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City ’ s Covid-19 team recognised as global team of the year

The City of Cape Town ’ s Covid-19

Crisis Coordinating Team was recently awarded the Apolitical
the world , is a great achievement for the administration . This award reflects the calibre of public servants we
devastating pandemic and who are still continuing to do so despite very difficult circumstances . I would like to pay tribute
• the fatalities management contingency plan ;
• the building of extensions at
Global Public Service Team of 2020 in the
have on our teams and how we were
to all of the City staff who continue
38 clinics to promote social
category : Covid-19 Rapid Responders .
able to pull together our expertise
to serve with dedication , and to all of
distancing ; and
The City won the Apolitical Global
and experience in responding to the
the colleagues whom we have lost
• the risk and resilience products to
Public Service Team award after receiving
greatest crisis our city has ever faced . It
along the way ,” said the City ’ s Mayoral
manage the dynamic nature of
votes from peers in various government
was a truly transversal effort that guided
Committee Member for Corporate
the pandemic that manifested as
administrations around the world .
our response to the pandemic in 2020 ,
Services , Councillor Sharon Cottle .
both a health and an economic
This award formed part of the Apolitical
one that would not have been possible
The City implemented a data-driven
shock to the city .
Public Service Awards , which recognises
without this strong crisis coordinating
approach in developing the Covid-19
and celebrates innovative , ground-
team ,” said Councillor Theresa Uys ,
response programme with innovative
The team maintained rigorous records
breaking public service teams globally .
Chairperson of the City ’ s Corporate
data products and the implementation
and up to date reports of high standards
Apolitical , a global learning platform
Services Portfolio Committee .
of a high-calibre programme and project
to equip all role players with the necessary
for government , received hundreds of
Over the past 10 months , every
management . Adaptive management
data for forward planning at all times .
applications for this award . The City of
resident has been impacted by Covid-19
remained a key founding principle in
The Pandemic Business Continuity
Cape Town was one of a small number of
and municipalities across the globe had
the City ’ s response as the pandemic is
Committee will exist until the end of
finalists in the Covid-19 Rapid Responders
to respond to the crisis as effectively and
multi-directional in nature . Operational
the declared disaster . Looking ahead ,
category . Other finalists for this category
strategically as possible .
responses at times had to be adapted
scenarios for recovery have been
included public service teams within
This award is in recognition of
almost on a weekly basis as the trajectory
endorsed by the City ’ s leadership and
government sectors from Australia , Chile ,
the Covid-19 response programme
of the pandemic adjusted .
the City ’ s Mayoral Committee .
Canada , Togo , and the Ukraine .
developed and implemented in 2020 .
Some of the team ’ s major
Many of the tools that have been
“ Having our COVID-19 Crisis
“ We are proud of this outstanding
achievements include :
developed thus far will guide the
Coordinating Team recognised as
team and all of the committed
• the production of a number of
municipality ’ s priorities in its response
the global public service team of the
public servants who have served the
high quality data products for
to the future trajectory of the Covid-19
year by various public servants around
residents of Cape Town throughout this
decision-makers ;
pandemic .
CLA

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