ikapa GDS White Paper Governance and Integration Department of the Premier Department of the Premier 2 December 2008

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1 ikapa GDS White Paper Governance and Integration

2 Outline of presentation Western Cape Situation Strategic Framework Implementation Framework Alignment and implementation example

3 Diversified economy Small population urban Vibrant urban systems-local economy Regulatory & governance systems Tourism Western Cape: Strengths Healthy ecosystems Service Delivery High economic growth rate Community participation Higher education institutions

4 Resource constrained Sensitive Environment Population growth Spatial fragmentation Basic infrastructure Political instability Colour-coded poverty Western Cape: Challenges Unemployment Drug-related crime increase Education & training

5 Policy Context ikapa GDS

6 ikapa GDS: Strategic Approach Developmental state Infrastructure-led Knowledge-based Shared growth Social capital Spatial focus Sustainable development Institutional leadership

7 Shared growth and integrated sustainable development Constraints Strategic response Strategic intervention path breakers Logistics, connectivity Infrastructure Investment Integrated Transport Labour market Knowledge intensive Skills Development Spatial and social fragmentation Spatial integration Integrated Human Settlements

8 ikapa Triangle path-breaking Integrated Transport Skills development Integrated Human Settlements World Cup 2010 Climate change Social transformation (Drugs, gangs and substance abuse) Governance Property development Expanded Public Works Programme Second Economy (Poverty Reduction) Sectoral Development path-shaping pathconsolidating Scarce Skills Strategy Poverty Reduction Strategy Climate Change Strategy SIP (bulk infrastructure etc) SDIP Human Settlement Healthcare 2010 Burden of Disease Integrated Law Reform Social Capital Formation Human Capital Development Safety + Security MEDS PSDF pathsupporters

9 In Summary Infrastructure investment Knowledgebase + + Spatial & Social integration = shared growth and integrated sustainable development

10 Coordination & Alignment Implementation of ikapa GDS dependent on: Policy coherence and coordination Integrated planning and implementation Integrated resource mobilisation Integrated service delivery and strategic action Participatory and collaborative governance and delivery

11 Mainstreaming ikapa GDS Planning and budgets: National NSDP pilot, National IDP steering committee Provincial MTEC, APP s Local LG MTEC, GDS s, IDP s Performance Management Human Resources Institutional Departmental Marketing and Communication ikapa GDS communication plan Public engagements Izimbizo PDC ikapa 11 workstreams

12 Resourcing National government Provincial government Local government State owned enterprises Challenges around alignment, cooperation and coordiantion Public-private partnerships Multi billion budgets Multi year timeframes Multilateral agreements

13 Monitoring & Evaluation Results-based monitoring and evaluation Indicators outcome and impact DotP independent annual monitoring & evaluation Development trajectory (MDG s & V2014) Progress on achieving igds objectives Review areas for improvement

14 Challenges Disjuncture between rationale for planning, resourcing and implementation compliance to legislation (local government) vs. policy intention (provincial and national) lack of alignment between planning and budgetary cycles for local and provincial government Policy and Strategy positions are not necessarily the same for local and provincial government different emphasis, different spatial anomalies, etc Alignment as imposed process of compliance to higher sphere vs. iterative inter-sphere process of engagement and agreement Absence of national development planning system to provide coherent complementary framework for development planning instruments

15 Challenges (contd.) Rationalizing and reconciling planning and policy instruments Public Participation processes are fractured and uneven what is meaningful engagement? Agreement on strategic, structural, spatial and social priorities Human & Financial Resources Transversal Planning and Budgetary Capacity IT and M&E systems incl. datasets Performance Management Systems Variance in Dept level of preparedness

16 PGDS, MEDS & Spatial Strategies Integrated Human Settlements strategy a lead intervention socio-economic and spatial restructuring of the built environment shifting the location of subsidised housing from the outskirts of cities and towns closer to the economic cores of cities and towns Increase to the Integrated Housing and Human Settlement Development Grant

17 PGDS, MEDS & Spatial Strategies Built Environment Support Programme supporting municipalities to develop credible Spatial Development Frameworks and Integrated Human Settlements Plans collaborative initiative between the DLG&H and DEADP part of a pilot project to six municipalities and in the second year of the 2009 MTEF to other municipalities energy efficiency programme in all public buildings

18 PGDS, MEDS & Spatial Strategies Rural Economic Assistance Initiative Increasing agricultural support to new agricultural producers Developing and supporting new and economically viable, primarily agri-business junior farm management course (66 learners) 103 bursary students were studying at the Cape Institute for Agricultural Training

19 PGDS, MEDS & Spatial Strategies MEDS focus on key sectors of the economy that are competitive and can be expanded Target of creating job opportunities over the 2009 MTEF through work opportunities and skills development programmes DEDT undertaken skills research in targeted MEDS sectors to identify the skills requirements of key sectors in the WC economy Boat Building Training Centre of Excellence in response to the training needs of a growing boat building industry Siyenyuka Contractor Incubator Programme (51 contractors enrolled in the programme)

20 Thank You