Public Service Week 1999

The Office of the Prime Minister is pleased to present Public Service Week 1999. This year the overall theme is "Biex il-Pubbliku Jinqeda Ahjar".

Delivering better government is a continuing commitment of the Public Service. The underlying feature of the week's activities will be the Quality Service Charters which are being introduced in a number of Departments. Following the official launch of the Quality Service Charter Initiative in February, several events are being organised to inform the public on the progress made so far - a Press Conference by Permanent Secretaries on Quality Service Charters and presentation of Quality Service Charters in four separate Departments in Malta and Gozo. Other Quality Service Charters will be launched at regular intervals later on this year.

Other activities which will be held during this year's Public Service Week are: a Merit Award Presentation Ceremony; a seminar on the Privatisation Process with guest speakers from France; a full-day conference on capacity-building for Directorates of Corporate Services in Ministries; and a meeting to discuss the Challenge of the European Union and the Public Service.

PUBLIC SERVICE WEEK '99

10 - 17 May 1999

"Biex il-Pubbliku Jinqeda Ahjar"

Friday, 7 May 1999
1200 Press Conference:
The Prime Minister launches Public Service Week.
Venue: Cabinet Room, Auberge de Castille, Valletta.

Monday, 10 May 1999
1000 Press Conference by Permanent Secretaries.
Theme: Launch of Quality Service Charters.
Venue: Vassalli Hall, Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta.

1500 Conference on Co-operative Schemes in the Public Service.
Venue: Project House, Works Division, Floriana.

Tuesday, 11 May 1999
0830 Seminar No 1
1500 Seminar No 2
Theme:Privatisation Process.
Speakers:Mr Jean-Guy Venezian, Treasury Department, Paris.
Mr Fran‡ois Lagr‚e, Cr‚dit Commercial de France.
Venue: Seminar No 1: Vassalli Hall, Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta
Venue: Seminar No 2: Ellul Mercer Hall, Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta.

1500 Presentation of Quality Service Charter to the Media by the Hon. Louis Galea, Minister of Education, re: The Central Public Library.

Venue: Public Library, Floriana.

Wednesday, 12 May 1999

1000 Presentation of Quality Service Charters to the Media by the Hon. Giovanna Debono, Minister for Gozo, re: Examinations Department Gozo Branches.

1010 Examinations Department, Gozo Centre, Victoria.

1100 Department for Welfare of the Elderly, Gozo Branch, Victoria.

Thursday, 13 May 1999

0845 Conference on Directorates of Corporate Services.

Venue: First Session: Ellul Mercer Hall, Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta.

Venue: Second Session: Dimech Hall, Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta.

1500 Presentation of Quality Service Charters to the Media by the Hon. Josef Bonnici, Minister for Economic Services, re: Statistics Data Shop.

Venue: Central Office of Statistics, Lascaris, Valletta.

Friday, 14 May 1999

0830 Meeting.

Theme: The Challenge of the European Union and the Public Service.

Speaker: The Hon. Joe Borg, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Venue: Ellul Mercer Hall, Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta.

Monday, 17 May 1999

1900 Soir‚e d'Honneur.

Presentation of mementoes to retired Heads of Public Service and awards to winners of the 1999 Merit Award Scheme.

Ceremony presided over by the Hon. Prime Minister.

Venue: Ambassadors Room, Auberge de Castille, Valletta.