The One Cape 2040 document provides a long-term vision and plan for the Western Cape region of South Africa through 2040. The plan outlines key transitions needed in areas like education, the economy, culture, settlements, and the environment. It identifies goals, interventions, and a step change path to transition the region from its current state to an inclusive, resilient, and competitive future state with higher employment, incomes, equality and quality of life by 2040. The plan also discusses funding and investment strategies, and roles for various stakeholders like government, private sector, labor, and communities to achieve this shared vision.

1. One Cape 2040
The long-term vision and plan for Western Cape
Draft 1

2. 2040 overview
• Purpose and context
• Comparative advantages of Western Cape
• Ambition, goals and transitions
• Phasing of transitions and interventions
• Jobs, products and markets
• Funding and Investment strategy
• Partnerships, roles and responsibilities (landing
the plan in action)
• Next steps

3. Long-term multi-stakeholder plan for
Cape region for joint action
Shared
vision
Common
Change
values
Purpose
Fresh
Alignment
thinking

4. New rules of game (external)
• Adapting to global environmental challenges and trends
• including anticipated changes to global carbon regulatory
environment and anticipated impact of climate change and
resource depletion
• Adapting to big geo-economic shifts
• particularly slowing of Western economies and emergence of
Asia, Africa and Latin America as economic powerhouses of
future
• Developing responsive and resilient institutions and workforce
• able to adapt to changing economy of future driven by innovation
and technology change

5. Inclusion imperative (internal)
• Need to address inequality and factors limiting potential of
people to participate effectively in economy and society
• Poor education and skills for majority
• Job decline and growth of jobless poor
• Increasing barriers to entry into economy particularly
skills, experience
• Widespread apathy and disengagement
• Institutional fragmentation and dissipation of effort

6. Core challenge
Inadequate job
growth to meet the
Skills and assets Unsustainable
employment
deficit resource use
challenge &
(risk)
(legacy) inequality
(crisis)

7. Comparative advantages of the WC
• People
• Diverse heritage, cultures and religions
• Can-do solution mindset
• Governance
• Relative strength of government services
• Institutional infrastructure
• Relatively low levels of corruption
• Location & Lifestyle
• Coastal province, 2 ports and many small harbours
• Trade and cultural nexus linking to Africa to West, East and North
• Natural asset base
• Cosmopolitan culture
• Centres of excellence
• Centre of innovation and creativity in arts, design, media, fashion, ICT programming
• Niche services
• Global tourism destinations (incl. world heritage sites and food & wine)
• Agri-economy and expertise
• Environmental stewardship and resource management
• 5 Universities, largest number of A-graded scientists and research agencies

8. Our 2040 Ambition*
A resilient, inclusive and competitive
Western Cape with higher rates of
employment producing growing
incomes, greater equality and an improved
quality of life
* Not a differentiated territorial marketing brand but a unifying
societal vision

9. Key transitions 2012-2040
From To
Knowledge Unequal access to quality education Equal access to quality education
transition Low numeracy and literacy Science, maths, language excellence
(Educated Cape) Knowledge taker Knowledge generator
Economic access High barriers to entry (Closed monopolised Low barriers to entry (Open accessible and
transition economy with high structural unemployment) employment generating economy)
(Enterprise Cape) Low levels of productivity High levels of productivity
Low levels of entrepreneurship High levels of entrepreneurship
High leakage out of the local economy Low leakage out of the local economy
Eurocentric orientation African and Global orientation
Cultural transition Bilingual Multi-lingual
(Connecting Cape) Insular Open & tolerant
Scarcity-based Abundance-based
Settlement Disconnected stratified low opportunity high cost Connected liveable multi-opportunity
transition suburbs/townships/ towns affordable neighbourhoods and towns
(Living Cape) Unsafe poor quality public transport Safe affordable integrated public transport
Ecological Unsustainable resource use Sustainable resource use
transition Carbon-intensive, high waste Low carbon and zero waste
(Green Cape) Environment disconnect from economy Environment cornerstone of economy
Institutional Competitive relationships Collaborative relationships
transition (Leading Silo-ed delivery Seamless delivery
Change) Passive Citizenship Active Citizenship
Regulation Innovation
Compliance Results

10. Goals
• Every person will be appropriately educated for
Innovative mechanisms
opportunity
Educated Cape • Recognised centres of ecological, creative, science
Supportive rules
and social innovation excellence
Collaboration
Enterprising • Anyone who wants to be economically active is able
to work
Cape •The entrepreneurial destinations of choice
Connecting
•
•
•
• Welcoming, inclusive and integrated communities
• Global meeting place and connector
Leading Change
Cape
•Healthy, livable, accessible, high-opportunity
Living Cape neighbourhoods and towns
• Ranked as one of greatest places to live in world
• Functioning ecosystems working for and with
Green Cape communities
• Leader and innovator in Green Economy

