This document outlines a delivery agreement between government departments and state entities to achieve Outcome 4 of decent employment through inclusive growth. It identifies 7 key outputs to be achieved by 2014, including faster and sustainable inclusive growth, more labor-absorbing growth, reducing youth unemployment, increasing competitiveness, improving the cost structure of the economy, and supporting small businesses and cooperatives. It provides details on indicators, responsibilities of partners, and risks to achieving the outcome of creating more employment opportunities through inclusive economic growth.
The document discusses ways to improve implementation of South Africa's National Development Plan (NDP) through a more agile and business-like approach. It calls for rigorous ongoing measurement of NDP progress, collaborative input from government and business, and for the Minister in the Presidency to announce three specific and measurable NDP-related action steps to Parliament that can be achieved in the current financial year. The NDP aims to reduce poverty and inequality by 2030 through collective effort, economic growth, skills development, improved government capability, and partnerships. However, it requires effective implementation and input from all sectors to realize its objectives.
This document summarizes research conducted on strategies to drive economic growth in South Africa. It finds that while some businesses feel they can play a greater role in growth, others think certain legislative changes are needed first. Key challenges to growth identified are skills shortages and labor laws. The research proposes five strategies for government and business: 1) implement South Africa's National Development Plan, 2) accelerate enterprise development, 3) promote customer-centered innovation, 4) commercialize state-owned enterprises, and 5) declare a state of emergency in education. These strategies require new partnership between business and government with a shared goal of increasing growth.
Psoj Economic Policy Framework January 2010guestd05908f
The document outlines the PSOJ's economic policy framework to achieve high rates of sustained economic growth and employment in Jamaica. It makes the following key points:
1) Jamaica has deep economic imbalances, with 84% of government spending going to interest and public sector pay, leaving little for critical programs. The debt level is extremely high at 137% of GDP.
2) Ensuring macroeconomic stability through meaningful reductions in debt servicing and public sector wages, and reforming the budget process, is necessary to improve Jamaica's economic situation.
3) Reforming the tax system is also important as the current system is complex, inefficient and unfair, making it difficult for businesses to pay taxes.
Psoj Economic Policy Framework January 2010guest8b0934
The document outlines the PSOJ's economic policy framework to achieve high rates of sustained economic growth and employment in Jamaica. It identifies that ensuring macroeconomic stability is necessary but not sufficient, and recommends meaningful reductions in debt servicing and public sector wages through debt management reforms, rationalizing the public sector, and budget process reforms. It also recommends reforming Jamaica's complex, inefficient and unfair tax system.
Recommendation of the OECD Council on Effective Public Investment Across Leve...OECD Governance
This document presents the Recommendation on Effective Public Investment Across Levels of Government that was adopted by the OECD Council on March 12, 2014.
A Recommendation is an OECD instrument approved by the Council that results in international norms and standards, best practices and policy guidelines. Recommendations are not legally binding, but practice accords them great moral force as representing the political will of Member states.
The Recommendation was developed by the OECD Territorial Development Policy Committee (TDPC). It was submitted to an extensive consultation procedure within the OECD and externally, and was supported by Ministers at the TDPC Ministerial meeting on 5-6 December 2013 in Marseille.
The purpose of the principles set out in the Recommendation is to help governments at all levels to assess the strengths and weaknesses of their public investment capacity, a critical shared responsibility across levels of government, and set priorities for improvement. The OECD will further work towards the implementation of these Principles by developing a supporting Toolkit to guide policy-makers and practitioners.
For more information, please visit our website at: www.oecd.org/regional-policy or contact: TDPCprinciples@oecd.org
This document provides pre-budget proposals from the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) for the 2015-16 budget in Pakistan. It recommends measures to promote sustainable development and job creation through fiscal policy interventions. Key proposals include lowering corporate and income tax rates, reducing exemptions, increasing social spending, reforming property taxes, and mobilizing additional revenue through improved tax compliance and administration. The proposals are based on consultations with stakeholders and aim to boost the economy while protecting the vulnerable.
This document provides an overview and summary of New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez's fiscal year 2016 executive budget recommendation. Some key points:
- The $6.2 billion budget is balanced and prioritizes investments in education, public safety, health care, and economic development.
- It allocates $68 million in new funding for K-12 education, including increases to teacher salaries and programs supporting struggling students.
- Other funding increases support higher education, public safety salaries, Medicaid, and initiatives to recruit and retain social workers.
- The budget is based on a revenue forecast expecting modest growth but remains uncertain due to volatility in oil and gas prices, which are a major source of state revenue.
Budget implementation and economic growth in nigeriaAlexander Decker
This study examines the impact of budget implementation on economic growth in Nigeria from 1993 to 2010. The researcher developed an econometric model using gross domestic product (GDP) as the dependent variable and public total expenditure, public recurrent expenditure, public capital expenditure, and external debt as independent variables. The results of the ordinary least squares regression analysis show that budget implementation has a positive effect on economic growth in Nigeria. Specifically, GDP was found to have a positive relationship with public total expenditure and public recurrent expenditure, while it had a negative relationship with public capital expenditure and external debt. The study recommends that the government increase capital expenditure relative to recurrent expenditure and enact laws to ensure budgets are implemented according to plans in order to promote growth and development.
The document discusses ways to improve implementation of South Africa's National Development Plan (NDP) through a more agile and business-like approach. It calls for rigorous ongoing measurement of NDP progress, collaborative input from government and business, and for the Minister in the Presidency to announce three specific and measurable NDP-related action steps to Parliament that can be achieved in the current financial year. The NDP aims to reduce poverty and inequality by 2030 through collective effort, economic growth, skills development, improved government capability, and partnerships. However, it requires effective implementation and input from all sectors to realize its objectives.
This document summarizes research conducted on strategies to drive economic growth in South Africa. It finds that while some businesses feel they can play a greater role in growth, others think certain legislative changes are needed first. Key challenges to growth identified are skills shortages and labor laws. The research proposes five strategies for government and business: 1) implement South Africa's National Development Plan, 2) accelerate enterprise development, 3) promote customer-centered innovation, 4) commercialize state-owned enterprises, and 5) declare a state of emergency in education. These strategies require new partnership between business and government with a shared goal of increasing growth.
Psoj Economic Policy Framework January 2010guestd05908f
The document outlines the PSOJ's economic policy framework to achieve high rates of sustained economic growth and employment in Jamaica. It makes the following key points:
1) Jamaica has deep economic imbalances, with 84% of government spending going to interest and public sector pay, leaving little for critical programs. The debt level is extremely high at 137% of GDP.
2) Ensuring macroeconomic stability through meaningful reductions in debt servicing and public sector wages, and reforming the budget process, is necessary to improve Jamaica's economic situation.
3) Reforming the tax system is also important as the current system is complex, inefficient and unfair, making it difficult for businesses to pay taxes.
Psoj Economic Policy Framework January 2010guest8b0934
The document outlines the PSOJ's economic policy framework to achieve high rates of sustained economic growth and employment in Jamaica. It identifies that ensuring macroeconomic stability is necessary but not sufficient, and recommends meaningful reductions in debt servicing and public sector wages through debt management reforms, rationalizing the public sector, and budget process reforms. It also recommends reforming Jamaica's complex, inefficient and unfair tax system.
Recommendation of the OECD Council on Effective Public Investment Across Leve...OECD Governance
This document presents the Recommendation on Effective Public Investment Across Levels of Government that was adopted by the OECD Council on March 12, 2014.
A Recommendation is an OECD instrument approved by the Council that results in international norms and standards, best practices and policy guidelines. Recommendations are not legally binding, but practice accords them great moral force as representing the political will of Member states.
The Recommendation was developed by the OECD Territorial Development Policy Committee (TDPC). It was submitted to an extensive consultation procedure within the OECD and externally, and was supported by Ministers at the TDPC Ministerial meeting on 5-6 December 2013 in Marseille.
The purpose of the principles set out in the Recommendation is to help governments at all levels to assess the strengths and weaknesses of their public investment capacity, a critical shared responsibility across levels of government, and set priorities for improvement. The OECD will further work towards the implementation of these Principles by developing a supporting Toolkit to guide policy-makers and practitioners.
