The modernization of public administration took center stage on Tuesday as Mozambique’s Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MIREME) gathered staff to mark International Public Service Day. The ceremony arrived amid a broader state push to overhaul bureaucratic inefficiencies through aggressive digitization.
Permanent Secretary António Manda, representing the Minister, led the proceedings by emphasizing that sweeping global technological advancements are fundamentally reshaping how governments operate. For a ministry managing critical national assets, adapting to these changes is no longer optional.
“Innovation, active participation, and inclusion are no longer merely desirable goals,” Manda said during the ceremony. “They have become essential pillars of effective, citizen-centered public governance.”
The push toward automation comes as the ministry faces structural challenges in shifting from legacy paper systems to modern data management. To streamline operations, MIREME is currently digitizing its internal document management, a move intended to clear administrative bottlenecks.
A central pillar of this strategy includes the upcoming rollout of the Citizen’s Portal later this year. The government-wide initiative aims to bring key public services online, lowering transaction costs and increasing transparency for both citizens and corporate entities operating in the country’s critical resources sector.
“We are committed to building a modern, resilient, and excellence-driven public administration,” Manda reaffirmed, adding that the ministry will continue “placing innovation, participation, and inclusion at the center of its work for the benefit of citizens and national development.”
The event also served as a performance review for the ministry’s workforce. In an effort to incentivize productivity during the digital transition, MIREME concluded the ceremony by honoring its top-performing staff members for the 2025 fiscal year.
