By Caroline Nassuuna
Communications Officer
The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) has held the 2nd Public Finance Management (PFM) Conference at the Source of the Nile Hotel in Jinja. The Conference is organised under the theme “Public Finance Management for Enhanced Service Delivery”.
While delivering the keynote address, Prof. Vincent Bagire, the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, Makerere University Business School, highlighted the role of every player within the public sector, to ensure enhanced service delivery at all levels.
“Service delivery is wanting but we are part of the service providers. If only we could re-align and co-align our actions, following the policies posed by our leaders, then we can make a positive contribution towards service delivery,” noted Prof. Bagire.
According to Prof. Bagire, improper service delivery is a result of mismanagement of resources within the different sectors of public service, an error that can be corrected by having an organised eco-system element.
The keynote speaker highlighted the interconnectedness within the PFM realm, pointing out that the activities involving the management of public finances are not a one man’s agenda, hence the need to make individual contributions towards service delivery, within the spaces that every individual occupies, by improving the small management practices.
“Organisations responsible for service delivery, within the public sector, are all interconnected. With improved factional interfaces, we can achieve powerful management for enhanced delivery of services within the country,” remarked Prof Bagire.
The PFM Conference that kicked off today, Tuesday 19 March, 2024, will run for four days, until Friday 22 March, 2024. The Conference is aimed highlighting the challenges around public finance management, and crafting solutions to curb, these challenges.
The discussions during the conference will rotate around various topics including; stakeholder involvement and public accountability in municipal local governments, Public finance management audits, Forensic audits, Balancing work and personal business, Climate change: opportunities and risks, among others.
The PFM Conference participants are key players from various areas of the public sector including; accounting officers, accounting finance professionals, policy makers, auditors, planners, economists, civil society actors, parliamentarians and many more others.