For more information, please visit our website at: www.oecd.org/regional-policy or contact: TDPCprinciples@oecd.org
This document provides pre-budget proposals from the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) for the 2015-16 budget in Pakistan. It recommends measures to promote sustainable development and job creation through fiscal policy interventions. Key proposals include lowering corporate and income tax rates, reducing exemptions, increasing social spending, reforming property taxes, and mobilizing additional revenue through improved tax compliance and administration. The proposals are based on consultations with stakeholders and aim to boost the economy while protecting the vulnerable.
This document provides an overview and summary of New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez's fiscal year 2016 executive budget recommendation. Some key points:
- The $6.2 billion budget is balanced and prioritizes investments in education, public safety, health care, and economic development.
- It allocates $68 million in new funding for K-12 education, including increases to teacher salaries and programs supporting struggling students.
- Other funding increases support higher education, public safety salaries, Medicaid, and initiatives to recruit and retain social workers.
- The budget is based on a revenue forecast expecting modest growth but remains uncertain due to volatility in oil and gas prices, which are a major source of state revenue.
Budget implementation and economic growth in nigeriaAlexander Decker
This study examines the impact of budget implementation on economic growth in Nigeria from 1993 to 2010. The researcher developed an econometric model using gross domestic product (GDP) as the dependent variable and public total expenditure, public recurrent expenditure, public capital expenditure, and external debt as independent variables. The results of the ordinary least squares regression analysis show that budget implementation has a positive effect on economic growth in Nigeria. Specifically, GDP was found to have a positive relationship with public total expenditure and public recurrent expenditure, while it had a negative relationship with public capital expenditure and external debt. The study recommends that the government increase capital expenditure relative to recurrent expenditure and enact laws to ensure budgets are implemented according to plans in order to promote growth and development.
Dr. Vaqar Ahmed, Joint Executive Director of the Sustainable Development Policy Institute, discusses Pakistan's economic challenges with BR Research. He says the new government's first priority will be preventing a currency crisis. While an IMF program is likely, the structural reforms required will be more stringent than previous programs. Dr. Ahmed believes trade diplomacy, including extending preferential trade agreements, will be Pakistan's best opportunity to increase exports in the next five years. He also stresses the need for improved federal-provincial coordination on issues impacting exports like taxation.
This document provides a summary of recent activities and upcoming events at the OECD:
- The OECD is working to provide economic analysis and policy advice to member countries to support ongoing recovery from the global economic crisis.
- Upcoming events include the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation meeting in April and the OECD Spring Ministerial Meeting in May, which will focus on building resilient economies.
- The Canadian Ambassador outlines Canadian priorities and engagement with the OECD on issues like economic growth, taxation, and expanding the OECD's outreach.
Ahmed, V., Amin, S., Bakhtiar, U., Javed, A. (2021) ‘Government Pension and Fiscal Sustainability in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,’ Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Programme:
Islamabad.
The document discusses gender responsive budgeting. It begins by defining a budget and the budgeting process. It then discusses how budget preparation currently lacks citizen participation and transparency. The document outlines the key steps in budget preparation, including setting fiscal targets, allocating resources, and addressing efficiency. It also discusses different budgeting approaches and the issues with incremental budgeting. Finally, it provides examples of how to make budget call circulars and the budget process more gender responsive.
Planning in India aimed to realize the aspirations of the freedom struggle and future generations. The objectives of planning were articulated by the National Planning Committee and incorporated into the Constitution. The basic task of economic planning was to achieve high growth, improve living standards, eradicate poverty and unemployment, and build a self-reliant economy. Regional disparities became acute, so plans emphasized balanced regional development through exploiting resources and increasing incomes across all regions. A two-pronged strategy prioritized investment in backward regions while also differentiating strategies based on state needs.
Asignment arifa-fiscal policy and its importanceArifa Dars
This document is a student assignment submitted by Arifa Dars to her professor Vishnu Mal Parmar on the topic of fiscal policy and its importance for the Pakistani economy. It contains the following key points:
1. It defines fiscal policy as the use of government spending and taxation to influence the economy, focusing on its effects on overall output and aggregate demand.
2. It discusses the microeconomic and macroeconomic objectives of fiscal policy in Pakistan, including income distribution, social services, investment in public goods, and maintaining stable prices, output, and the balance of payments.
3. It examines the functions of fiscal policy including allocation of funds, distribution of funds, stabilization of economic growth, and development through
This document analyzes the external environment that could impact an organization using the STEEPLE framework. It examines Social, Technological, Economic, Environmental, Political, Legal, and Ethical factors. For each factor, it identifies potential issues and risks, and proposes strategic level actions to address them, such as ensuring plans are in place to deal with weather incidents, maintaining ICT infrastructure resilience, and complying with regulations. The analysis is intended to inform business strategy and planning.
The document provides information on several important economic concepts in India:
1) The National Skill Certification and Monetary Reward Scheme (STAR) provides monetary incentives to youth who complete skill training programs.
2) The National Skill Development Mission aims to standardize skill development initiatives across various ministries and sectors.
3) Nidhis are mutual benefit societies in India that are notified by the government to promote thrift and savings among members by borrowing from and lending to members.
Gender budgeting in Austria - Monika Geppl & Eva Festl, AustriaOECD Governance
This presentation was made by Monika Geppl, Germany, at the 11th Annual Meeting of Central, Eastern and South-eastern Senior Budget Officials (CESEE SBO) held in Warsaw, Poland, on 21-22 May 2015.
1. The survey found that rising costs and inflation, exploring new markets, and improving productivity were the top concerns of Kenyan businesses over the next 12 months.
2. Most respondents believed the government's economic restructuring was occurring too slowly and that initiatives have yet to impact businesses. They called for more emphasis on export promotion and initiatives to encourage innovation.
3. Respondents felt that tax and monetary incentives as well as infrastructure investments in areas like transport and energy were most needed to keep Kenya competitive internationally.
This document summarizes the budget formulation process in Finland. It discusses key aspects of the process including the role of coalition agreements, the annual budget calendar, discussions between the Ministry of Finance and spending ministries, and government decisions on spending limits. While Finland has made significant progress reducing deficits, the summary notes opportunities to strengthen the process through a more formal medium-term expenditure framework and greater Ministry of Finance involvement in coalition negotiations.
Parallel report on korea's international development cooperationDr Lendy Spires
The document summarizes a parallel report published by ODA Watch, a Korean policy advocacy organization, on Korea's international development cooperation policies and programs. The report evaluates Korea's ODA framework since its 2008 DAC peer review. While Korean ODA has improved through new laws and strategies, issues remain regarding aid fragmentation and lack of coordination between ministries. The report assesses Korea's legal framework, aid architecture, and development strategies, and proposes establishing an independent agency to better coordinate Korean ODA policies and programs.
The Giant Strides and Footprints of Preseident Goodluck JonathanCelestine Achi
Whenever I think of the giant strides achieved by President Goodluck Jonathan and the effort of the opposition to deny verifiable #facts, I become more emboldened in my trust and believe in GEJ and boldly say #whynotGEJ and when I studied and verified the compilation of GEJ''s significant achievements in almost all the sectors, I could finally make my submission to a man I can trust. It is now time to #ThinkNigeriaVoteGoodluck for Trans-formative Consolidation.
This document provides information on Mongolia's progress in implementing the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. It finds that Mongolia has registered mixed progress, meeting two of thirteen targets but seeing marginal or no progress on most others. Net official development assistance to Mongolia totaled $417 million in 2009. While Mongolia has strengthened some capacities through coordinated support, alignment of aid to national priorities and predictability of aid have seen setbacks. Harmonization indicators are also below targets. The role of both donors and the Mongolian government in increasing effectiveness is discussed.
