By: Lamin B. Darboe- Information Officer, PMO
The Ministry of Public Service, Administrative Reforms, Policy Coordination and Delivery, on Tuesday, inked a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with the Rwanda Cooperation Initiative (RCI Ltd).
The signing of the Memorandum of Association was done online.
The new Minister of Trade and Employment (MoTE) currently overseeing the Ministry of Public Service, Administrative Reforms, Policy Coordination and Delivery, Baboucarr O. Joof signed on behalf of the Public Service Ministry while Ambassador Christine Nkulikiyinka CEO of Rwanda Cooperation Initiative (RCI) signed on behalf of Rwandan Government.
It may be recalled that in September 2022, the outgoing Public Service Minister, Honourable Babboucarr Joof led a team of his former technocrats on a week-long study tour to Rwanda.
The overall objective of the tour was to learn from the experiences of the Rwanda government and explore good practices to enable the team to understand the roles, responsibilities, and functions of the Ministry of Public Service of Rwanda, learn about the organizational arrangement of the Ministry of Public Service of Rwanda; both in terms of structure and reporting vis-a-vis the Executive and other stakeholders, understudy specific initiatives such as citizen-state engagement processes, performance management systems.
All aimed to adopt the above-mentioned objectives to the Gambian context, have an overview of the integrated personnel and payroll information system of Rwanda, and initiate a system of continuous engagement, information exchange, and learning between the two Ministries.
Speaking shortly after the signing ceremony, Minister Baboucarr O. Joof said the purpose of the MOU signing is to develop a South-South Cooperation Program between the two parties in the area of public finance management (IFMIS), procurement, e-government administration reforms, and human resources management (IPPIS), e-recruitment through the exchange of information, technical resources and expertise.
According to Honourable Joof, the cooperation will focus on the following fundamental areas; public finance management reforms, the integrated public financial management system (IFMIS), digitalization of human resource management systems and processes, management of Civil Servants and payroll (IPPS, e-recruitment, and g-government, e-Courts, e-Tax, e-Procurement) among others.
“We are interested to exchange good practices and learn from Rwandan experts. This MOU will provide a solid foundation for both of us as government institutions to commence a process of mutual learning, to draw insights from practitioners and experts in specific areas of governance,” Minister Joof stated.
Speaking online from Kigali, Rwanda, Ambassador Christine Nkulikiyinka, CEO of Rwanda Cooperation Initiative (RCI) said the Rwanda Cooperation Initiative entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Public Service Administrative Reforms, Policy Coordination and Delivery to formalize the partnership between the two parties.
The CEO highlighted the shared mandates between Rwanda Cooperation and the Ministry of Public Service in championing people-centered and accountable governance through knowledge sharing.
The Permanent Secretaries Pateh Jah and Royiatou Kah for the Ministry and Lamin Jawara of PMO witnessed the signing ceremony.
About RCI
Rwanda Cooperation Initiative (RCI) is a company wholly owned by the Government of Rwanda and duly incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Rwanda.
RCI was established by the Government of Rwanda in 2018 to promote and share innovative development initiatives through South-South and Triangular Cooperation.
It is committed to developing strong, impactful partnerships and providing world-class services to its partners, thus its mission is to serve as a hub for learning that promotes innovative initiatives through national and international cooperation.