11. Leading Change
Innovative
mechanisms e.g.
Enabling rules Financial
e.g. regulations mechanisms
Collaboration
and
partnerships
Enabling change

12. Required step change
Inclusive, resilient and
competitive Western
Cape
Interventions
Measurable outcomes
Business as
usual: Time
bomb
Time

13. Step change path
2012-2019 2020-2026 2027-2033 2034-2040
• Gearing up globally
competitive businesses
and innovative market
leaders • Attracting investment
Recognising and • Attracting entrepreneurs
gearing up • Opening up new markets
excellence Resourcing excellence
and new ways of
working and living
Economy &
society matures
Retooled economy • Employment
& society starts stabilises, equality
increases, savings
Changing the way working increase, environmen
we work & live • Improved skills + tal footprint declines
improved enterprise
Getting people • Infrastructural and environment + zero
into work resource investments waste and new resource
and institutional base + improved
• Bridges into improvements at infrastructure +
employment scale repositioning = major
including • Social impact of CWP- increases in
EPWP, CWP, skills to type programmes jobs, enterprises and
work and job and job investments
intermediation intermediation • Poverty and social
• Institutional, environ comes through challenges decline
mental, infrastructure
significantly
innovations
developed & tested

14. Generating work, leveraging innovation and selling solutions
•ECD practitioners • Education management • Rest of SA
•Aftercare and sports
Educated •Library and admin assistants
• Educational publishing • Africa
• Online training • Asia
Cape • ICT operators • Patents • World
•Food gardens • Expert inputs
• Agriculture, agro-processing
• Social enterprise laboratory • Rest of SA
and agri-technical servicers
• Creative solutions and
Enterprising •Aquaculture
products
• Africa – esp for agriculture
• World – services and
Energy and water security
•Hospitality, film and events
Cape • Call centres
• Food and beverages hospitality
• Services • Asia – niche manufacturing
•Niche manufacturing • Great green place to live
• ICT, social networking hubs • Social media products
Connecting •Language trainers • Language course
• Local
• South Africa
•Community organisers • Community development
Cape • Maritime services services
• Africa
•Upgrading and renewing the
built environment • Designs and products to • Rest of SA
•Services eg waste, cleansing retrofit the built environment •Cities in Africa
to ensure access to services • Cities in South
Living Cape • Safety
and sustainable resource use America
•Transport
• Sustainable infrastructure
•Food gardens and health care
solutions
services
• Ecosystem services • Sustainable resource use • Rest of SA
•Alternative energy supply solutions •Africa
Green Cape •Beneficiation of waste •Green business location • Global
•Green materials production •Environmental services •BRICS
jobs

15. Funding and investment strategy
for the levers
To deliver strategy at scale requires massive step up in investment in
region. Key components include:
• Development of coherent investment strategy for One Cape 2040
• Mobilising local capital behind vision
• Attracting FDI linked to centres of excellence and green growth path
• Better aligning and leveraging public sector investment behind One Cape
• Mobilising local savings to fund social innovations
• Development of funding and investment infrastructure
• A dedicated finance and funding mechanism be established to coordinate
range of funder and investor networks geared to funding particular types
of investment with particular risk profiles
• Shifts in current investment patterns and practices
• Old infrastructure to new infrastructure (green growth path)
• Disaggregated costing to inclusive total costing
• Greater responsiveness to social and higher risk investments

16. Funding and investment infrastructure
One Cape 2040 requires coordinated funding and investment infrastructure including:
Who How
Public infrastructure Public sector, DFIs & multi- Comprehensive and prioritised
lateral agencies, private sector, package of projects
banks and other financial
institutions
Business expansion and Businesses, banks & other Top quality research into new markets
new market financial institutions, private and opportunities driven by the
development equity, venture capital and large private sector
corporates
Social enterprises IDC, CSI grant funding, multi- Coordinated network combining
lateral agency funding, local and traditional and impact investors with
international impact venture offerings for different risk ratings
capital & angel investors combined with marketing pitch
around our innovation laboratory
Commercial Local and international venture Traditional funding mechanisms
innovations capital and angel investors &
MNC
Work and social Public sector, community Development of a provincial wide
programmes donors, CSI, Corporates and employment works programme and r
international donors