Having highlighted the problem of un-inclusive democratic governance in the previous administration, the Progressive Governors Forum held a Pre-Inauguration Retreat intended to engender the deepening of Nigeria’s democratic development and also to serve as an agenda setting session. The retreat followed the format of an opening and closing plenary sessions interspersed with series of plenary discussions, where the opening session had an opening statement, keynote address and an agenda-setting lead presentation; the closing plenary validated all recommendations, featured closing remarks and a vote of thanks. These plenary discussions were organized around themes in key sectors, guiding the discourse with each thematic area focusing on a key development field and each plenary panel comprising a moderator, and at least three panelists.
The following themes were decided for the plenary discourse:
Panel 1: Economy State Governance & APC Manifesto
Panel 2: Infrastructure, Human Capital & Natural Resources Management
Panel 3: Governance and Politics
Dr. Lekan Ajijola Presents The Challenge Initiative (TCI) Co-financing StrategyGetItTogetherNG
This presentation was made by The Challenge Initiative (TCI) at the 6th Nigeria Family Planning Conference which happened in Abuja from December 7 - 11, 2020.
This document outlines a new performance framework for the Australian aid program with the goals of enhancing accountability, effectiveness, and value for money. It establishes 10 strategic targets to assess the program, including increasing aid for trade to 20% of the budget and ensuring over 80% of investments address gender issues. It also describes implementing performance benchmarks and linking funding to results at the program and individual investment levels to better focus on outcomes.
This Kit focuses on development and indigenous peoples, with emphasis on their full and effective participation in all development processes and the need for a genuine partnership in and ownership with them of these processes. More specifically, it is designed to provide UNCTs (United Nations Country Teams) with guidance as to how to engage indigenous peoples and include their perspectives in development processes, including monitoring and reporting processes related to the CCA/UNDAF, Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP), UNDP’s Human Development Reports and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Background The Resource Kit should be seen as one of many contributions to the wide-ranging reform programme initiated in 1997 by Secretary-General Kofi Annan and aimed at making the United Nations a more effective institution in terms of facing the challenges of the twenty-first century. This reform programme, which included the UN system’s development agenda in general and the MDG and PRSP processes in particular, stressed the need to strengthen the inter-linkages between peace and security, poverty reduction and sustainable human development and promotion of and respect for human rights. In response to the Secretary- General’s call to articulate a coherent vision and strategy for united approaches towards internationally agreed development goals and the Millennium Development Goals at the national level, the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) was formed in 1997 and the CCA (Country Common Assessment) and UNDAF (United Nations Development Assistance Framework) framework was adopted as a strategy planning tool for the UN system.
Together, these initiatives were designed to enhance the United Nations’ collective analysis and programming in sup-port of national goals and priorities in various development processes. At the same time, a growing awareness and recognition among Governments, the UN system and other development actors of the importance of engaging indigenous peoples in a human rights–based approach to development led to a resolution by the Economic and Social Council in 2000 to establish the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII).4
The mandate of the UNPFII includes, inter alia, “discuss[ing] indigenous issues within the ECOSOC’s mandate, including economic and social development, culture, environment, education, health and human rights; [and providing] expert advice and recommendations to the Council and to programmes, funds and agencies of the UN”. In 2002, an inter-agency mechanism the IASG (Inter-Agency Support Group)5 was established to support and promote the mandate of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues within the United Nations system. 4 ECOSOC resolution 2000/22 on the establishment of a Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. 5 The IASG is composed of 32 UN entities and other institutions including the Inter- American Development Bank, the European Commission, the
The document outlines plans for the International Year of Evaluation in 2015, including strengthening the demand and use of evaluation in policymaking. Key activities include inaugurating EvalYear at the country level, promoting national evaluation capacity building, and strengthening collaboration between governments, parliaments, and evaluation organizations. The goal is to use 2015 as a catalyst to advance evaluation culture and the use of evidence in policy decisions around the world.
Dr. Vaqar Ahmed, Joint Executive Director of the Sustainable Development Policy Institute, discusses Pakistan's economic challenges with BR Research. He says the new government's first priority will be preventing a currency crisis. While an IMF program is likely, the structural reforms required will be more stringent than previous programs. Dr. Ahmed believes trade diplomacy, including extending preferential trade agreements, will be Pakistan's best opportunity to increase exports in the next five years. He also stresses the need for improved federal-provincial coordination on issues impacting exports like taxation.
This document provides a summary of recent activities and upcoming events at the OECD:
- The OECD is working to provide economic analysis and policy advice to member countries to support ongoing recovery from the global economic crisis.
- Upcoming events include the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation meeting in April and the OECD Spring Ministerial Meeting in May, which will focus on building resilient economies.
- The Canadian Ambassador outlines Canadian priorities and engagement with the OECD on issues like economic growth, taxation, and expanding the OECD's outreach.
Ahmed, V., Amin, S., Bakhtiar, U., Javed, A. (2021) ‘Government Pension and Fiscal Sustainability in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,’ Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Programme:
Islamabad.
The document discusses gender responsive budgeting. It begins by defining a budget and the budgeting process. It then discusses how budget preparation currently lacks citizen participation and transparency. The document outlines the key steps in budget preparation, including setting fiscal targets, allocating resources, and addressing efficiency. It also discusses different budgeting approaches and the issues with incremental budgeting. Finally, it provides examples of how to make budget call circulars and the budget process more gender responsive.
Planning in India aimed to realize the aspirations of the freedom struggle and future generations. The objectives of planning were articulated by the National Planning Committee and incorporated into the Constitution. The basic task of economic planning was to achieve high growth, improve living standards, eradicate poverty and unemployment, and build a self-reliant economy. Regional disparities became acute, so plans emphasized balanced regional development through exploiting resources and increasing incomes across all regions. A two-pronged strategy prioritized investment in backward regions while also differentiating strategies based on state needs.
Asignment arifa-fiscal policy and its importanceArifa Dars
This document is a student assignment submitted by Arifa Dars to her professor Vishnu Mal Parmar on the topic of fiscal policy and its importance for the Pakistani economy. It contains the following key points:
1. It defines fiscal policy as the use of government spending and taxation to influence the economy, focusing on its effects on overall output and aggregate demand.
2. It discusses the microeconomic and macroeconomic objectives of fiscal policy in Pakistan, including income distribution, social services, investment in public goods, and maintaining stable prices, output, and the balance of payments.
3. It examines the functions of fiscal policy including allocation of funds, distribution of funds, stabilization of economic growth, and development through
This document analyzes the external environment that could impact an organization using the STEEPLE framework. It examines Social, Technological, Economic, Environmental, Political, Legal, and Ethical factors. For each factor, it identifies potential issues and risks, and proposes strategic level actions to address them, such as ensuring plans are in place to deal with weather incidents, maintaining ICT infrastructure resilience, and complying with regulations. The analysis is intended to inform business strategy and planning.
The document provides information on several important economic concepts in India:
1) The National Skill Certification and Monetary Reward Scheme (STAR) provides monetary incentives to youth who complete skill training programs.
2) The National Skill Development Mission aims to standardize skill development initiatives across various ministries and sectors.
3) Nidhis are mutual benefit societies in India that are notified by the government to promote thrift and savings among members by borrowing from and lending to members.
Gender budgeting in Austria - Monika Geppl & Eva Festl, AustriaOECD Governance
This presentation was made by Monika Geppl, Germany, at the 11th Annual Meeting of Central, Eastern and South-eastern Senior Budget Officials (CESEE SBO) held in Warsaw, Poland, on 21-22 May 2015.
1. The survey found that rising costs and inflation, exploring new markets, and improving productivity were the top concerns of Kenyan businesses over the next 12 months.
2. Most respondents believed the government's economic restructuring was occurring too slowly and that initiatives have yet to impact businesses. They called for more emphasis on export promotion and initiatives to encourage innovation.
3. Respondents felt that tax and monetary incentives as well as infrastructure investments in areas like transport and energy were most needed to keep Kenya competitive internationally.
This document summarizes the budget formulation process in Finland. It discusses key aspects of the process including the role of coalition agreements, the annual budget calendar, discussions between the Ministry of Finance and spending ministries, and government decisions on spending limits. While Finland has made significant progress reducing deficits, the summary notes opportunities to strengthen the process through a more formal medium-term expenditure framework and greater Ministry of Finance involvement in coalition negotiations.
