College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2021 64 event was then Minister of Public Service and Administration, Dr Senzo Mchunu. The meeting focused on the accepting the draft document of the Professionalisation of the Public Service, which would soon be adopted as government policy. On 9 February 2021, Senior Research Associate in the Centre, Dr Michael Addaney, participated in the webinar arranged by the School. The title of the webinar was ‘Governments’ response to COVID-19 and policy for economic recovery’. Dr Michael Addaney also published an expert piece in the Washington Post titled, ‘Will Chinese funding help strengthen Africa’s climate change response? It’s complicated’. Belt and road-linked projects could boost infrastructure development and industrialisation. Furthermore, on 16 February 2021, Prof Jarbandhan attended the Sound Policymaking for Sustainable Development webinar series, hosted by the United Nations Secretariat. Prof Jarbandhan attended the School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA, Tuks) workshop, entitled ‘Deepening Public Sector Reforms. Are we making Progress?’ The keynote speaker was Prof Twana Kupe, the VC of Tuks. On 2 December 2021, Prof Jarbandhan presented a paper entitled, ‘Foster Public Sector Accountability to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature of the overarching theme of A New Working Normal’. The School of Public Management, Governance and Public Policy was invited by Humanitarian Affairs, Asia, in conjunction with the United Nations to select fifteen outstanding students to participate in the webinar series, titled ‘Lead as a Global Citizen’. The webinar was developed to offer young global citizens, as leaders in the 21st century, the opportunity to interact with like-minded students from across the globe. Moreover, the webinar series was cognisant of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people, where many were feeling insecure in their educational journey. With the risk of the pandemic heightening global inequalities, the webinar series aimed to identify students with excellent potential to lead so that their aspirations to connect, contribute and lead would not go unrecognised. To have the students’ voices to be heard, the webinar focused on Sustainable Development Goal 4: Ensuring inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning, of which global citizenship is a major aspiration. Given the School’s ongoing relationship with Humanitarian Affairs, 15 of our outstanding students with the potential to lead were identified for this virtual event. The main goal of this webinar series was to prepare students for a global career. The Centre managed to register the students and to provide liaison with Dr Janice Leong at Humanitarian Affairs. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES The following research activities were undertaken. CONFERENCE PRESENTATION • Jarbandhan, DB and Majam, T. 2021. Data driven human resource management in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). The strategic use of HR data and data analytics for a capable South African Public Service. IASIA Conference. July 26 – 30, 2021: Bela Bela, Limpopo. • Marutulle, N. 2021. Smart cities and development: are South African cities ready? School of Public Management and Administration, University of Pretoria. 13th Annual SPMA International e-Conference on Public Administration and Management. 28 and 29 October 2021. PUBLICATION IN ACCREDITED JOURNALS • Jarbandhan, DB. 2021. Ethical Public Sector Leadership and Good Governance: Implications for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). Administratio Publica, Vol 29, Issue 2. August 2021. • M Addaney & EC Lubaale. 2021. An Unintended Legacy: The External Policy Responses of the USA and European Union to Conflict. Minerals in Africa Laws Journal, MDPI, 2021. • Rita Adjei, Michael Addaney, and Leslie Danquah. 2021. The ecological footprint and environmental sustainability of students at a public university in Ghana: developing ecologically sustainable practices. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 22(8) DOI 10.1108/IJSHE-08-2020-0318. • R Fambayasi & M Addaney. 2021. Cascading impacts of climate change and the rights of children in Africa: A reflection on the principle of intergenerational equity. African Human Rights Law Journal, 2021. • Auriacombe, CJ and Basheka, B. 2021. Towards a framework for anti-corruption and improved procurement governance in Uganda: the role of administrative efficiency. Administratio Publica. DHET Accredited. • The Centre facilitated the conference participation of Dr Majam and Prof Jarbandhan at the IASIA International Conference. The title of the paper was, Data driven human resource management in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). The strategic use of HR data and data analytics for a capable South African Public
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