MINISTRY: PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO.: 3979
Ms A T Lovemore (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Service and
Administration:
Whether he will implement an open procurement process involving full public
disclosure of all contracts signed by all (a) spheres of government
reporting to him, (b) state-owned enterprises, (c) entities and (d)
components with governmentâs service providers, as recently discussed at
the Open Government Partnershipâs global summit held in Mexico from 27 to
29 October 2015; if not, why not; if so, (i) by what date and (ii) what are
the further relevant details?
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REPLY
During the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit held in Mexico
from 27 to 29 October 2015, South Africa was appointed as the Lead and or
Chair of the OGP. In accepting the responsibility to Lead the OGP , the
South African government reiterated its profound commitment to ensure that
the OGPâs Programme's on the Principles of Transparency, Accountability and
Responsiveness performs better.
The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) will further
engage the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer at National Treasury
with the intention of finding ways in which the OGPâs commitments and
principles around Open Contracting are domesticated.