Parallel report on korea's international development cooperationDr Lendy Spires
The document summarizes a parallel report published by ODA Watch, a Korean policy advocacy organization, on Korea's international development cooperation policies and programs. The report evaluates Korea's ODA framework since its 2008 DAC peer review. While Korean ODA has improved through new laws and strategies, issues remain regarding aid fragmentation and lack of coordination between ministries. The report assesses Korea's legal framework, aid architecture, and development strategies, and proposes establishing an independent agency to better coordinate Korean ODA policies and programs.
The Giant Strides and Footprints of Preseident Goodluck JonathanCelestine Achi
Whenever I think of the giant strides achieved by President Goodluck Jonathan and the effort of the opposition to deny verifiable #facts, I become more emboldened in my trust and believe in GEJ and boldly say #whynotGEJ and when I studied and verified the compilation of GEJ''s significant achievements in almost all the sectors, I could finally make my submission to a man I can trust. It is now time to #ThinkNigeriaVoteGoodluck for Trans-formative Consolidation.
This document provides information on Mongolia's progress in implementing the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. It finds that Mongolia has registered mixed progress, meeting two of thirteen targets but seeing marginal or no progress on most others. Net official development assistance to Mongolia totaled $417 million in 2009. While Mongolia has strengthened some capacities through coordinated support, alignment of aid to national priorities and predictability of aid have seen setbacks. Harmonization indicators are also below targets. The role of both donors and the Mongolian government in increasing effectiveness is discussed.
Having highlighted the problem of un-inclusive democratic governance in the previous administration, the Progressive Governors Forum held a Pre-Inauguration Retreat intended to engender the deepening of Nigeria’s democratic development and also to serve as an agenda setting session. The retreat followed the format of an opening and closing plenary sessions interspersed with series of plenary discussions, where the opening session had an opening statement, keynote address and an agenda-setting lead presentation; the closing plenary validated all recommendations, featured closing remarks and a vote of thanks. These plenary discussions were organized around themes in key sectors, guiding the discourse with each thematic area focusing on a key development field and each plenary panel comprising a moderator, and at least three panelists.
The following themes were decided for the plenary discourse:
Panel 1: Economy State Governance & APC Manifesto
Panel 2: Infrastructure, Human Capital & Natural Resources Management
Panel 3: Governance and Politics
Dr. Lekan Ajijola Presents The Challenge Initiative (TCI) Co-financing StrategyGetItTogetherNG
This presentation was made by The Challenge Initiative (TCI) at the 6th Nigeria Family Planning Conference which happened in Abuja from December 7 - 11, 2020.
This document outlines a new performance framework for the Australian aid program with the goals of enhancing accountability, effectiveness, and value for money. It establishes 10 strategic targets to assess the program, including increasing aid for trade to 20% of the budget and ensuring over 80% of investments address gender issues. It also describes implementing performance benchmarks and linking funding to results at the program and individual investment levels to better focus on outcomes.
This Kit focuses on development and indigenous peoples, with emphasis on their full and effective participation in all development processes and the need for a genuine partnership in and ownership with them of these processes. More specifically, it is designed to provide UNCTs (United Nations Country Teams) with guidance as to how to engage indigenous peoples and include their perspectives in development processes, including monitoring and reporting processes related to the CCA/UNDAF, Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP), UNDP’s Human Development Reports and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Background The Resource Kit should be seen as one of many contributions to the wide-ranging reform programme initiated in 1997 by Secretary-General Kofi Annan and aimed at making the United Nations a more effective institution in terms of facing the challenges of the twenty-first century. This reform programme, which included the UN system’s development agenda in general and the MDG and PRSP processes in particular, stressed the need to strengthen the inter-linkages between peace and security, poverty reduction and sustainable human development and promotion of and respect for human rights. In response to the Secretary- General’s call to articulate a coherent vision and strategy for united approaches towards internationally agreed development goals and the Millennium Development Goals at the national level, the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) was formed in 1997 and the CCA (Country Common Assessment) and UNDAF (United Nations Development Assistance Framework) framework was adopted as a strategy planning tool for the UN system.
Together, these initiatives were designed to enhance the United Nations’ collective analysis and programming in sup-port of national goals and priorities in various development processes. At the same time, a growing awareness and recognition among Governments, the UN system and other development actors of the importance of engaging indigenous peoples in a human rights–based approach to development led to a resolution by the Economic and Social Council in 2000 to establish the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII).4
The mandate of the UNPFII includes, inter alia, “discuss[ing] indigenous issues within the ECOSOC’s mandate, including economic and social development, culture, environment, education, health and human rights; [and providing] expert advice and recommendations to the Council and to programmes, funds and agencies of the UN”. In 2002, an inter-agency mechanism the IASG (Inter-Agency Support Group)5 was established to support and promote the mandate of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues within the United Nations system. 4 ECOSOC resolution 2000/22 on the establishment of a Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. 5 The IASG is composed of 32 UN entities and other institutions including the Inter- American Development Bank, the European Commission, the
The document outlines plans for the International Year of Evaluation in 2015, including strengthening the demand and use of evaluation in policymaking. Key activities include inaugurating EvalYear at the country level, promoting national evaluation capacity building, and strengthening collaboration between governments, parliaments, and evaluation organizations. The goal is to use 2015 as a catalyst to advance evaluation culture and the use of evidence in policy decisions around the world.
The document presents the Western Cape Youth Development Strategy (YDS). It provides a framework to guide investments and policies to support youth development through a whole-of-society approach. The strategy is needed because ages 10-24 are critical for development, but many youth lack support systems and face risks like addiction, crime or gangs. The YDS aims to create more opportunities and services for positive youth development by focusing on ages 10-14 (pre-youth) and 15-24 (youth) and addressing challenges related to families, education, jobs, violence exposure and reconnection. It outlines priorities, pillars and a vision for coordinated multi-stakeholder action on youth issues.
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Delivery agreeement-outcome-4
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DELIVERY AGREEMENT
For Outcome 4: Decent employment through inclusive growth
20 October 2010
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Contents
INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 3
1. CONTEXT AND HIGH LEVEL PROBLEM STATEMENT .............................................................................. 3
2. IDENTIFICATION OF DELIVERY PARTNERS ............................................................................................. 3
3: LINKING OUTPUTS TO OUTCOME 4: WHAT WILL BE DONE DIFFERENTLY ........................................... 5
4. ACTIONS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE EACH OUTPUT ..................................................................................... 9
4.1 output 1: faster and sustainable inclusive growth.......................................................................... 9
4.2 output 2: More labour absorbing growth ..................................................................................... 14
4.3 output 3: Multi-pronged strategy to reduce youth unemployment ............................................ 19
4.4 output 4: Increased competitiveness, to raise net exports, grow trade as a share of world trade and improve its composition .............................................................................................................. 19
4.5 output 5: improved cost structure in the economy ...................................................................... 22
4.6 output 6: Improved support to small business and cooperatives ................................................ 23
4.7 output 7: implementation of the expanded public works programme ........................................ 24
5, INDICATORS, BASELINES AND TARGETS FOR OUTCOME .................................................................... 27
7. RISKS, CONSTRAINTS AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES ......................................................................... 27
8. GOVERNANCE AND REPORTING ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................................. 28
9. SIGNATORIES ....................................................................................................................................... 28
ANNEXURE 1: INDICATORS, BASELINES AND TARGETS FOR OUTCOME ..................................................... 59
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INTRODUCTION
Government has agreed on 12 outcomes as a key focus of work between now and 2014. Each outcome has a limited number of measurable high-impact priority outputs and sub-outputs with targets. In turn, each output is linked to a set of activities that will help achieve the targets and contribute to the outcome. Each of the 12 outcomes has a delivery agreement which in most cases involve all spheres of government and a range of partners outside government. Combined, these agreements reflect government’s delivery and implementation plans for its foremost priorities.
