 16 of 11 November 2015 the following appointments were made: Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet: Agafili Shem Leo Ministry for Revenue: [...]
The Public Administration Sector welcomes the Government’s decision to establish a body to help strengthen the profitability and efficiency of its 29 Public Bodies. The Ministry of Public Enterprises (MPE) officially opened its doors to the public on 24 August 2015, and aims to make a significant contribution to Samoa’s economic growth by exercising a [...]
The Ministry of Finance together with the 14 sectors have come together to develop a Population Policy and a framework for action to coordinate efforts to manage the impacts of population change in Samoa. The policy would replace the national population policy 1998, housed under the Ministry of Health. The 1998 policy was never implemented [...]
The Government has reinforced its commitment to putting in place a strategic roadmap for Samoa by embarking on the development of a new Strategy for the Development of Samoa 2017-2020 document (SDS). The 4-year document will replace the SDS2012-2016, and will guide economic, social, environmental and infrastructural developments in the country over the next 4 [...]
The first annual review consultation of the Public Administration Sector Plan (PASP) took place at the Ministry of Health Headquarters, Motootua, Samoa, on 6th August 2015. It was attended by Chief Executives, deputies, and representatives of Government Ministries and Authorities, development partners, the private sector, and civil society. Annual reviews are a requirement under the [...]
The Ministry of Finance has led the way in improving and strengthening the capacity of existing mechanisms to monitor, evaluate and report on national outcomes through the delivery and facilitation of several participatory outcomes mapping exercises. An outcomes map focuses on mapping a rationale or causal steps that need to occur to highlight how a [...]