17. Public sector investment shifts
 Continue to focus on education and health as two enablers of 2040
 Continue to invest in connectivity infrastructure – public transport,
broadband access, ports
 Continue to catalyse job creation e.g. Skills to work, EPWP, CWP
 Improve efficiency of the public sector rather than expanding the public
sector
 Improve red tape removal and ensure seamless fast government
interfaces
 Improve solutions to upgrade the built environment to respond to
resource scarcity and community needs including shifting from a focus on
housing to one on services
X Siloed planning and costing
X Investing in unsustainable service solutions
X Corrupt practices

18. Private sector investment shifts
 Continue to invest in business growth and job creation
 Continue to create work and experience opportunities for school leavers
and learners
 Continue to invest in retro-fitting business to reduce carbon footprint and
resource consumption
 Stimulate the economy through localising and greening value chains
 Invest in R&D in partnership with the Universities and other knowledge
agencies
 Invest in productive work and job creation activities
X Ignoring the environmental and human costs of business activities
X Investing in unsustainable resource use business lines
X Corrupt practices

19. Local Government Role
• Facilitate universal ECD provision and access
Leading Change: Cross sectoral and inter-sphere planning
Educated Cape • Facilitate access to libraries, sports, ICT and
related services via integrated service nodes
• Providing seamless and fast approvals
Enterprising Cape • Facilitating access to opportunities
• Provide integrated multi-modal transport system
Connecting Cape • Provide ICT access to all public facilities and
buildings and ICT hotspots
•Integrated neighbourhoods and upgrading
Living Cape the built environment
• Integrated services planning and provision
and coordination
• Policy changes to incentivise the green
living
Green Cape • Making a commitment to the green growth
path

20. Provincial Government Role
• Driving and rewarding schools excellence &
Leading Change: Cross sectoral and inter-sphere planning
Educated Cape ECD provision
• Facilitate transitions to work
• Co-developing and implementing a shared
Enterprising Cape economic vision, strategy and plan
• Providing seamless and fast approval
• Facilitate an integrated transport network
Connecting Cape • Drive the Provincial broadband strategy and
ICT access in smaller cities and towns
• Prioritise investment in sustainable
Living Cape settlements
• Access to quality health care
and coordination
• Policy changes to incentivise green living
Green Cape • Making a commitment to the green growth
path

21. National Government Role
• Knowledge hubs
Leading Change: Cross sectoral and inter-sphere planning
Educated Cape • Change incentive structure for tertiary
education
• Macro environment including simplifying
Enterprising Cape and streamlining legislation
• Public works programmes
• Ports and Airports and Rail (passenger and
Connecting Cape freight)
• Support broadband plan of province and locals
• Promote healthy and caring living
Living Cape • Facilitate innovative financial mechanism
and coordination
• Sustainable energy generation, licensing
and pricing
Green Cape • Responsible water resource management
including allocations and pricing

22. Private Sector Role
• Fund ECD provision and access
Educated Cape
Leading Change: Create shared value with the
• R&D partnerships with Universities
• Be more ambitious about growing
businesses and creating jobs
Enterprising Cape • Facilitating access to work
opportunities, especially for school leavers
• & learners
Provide relevant and cost effective ICT
services to the citizens & last mile
Connecting Cape connections in the City
public and community sectors
• Work with the public sector to provide
passenger and freight
• Design and produce settlement solutions
that address resource scarcity and quality
Living Cape living
•Social value capture
• Invest in reto-fitting business to be
sustainable
Green Cape • Stop investing in unsustainable resource use
activities

23. Labour Role
• Work with industry and education
Educated Cape institutions to improve skills of workers
• To work with other sector to create bridges
Enterprising Cape into employment for the unemployed
• To increase productivity
• To work with members to ensure ICT savvy
Connecting Cape workforce
Leading Change:
• To work with the public sector to create
Living Cape community works opportunities to upgrade
living spaces
Green Cape • Change consumption behaviour

24. Civic and Community Role
• Promote a culture of learning
Educated Cape • Provide universal ECD access
• To buy local &make responsible purchases
Enterprising Cape • To be productive and contribute to the
economy
• Build inclusive, welcoming and caring
From passive to active citizenship
Connecting Cape communities
Leading Change:
• Create liveable, high opportunity
Living Cape neighbourhoods and towns
Green Cape • Change consumption patterns

25. Thanks
This product is the collaborative work of a number of individuals
and organisational inputs. In particular the team would like to
thank:
• EDP team
• EDP members
• Future Cape Provincial Task Team
• Strategies for Change
• CCT CDS Team and task team
• Freedthinkers
• All various individuals and organisations that have participated in
the CDS, Future Cape or One Cape process