This delivery agreement is a negotiated charter which reflects the commitment of the key partners involved in the direct delivery process to working together to undertake activities effectively and on time to produce the mutually agreed-upon outputs which in turn will contribute to achieving the outcome of decent work through inclusive growth.
The delivery agreement provides detail to the outputs, targets, indicators and key activities to achieve outcome 4, identifies required inputs and clarifies the roles and responsibilities of the various delivery partners. It spells out who will do what, by when and with what resources. The outcomes apply to the whole of government and are long term. While the delivery agreement may contain longer term outputs and targets, it also includes outputs and associated targets that are realisable in the next 4 years.
It also considers other critical factor impacting on the achievement of outcome 4 , such as the legislative and regulatory regime, policy framework, the institutional environment and decision-making processes, the resources needed and re-allocation of resources where appropriate.
This delivery agreement will be reviewed annually in the light of learning by doing and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) findings. Accordingly it will be refined over time and become more inclusive of the relevant delivery partners. 1. CONTEXT AND HIGH LEVEL PROBLEM STATEMENT
South Africa continues to experience high levels of unemployment compared to other countries at the same level of development. This contributes to high levels of poverty and inequitable distribution of income. In addition, the economy faces a number of structural constraints that impact on its ability to generate growth and support employment creation in the long-term. Addressing the unemployment
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challenge and the structural constraints of our economy will require active investment and interventions by the state to create an enabling environment to stimulate inclusive growth and support the creation of decent employment on a large scale.
Over the MTSF period the Cluster will track the following key outcomes which form part of the National Objectives and will inform Cluster’s interventions contained in this Delivery Agreement. These include:
1. Income and equality
a. Increased average income and reduced levels of poverty
b. Increased socio-economic equality for all sectors of the population
2. Labour Absorption and Employment
a. Decent employment i.e. accelerating employment creation.
b. Higher rates of labour absorption, meaning that more of the working-age population has jobs
3. GDP Growth
a. High rates of employment generating growth indicating economic expansion
4. Diversification of the Economy
a. Movement towards a greater balance between primary, secondary and tertiary sectors
There are a number of policy interventions that have either been developed or are currently being developed to address the structural imbalances that have resulted in high levels of unemployment, poverty and inequality. These policies define the interventions contained in this delivery agreement and will continue to shape government response in addressing the developmental challenges. Principal amongst these are the Developmental Growth Path, IPAP and the Ten Year Innovation Strategy.
The Industrial Policy Action Plan begins to identify areas where employment could be leveraged and Key Action Plans (KAPs) to achieve the positive employment outcomes. Another key policy that informed the Cluster’s Delivery Agreement is the Ten Year Innovation Plan which spells out critical intervention to drive South Africa’s transformation towards the knowledge-based economy
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2. IDENTIFICATION OF DELIVERY PARTNERS
Delivering on the creation of decent work through inclusive growth will require cooperation amongst government departments, state agencies and stronger participation of social partners in the development and implementation of government policies. While the core participants will be government departments, collaboration with business and labour will be crucial. As the delivery agreement is refined and further improved, the role of social partners in the achievement of the outcome will be managed by social pacts.
The Public Sector Delivery Partners are highlighted in the table below. Chairing Department Coordinating Departments Supporting Departments State Entities
DRDLR
DTI, NT & EDD
DST, DPE, DAFF, NDT, DMR, DOL, DOC, DOE, DEA, DWA, NPC, DPW, Higher Education, DIRCO, COGTA, DoT, Provincial and Local Government
IDC, SARB, ITAC Competition Com, Khula, SEDA, Samaf, Eskom, Transnet, TIA, CSIR, FFC, SA Tourism, DBSA
The implementation forum will also ensure cohesion between Outcome 4 and the following outcomes
Outcome 5: A skilled and capable workforce to support an inclusive growth path
Outcome 6: An efficient, competitive and responsive economic infrastructure network
Outcome 7: Vibrant, equitable and sustainable rural communities with food security for all
Outcome 10: Environmental assets and natural resources that is well protected and continually enhanced 3: LINKING OUTPUTS TO OUTCOME 4: WHAT WILL BE DONE DIFFERENTLY
Creation of decent employment opportunities is an outcome of most, if not all government initiatives. This agreement focuses on the fundamental outputs that would need to be achieved in the current administration period, to promote employment creation and increase the number of decent jobs, stimulate inclusive growth and further diversify the economy towards more employment generating and higher value added activities. The table below provides a summary of the main outputs, with a more complete table attached at the end of this document.
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Output
What’s new
Output 1: Faster and sustainable inclusive growth
Sub-output 1: The Developmental Growth Path
Align economic policies toward stronger focus on employment creation and equity, with stringent re-prioritisation and monitoring
Sub-output 2: Measurement of Income Distribution
StatsSA to fast-track re-introduction of income data in household surveys
Sub-output 3: Stable and competitive exchange rate
Policy package to reduce volatility and ensure more competitive exchange rate
Sub-output 4: Increased private savings
Improve conditions for savings by private households and companies
Sub-output 5: Monetary policy approach that supports balanced and sustained growth
Improve communication//engagement strategy on monetary policy by the SARB
Frequent interactions between the Minister of Finance and the Governor of the Reserve Bank and regular updates on monetary policy issues to Cabinet
Increased coordination on factors that drive inflation
Sub-output 6: Counter- cyclical fiscal policy
Framework takes into account new global and national conditions and is sensitive to cyclical requirements
Budget aligned with MTSF and developmental growth path aims
Publishing 5-year debt projections
Monitoring the impact of fiscal policy on expenditure growth, government savings, employment, inequality and inflation, with annual report to Cluster
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Output
What’s new
Sub-output 7: Agreement with social partners to promote the goal of decent work through inclusive growth and strengthened implementation of the Framework Response to the International Economic Crisis
Agreement to be based on Developmental Growth Path and support its implementation and drive implementation of the Framework Agreement with some improvements while enhancing ongoing monitoring of recovery with early-warning systems
Output 2: More labour absorbing growth
Sub-output 1: Increased financing for industrial development
A multi-pronged strategy to achieve a step-up in investment into labour-absorbing sectors and saving existing jobs, based on mobilisation of private and public savings
Sub-output 2: Improved state procurement practices designed to foster local production
Procurement regulations reformed to support local production and employment.
Agreement on changes in procurement legislation
Sub-output 3: Sector strategies to support growth of labour-intensive industries
Diversification of the economy into industries that can support employment, starting with labour-absorbing sectors in IPAP2 (agro processing, tourism, BPS, biofuels, clothing, forestry): implement KAPs
Proposals for expanding employment in agriculture, especially through step up in (a) number of formal small-scale producers based on integration of land reform with other support measures and (b) existing micro producers experiencing qualitative improvement in output
Develop standardised approach to sector strategies that establishes common methodology across the state for (a) identifying constraints on employment-creating growth, (b) ensuring alignment of budgets and government institutions, and (c) working with stakeholders
Identify all labour-absorbing sectors and monitor their development
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Output
What’s new
Sub-output 4: Spatial Programmes
Growth in EPWP falls under DPW, but Cluster to identify distressed areas for targeting CPW programmes, in collaboration with CRDP where relevant
Long-run spatial scenarios on settlements and economic activity to assess impact of different policy interventions
Sub-Output 5: Green Economy
Develop an appropriate regulatory framework to enable the development of sector action plans and related green markets and industries plus an implementation plan
Output 3: Multi-pronged strategy to reduce youth unemployment
Development of strategy based on review of legislative environment; identifying desired scale, with budgets, of youth brigades and other public employment schemes for youth; conducting an assessment of the impact of a wage subsidy, including a trial; improving education performance and skills development targeting schools in poorest 40% of communities; improving employment services for youth; establishing monitoring system
Output 4: Increased competitiveness, to raise net exports, grow trade as a share of world trade and improve its composition
IPAP 2 contains specific programmes, including improved marketing; financing options and market diversification
Unpack the medium to high tech sectors and the growth potential for these sectors.
