Only a small number of public servants are equipped to perform ICT functions in public service departments, says DPSA DG. upskilling reskilling futureofwork
Among the challenges facing the public service is a workforce with limited ICT expertise, says Yoliswa Makhasi, public service and administration director-general .
During her presentation, Makhasi reflected that she was shocked to discover there’s a huge percentage of people employed in ICT functions in government who don’t even qualify to be in those roles, noting that some are at very senior levels. According to Makhasi, the future of work requires a public sector that is adequately skilled in ICT expertise.
There’s also a need to allow flexibility in regulations, she continued. “If a young person has a Master’s degree in an ICT specialist area − for example blockchain − and we as government want to use blockchain technology and want as many of those young people as possible, there must be an easier way to allow that to happen.
According to the DG, the statistics show that of the 1.2 million fulltime public servants, the number of senior management service members, which are directors upwards, is 9 309. Only 117 members of the SMS are below the age of 35.
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