The City of Cape Town ’ s Covid-19 Crisis Coordinating Team was recently awarded the Apolitical
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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
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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 |
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category : Covid-19 Rapid Responders . |
able to pull together our expertise |
to serve with dedication , and to all of |
distancing ; and |
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The City won the Apolitical Global |
and experience in responding to the |
the colleagues whom we have lost |
• the risk and resilience products to |
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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 |
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votes from peers in various government |
was a truly transversal effort that guided |
Committee Member for Corporate |
the pandemic that manifested as |
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administrations around the world . |
our response to the pandemic in 2020 , |
Services , Councillor Sharon Cottle . |
both a health and an economic |
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This award formed part of the Apolitical |
one that would not have been possible |
The City implemented a data-driven |
shock to the city . |
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Public Service Awards , which recognises |
without this strong crisis coordinating |
approach in developing the Covid-19 |
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and celebrates innovative , ground- |
team ,” said Councillor Theresa Uys , |
response programme with innovative |
The team maintained rigorous records |
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breaking public service teams globally . |
Chairperson of the City ’ s Corporate |
data products and the implementation |
and up to date reports of high standards |
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Apolitical , a global learning platform |
Services Portfolio Committee . |
of a high-calibre programme and project |
to equip all role players with the necessary |
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for government , received hundreds of |
Over the past 10 months , every |
management . Adaptive management |
data for forward planning at all times . |
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applications for this award . The City of |
resident has been impacted by Covid-19 |
remained a key founding principle in |
The Pandemic Business Continuity |
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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 |
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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 , |
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category . Other finalists for this category |
strategically as possible . |
responses at times had to be adapted |
scenarios for recovery have been |
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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 |
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government sectors from Australia , Chile , |
the Covid-19 response programme |
of the pandemic adjusted . |
the City ’ s Mayoral Committee . |
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Canada , Togo , and the Ukraine . |
developed and implemented in 2020 . |
Some of the team ’ s major |
Many of the tools that have been |
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“ Having our COVID-19 Crisis |
“ We are proud of this outstanding |
achievements include : |
developed thus far will guide the |
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Coordinating Team recognised as |
team and all of the committed |
• the production of a number of |
municipality ’ s priorities in its response |
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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 |
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year by various public servants around |
residents of Cape Town throughout this |
decision-makers ; |
pandemic . |
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