Coordinate with the infrastructure cluster on provision of infrastructure that facilitates exports
Sub-output 3: Increased R&D Expenditure to support growth and development
DST to implement strategy with monitoring of R&D expenditure on annual basis
Output 5: Improved cost structure in the economy
Identification of main areas of concern (food, transport, intermediate goods, infrastructure, skills development, etc.)
Introduction of regulatory impact assessment
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Output
What’s new
Output 6: Improved support to small business and cooperatives
Sub-output 1: Reduced constraints and improved support to SMMEs and co- ops
High-level task team to review all programmes with a view to identifying areas that require strengthening and improved co- ordination
Sub-output 2: Improved integration of 2nd economy activities into the mainstream economy
The task team will review the current 2nd economy developed by the Presidency and develop an implementation strategy.
Output 7: Implementation of the expanded public works programme
Ongoing monitoring and evaluation of expansion according to EPWP II targets in terms of impact on employment and social cohesion
4. ACTIONS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE EACH OUTPUT
This section focuses on new actions to achieve the fundamental outputs required in the current administration period to promote employment creation; increase the number of decent jobs; stimulate inclusive growth; and further diversify the economy towards more employment generating and higher value added activities. In each area, government departments are already pursuing important policies and programmes. This delivery agreement does not review existing activities which are detailed in departmental reports and the Estimates of National Expenditure. This document identifies new initiatives that aim primarily to review existing programmes and identify gaps and areas that require reform or reprioritisation above all to ensure more sustained, equitable and employment-creating growth. On that basis, departments will be expected to wind down lower priority programmes while scaling up new activities.
4.1 OUTPUT 1: FASTER AND SUSTAINABLE INCLUSIVE GROWTH
Problem Statement
South Africa has experienced somewhat lower rates of growth than comparable economies over the past ten years and its per capita GDP growth leaves it ranked amongst middle-income developing countries. Levels of unemployment and income inequality are among the highest in the world.
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Sub-outputs
SUB-OUTPUT 1: THE DEVELOPMENTAL GROWTH PATH
The Developmental Growth Path will define the nature of the South African jobs and equity challenge, setting it in the global context and the structural constraints on the South African economy. On this basis, it will provide a policy framework in terms of a growth path that identifies the jobs drivers - that is, where jobs can be created - as well as key policy drivers, meaning the policy tools available to support employment growth across the economy, as well as identify trade-offs and choices that have to be considered. It will also identify the resource needs, both financial and non-financial resources for implementation and the institutional issues. Finally, it will include an assessment of the spatial dimension of the growth path based on aligning the provincial and local strategies to the growth path framework.
The work will take place in two phases:
Phase 1 – development and agreement of the framework for the growth path
Phase 2 – development of the detailed implementation plan
Timeline: Submission of the framework by August 2010; thereafter on-going monitoring of implementation and impact on employment, equity and growth, with quarterly feedback to the Cluster.
Lead Department: EDD
Supporting Departments: Economic Cluster
SUB-OUTPUT 2: MEASUREMENT OF INCOME DISTRIBUTION
Statistics South Africa has stopped collecting income data in the Quarterly Labour Force Survey and the General Household Survey (GHS). It is crucial to engage with them to fast-track the process of reinstituting these elements of the surveys in order to monitor progress on the target on income distribution. The process will include:
Agreement with Statistics South Africa to reintroduce at least annual income data in QLFS and GHS from 2011
Analysis of data and report to Cluster on an annual basis thereafter
Timeline: December 2010, analysis of data on-going from date of publication
Lead departments: NPC/EDD
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SUB-OUTPUT 3: STABLE AND COMPETITIVE EXCHANGE RATE
The real exchange rate is an outcome of a range of macro and microeconomic factors affecting relative prices in the economy, including fiscal and monetary policies, tariffs, competition, productivity growth and relative wage rates. Once agreed, the Developmental Growth Path and future Cabinet decisions will lay the basis for a broad agreement on policy options to affect the exchange rate. On that basis, various options for ensuring a competitive exchange rate and managing volatility will be identified and costed, and specific proposals will be made to Cabinet. The process will include:
Development of proposals for assessing and addressing the competitiveness and volatility of the exchange rate
Further investigation and discussions on appropriate instruments including, among other things, implications of explicit budgeting for reserves and approaches to mitigate exchange rate volatility for small firms
Monitoring progress on that basis between 2011 and 2014.
Timeline: January 2011 for proposals with quarterly reports on progress thereafter
Lead department: NT
Supporting departments/institutions: EDD, DTI, DAFF, DMR, DPE
SUB-OUTPUT 4: INCREASED PRIVATE SAVINGS
The level of South Africa’s domestic private savings is relatively low. International experience demonstrates, however, that only countries with a relatively robust savings rate, relative to GDP, experience sustained growth. The process will have two phases:
Development of proposals after reviewing a range of options. The proposals will focus on the factors causing the decline in household and company savings, and measures to support a higher savings rate, including institutional and systemic reforms, as well as tax and other incentives.
Implementation of the strategy and monitoring of the impact in terms of changes in the savings rate and other, possibly unanticipated, costs and benefits. Implementation will include extensive consultation with stakeholders where relevant.
Timeline: January 2011 for proposals and implementation and on-going monitoring through 2014
Lead department: NT
Supporting department: EDD
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SUB-OUTPUT 5: MONETARY POLICY APPROACH THAT SUPPORTS BALANCED AND SUSTAINED GROWTH
Monetary policy plays a crucial role in managing inflation, supporting financial sustainability and a competitive exchange rate. Government has a commitment to a counter-cyclical monetary policy that aims to keep inflation at low and stable levels, whilst at the same time taking account of factors that affect the attainment of balanced and sustainable growth such as external shocks to prices, the output gap, credit extension, employment as well as the stability and competitiveness of the exchange rate. If monetary policy is complemented by an appropriate fiscal policy and micro-economic interventions to address inflation persistence and price spikes as they arise, a more accommodating stance may be possible. Activities in this area will include:
Improved communication/engagement strategy on monetary policy by the SARB
Frequent interactions between the Minister of Finance and the Governor of the Reserve Bank and regular updates on monetary policy issues to Cabinet
Increased coordination of microeconomic factors that drive inflation
Timeline: On-going (focus on implementing existing policies with improved monitoring)
Lead department: NT
Supporting departments: EDD, DoE, DoT, DTI
SUB-OUTPUT 6: COUNTER CYCLICAL FISCAL POLICY
Government is committed to a counter-cyclical fiscal policy. The space for this stance depends in part on monetary policy and other measures to control inflation and maintain investment. In moving the fiscal position back to long-run sustainability, we must also take the opportunity to restructure expenditure away from inefficient and wasteful programmes towards those that will provide the services intended in the most efficient manner possible. Government will sustain capital expenditure as these investments are more likely to support employment and inclusive growth as the economy recovers than expenditures on wages and goods and services.
National Treasury will provide better communication on the implications of counter-cyclical fiscal policy within government and the general public. This will also entail a more forward-looking, early communication and discussion of budget priorities within government. Annual reviews will be conducted in line with the MTSF in allocating resources into priorities areas that will increase the impact on unemployment and addressing inequalities. Activities include:
Developing an appropriate and credible framework for fiscal sustainability
Aligning budget with MTSF objectives
Publishing 5-year debt projections
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Monitoring the impact of fiscal policy on expenditure growth, government savings, employment, inequality and inflation, with annual report to Cluster
Timeline: On-going as part of the budget process
Lead department: NT
Supporting departments: MINCOMBUD
SUB-OUTPUT 7: AGREEMENT WITH SOCIAL PARTNERS TO (A) PROMOTE THE GOAL OF DECENT WORK THROUGH INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND (B) STRENGTHEN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FRAMEWORK RESPONSE:
Achieving the goal of decent employment through inclusive growth will require increased participation and contribution of social partners in the development, implementation and monitoring of policies and programmes. The New Growth Path will entail a new set of trade offs for all social partners and between long term and short term costs and benefits. The successful implementation of the New Growth Path will require creating consensus and mobilizing social partners towards the common aim. Work will be done to negotiate economic development pacts at national, industry, and firm level. The nature of these pacts will depend on the outcomes of the New Growth Path, after which a clear, costed implementation plan will be developed following a legislative and regulatory review. Initially work will rely on existing institutions and structures such as Nedlac and further structures developed in line with the implementation plan.
The Framework Response is an agreement between government, business and labour which contains agreements to minimize the impact of the global economic crisis on the economy. Recent economic data has shown that the economic recovery is fragile. Therefore, implementation of agreements contained in the Framework Response need to be maintained and prioritised. The institutional arrangements in place through Nedlac, the Framework Leadership task Team and constituency caucuses will remain in place. No further resources will be required initially, rather a more focused utilization of the existing ones. Activities include:
In the short to medium term, implementation will focus on accelerated uptake of the training layoff scheme and the funds for distressed firms as administered by the IDC.
Further work will be done to ensure greater awareness of available facilities amongst other stakeholders in labour and business; this work is underway in the form of road shows conducted by the IDC and other government agencies.
A review of the extent of coordination in the delivery mechanisms and the accessibility of the funds and facility to the public.
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Quarterly overview of key domestic and global economic developments in order to identify both threats to the recovery and opportunities for accelerating it as soon as possible.
Timelines:
Agreement on the goal of decent work through inclusive growth: July 2011
Strengthening the implementation of the framework response: ongoing
Lead Department: EDD
Supporting departments: DOL, DTI, NT
4.2 OUTPUT 2: MORE LABOUR ABSORBING GROWTH
Problem Statement
The South African economy has developed on a growth path that has made insufficient progress in creating jobs, and reducing inequality. Furthermore, challenges relating to climate change demand an integrated response. Faced with these challenges, the developmental growth path is intended to enhance the labour-absorbing capacity of the economy, to build a lower carbon-emission economy and to find ways to connect knowledge and innovation to the challenge of jobs and growth. The creation of a more labour-absorbing economy will require increased coordination of macroeconomic and microeconomic interventions as outlined in the growth path (output 1).
In this regard, a lot of work has been done - among government departments and in consultation with the private sector - to develop an Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP II). This identifies sectoral and cross- cutting interventions aimed at stimulating growth and labour absorption in specific sectors and deploying specific support measures (financial or non-financial) including procurement. The fundamental imperative is to ensure the effective implementation of IPAP II which will require enhanced resourcing of key interventions as well as improved coordination among key departments and social partners.
One aspect of the decent work goal is to address quality of employment issues. These relate to the effective use of tools and the development of new measures to address vulnerability in the labour market. The Department of Labour has done substantial work in this area.
SUB-OUTPUT 1: FINANCING FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
Industrial financing is a key component in supporting the development of more labour absorbing sectors. The cost of finance however remains high by international standards. A strategy will be developed after a review of options to make industrial financing for labour-absorbing sectors more affordable. It will explore in particular access to domestic savings, the role of DFIs, and other sources of financing for developmental ends as well as improved financial intermediation within the private sector. Once the strategy is approved, implementation will be monitored in terms of the impact on employment creation, investment relative to GDP and the sustainability of new activities.
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Timeline: Strategy to be proposed by December 2010, with clear targets and actions; monitoring and evaluation on-going thereafter.
Lead Department: EDD
Supporting departments: NT, DTI
SUB-OUTPUT 2: IMPROVED STATE PROCUREMENT PRACTICES:
State procurement represents an important lever for the state to develop industrial capabilities and support local production, stimulate local demand, address external account constraints and increase employment. The key components to be addressed are (a) the regulatory framework, (b) capacity for strategic procurement in key state institutions, (c) comprehensive upgrading of suppliers and (d) ongoing monitoring of outcomes and impact.
The legal framework for preferential procurement will be improved through a two-stage process. First, the current process of amending regulations to the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) will be fast-tracked. Second, a broader review and overhaul of the procurement legislation itself will follow suit. The core requirements of both stages are:
a) To ensure a mechanism to designate large and repeated fleet procurements.
b) To align discretionary points with B-BBEE Codes and local procurement so that only suppliers that meet the minimum threshold for local content will be considered for preference points as informed by their B-BBEE status.
c) The current procurement legislation will be reviewed to give effect to the proposed changes. This will include the PPPFA.
d) Develop mechanisms, including a course and systems, to improve procurement capacity in SOEs and major departments to provide strategic support to domestic suppliers.
Timelines:
Agreement on amendments to procurement regulations by December 2010; agreement on changes in legislation by March 2011; and development of training and systems to improve procurement by December 2011, with implementation plan to identify key actions thereafter.
Lead department: NT
Supporting departments/institutions: DTI, EDD, DPE, DoT, IDC
Strategy on building the capacity for strategic procurement in key state institutions and monitoring of impact: ongoing.
Lead department: EDD
Supporting departments / institutions: NT, DTI, DPE, DOT, IDC
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SUB-OUTPUT 3: SECTOR STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT GROWTH OF LABOUR INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES
The Industrial Policy Action Plan II (IPAP II) identifies a range of sectors in which growth and employment opportunities could be leveraged. Commitment from different departments must be secured through this process in order to ensure that interventions contained in IPAP II are implemented. In addition, the programmes will be reviewed to ensure they maximise employment creation and link appropriately with rural-development strategies.
Business Process Services and Tourism have been consistently identified as part of priority sectors given their ability to absorb more labour and the growth potential that exist within these sectors. Activities in this area include:
A review of the Business Process Services Government Support and Assistance Programme will be undertaken to assess the success of the programme and devise and/or strengthen existing interventions to ensure that SA’s position as a Tier II player is entrenched.
On tourism, the National Tourism Sector strategy will be finalised which contain interventions to increase the sector’s contribution to GDP and increase employment.
In the agro-processing and forestry sector, KAPs have been developed and are contained in the IPAPII. The focus in these sectors will be on accelerating implementation of KAPs to address constraints identified, stimulate employment, including impact on rural development. Activities in these areas will include
Facilitating investments to increase competition and improve competitiveness of agro- processing sub-sectors that have potential for growth and employment creation.
The National Food Control Agency will be established to consolidate fragmented legislation into a single food safety act.
Regulatory requirements will be improved to support the development of marine aquaculture zones.
A strategy and policy on organic food sector will be developed to meet domestic demand and begin to develop export capabilities.
On the milling industry, the focus will be on developing small scale milling to enhance competition within this sub-sector
An integrated approach will be developed to fast-track the issuing of water licenses to increase afforrestation.
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The agricultural sector is one of the sectors that will require increased focus, given the sector’s potential to create jobs particularly in rural areas and respond to the issues of food security and prices. Further work will be undertaken to:
Identify the potential for employment creation and improvements in livelihoods on a large scale through smallholder schemes, improved production for existing smallholders and peri-urban horticultural production;
Address factors leading to higher cost of inputs for commercial farmers, including logistics, fertiliser and seed; and
Develop proposals to support organisation of farm workers as part of the decent work agenda and revise AgriBEE to support BBBEE including ESOPs and mentoring of smallholders by commercial farmers.
The strategy and implementation plan for cultural and creative industries will be developed to create sustainable decent jobs and contribute towards the creation of sustainable economic opportunities for rural communities. Cooperation between the Department of Arts and Culture, Department of Trade and Industry and Department of Communication will be strengthened to improve efficiency in the implementation of the strategy. Interventions to support the music, video and film industries will be strengthened to enhance employment creation in these industries.
For more effective sector strategies to enhance employment creation and equity, improved methodologies for identifying and addressing constraints on growth and consulting with stakeholders are crucial. A standard methodology to achieve this aim will be established for use by all departments engaging with sectors.
For monitoring purposes, it is important to identify additional labour-absorbing sectors and monitor their growth in terms of (a) employment creation, (b) output, (c) investment and (d) exports.
Timeline: Implement KAPs as per IPAP II
Lead department: DTI
Supporting departments: EDD, NT, DAFF, DST, DMR, DEA, DOL, NDT, DWA
Timeline: Develop proposals for expanding employment in agriculture linked to land reform and other measures by December 2010, with clear targets and mechanisms for monitoring progress; quarterly reports on implementation thereafter
Lead department: DAFF
Supporting departments: EDD, DRDLR, DTI, NT, DEA, DOL
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Timeline: Identify labour-absorbing sectors and monitor their development: Initial proposal by September 2010; on-going monitoring on that basis, with bi-annual reports to the Cluster
Lead department: EDD
Supporting departments: Economic Cluster
SUB-OUTPUT 4: SPATIAL PROGRAMMES
Government should target economic plans to distressed areas and regions. For this purpose, a systematic identification of locations with high joblessness and poverty will be undertaken and communicated for use in targeting CWP and other programmes in the short run. In addition, a spatial perspective will be developed that identifies likely scenarios for settlement patterns and economic activities.
Timeline: Identify distressed areas for targeting CPW by November 2010; spatial perspective by February 2011
Lead department: EDD
Supporting departments: NPC, COGTA, DRDLR, DPW
SUB-OUTPUT 5: GREEN ECONOMY
The increased need to respond to climate change has opened new opportunities to employment creation while responding decisively on carbon emissions and seeking to improve efficiencies in the economy. Rather than a zero-sum game, policy work underway in the state seeks to build coherence between the climate change imperative and the creation of decent work and support of sustainable livelihoods. The policy work on the green economy will form a part of the New Growth Path. A detailed implementation plan will be developed after the approval of the policy and aligned with other work on energy, the environment, macro and microeconomic policies including innovation and investment plans.
The review of current regulatory and institutional frameworks will culminate in proposals of the appropriate regulatory framework to enable the development of sector action plans and related green markets and industries. The implementation of the green economy strategy has a number of crosscutting roles and responsibilities and will thus require work on ensuring coherence and coordination within the state and between social partners. The implementation plan will also address crucial issues of skills and funding, drawing from a variety of potential sources including the fiscus, international funds, business and industry, PPP arrangements and other possible measures.
Timeline: January 2011
Lead Department: EDD
Supporting departments: DEA, NT, DTI, DST
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4.3 OUTPUT 3: MULTI-PRONGED STRATEGY TO REDUCE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
The problem of youth unemployment in South Africa is acute and worsened significantly during 2009. Employment of 18 to 24 year olds fell by 13.2 per cent (208 000) compared with an overall decline of 6.3 per cent. Half of all 18 to 24 year olds are unemployed, accounting for about 30 per cent of total unemployment. National Treasury estimates that the average probability of an 18 to 24 year old of finding a job is just 25 per cent while the youth find jobs at a much slower rate than older unemployed individuals. Including those aged 25 to 29 years old adds another million to the unemployed.
The unemployed youth tend to be relatively less skilled and inexperienced. Almost 86 per cent of unemployed youths have either some secondary education or completed high school while two-thirds have never worked. Inexperience is a particular drag on employment prospects and helps to explain much of the implicit age discrimination in the South African labour market. Activities in this area will include:
• Reviewing the legislative environment
• Identifying the desirable scope, with budgets, of youth brigades and other forms of public employment
• Conducting an assessment of the potential youth wage subsidy including an experiment
• Improving education performance and skills development in the schooling and further education system
• Improving the public employment services available to the youth to aid matching of skills, job search, career guidance and counselling, skills development and job placement
• Establishing a monitoring system with regular reports on progress.
• Strengthen relationships with the NYDA and other youth services agencies.
Timeline: January 2011 (yearly milestones to be provided by the implementation plan)
Lead Departments: EDD, DoL, DHET
Supporting departments: NT, DTI, DST, DFMV, DRDLR, DPW, COGTA.
4.4 OUTPUT 4: INCREASED COMPETITIVENESS, TO RAISE NET EXPORTS, GROW TRADE AS A SHARE OF WORLD TRADE AND IMPROVE ITS COMPOSITION
Problem Statement
The growth and diversification of South African exports has been weak, with over half of all exports derived from the mining value chain. In order to stabilise growth it is important to diversify exports including into higher value added activities and to improve overall competitiveness.
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SUB-OUTPUT 1: SUPPORT FOR EXPORTS AND IMPORT COMPETING SECTORS.
A suite of interventions have been identified in the IPAPII targeted at enhancing the competitiveness of import competing sectors, particularly those linked to the build programme. The metal fabrication, capital equipment and transport equipment cluster of sectors has been identified as a key component to be leveraged to increase the competitiveness of the manufacturing sector and reduce the import leakage from the build programme and begin to develop export capabilities. Changes in the procurement highlighted under output 2 will be crucial for the promotion of this cluster of sectors. Activities in this area include:
Improvement of the competitive financing programme for suppliers into the public CAPEX programme.
The pharmaceuticals sector will also be stimulated particularly the production of anti-retroviral production to increase security of supply and reduce cost over the medium to long term.
Finalisation of the Set Top Box Manufacturing Strategy.
Assessment of all the main export sectors including constraints to growth of high-tech sectors. Developmental trade policies will be pursued through the selective use of tariffs to support sectors that have the potential to create jobs and/or retain decent jobs, and potential significant import replacement.
A review of complementary programmes put in place by companies in protected sectors for productivity improvements.
Implement work place challenge programmes to improve productivity.
Timeline: Implement KAPs as per IPAP II
Lead department: DTI
Supporting departments: EDD, NT, DAFF, DST, DMR, DEA, DOL
SUB-OUTPUT 2: INCREASED SHARE OF WORLD TRADE
Meeting the export growth target will require increased coordination on the implementation of the export strategy focused on key high growth economies, supporting the IPAP II priorities. Almost a quarter of exports go to Asia, yet the bulk of these exports are commodities. In this case the value and volume of exports are at an optimal peak. The challenge would be to diversify our basket of exports to products higher up in the value chain, notably manufactured goods and services. Investment into infrastructure and logistics to support increased trade activities both inter and intra regional trade is crucial.
Activities to be undertaken in this area include:
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Improving the coordination of South African communication and marketing strategy
Improvement of financing options through strengthening credit guarantee mechanisms to support exporters.
Determination of a long term strategy and the alignment of work to support targeted long term trade relations.
Design a market diversification strategy, including the development of medium to high-tech exports.
Unpack the medium to high tech sectors and the growth potential for these sectors.
The market diversification strategy should furthermore be complimented by a product diversification.
Coordinate with the infrastructure cluster on provision of infrastructure that facilitates exports
Timeline: January 2014
Lead department: DTI
Supporting department: DIRCO, EDD, DST
SUB-OUTPUT 3: INCREASED R&D TO SUPPORT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Increasing R&D is important for long-term sustained growth. In addition, there is a need to increase the R&D intensity of existing sectors of the economy, and aligning this work to the priority sectors as outlined in IPAPII and the New Growth Path. Substantial work has been done in this regard and the key activities will be aligned with the broader policy framework and implementation.
Increased R&D is possible through three major avenues:- government, private sector (including state- owned enterprises), and international funding. Taking into account the development status of South Africa and the current pressures on the private sector, government funding of R&D will continue to play the leading strategic role in strengthening the development of the National System of Innovation. Increased government funding will be deployed to support the key policy building blocks:
Some additional key activities to be undertaken within the context of Outcome 4 include:-
The introduction of a comprehensive portfolio of Centres of Competence as joint government, research agencies, universities, and business initiatives
Partnership with organised business, to identify and address barriers for increased private sector R&D funding
Identification and development of plans to address barriers for increasing international sources of R&D funding
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Support for new industrial development opportunities in support of the green economy
Develop monitoring mechanism and assess progress on R&D expenditure on the annual basis
Timeline: Dec 2014 (yearly milestones will be provided in the implementation plan)
Lead: DST
Supporting departments: EDD, DTI, NT, DHET
4.5 OUTPUT 5: IMPROVED COST STRUCTURE IN THE ECONOMY
Problem Statement
The economy is currently characterised by high cost structures arising among others from a combination of concentrated market structures, issues around infrastructure quality and financing, bottlenecks in skills and education, rising healthcare costs, above-inflation increases in administered prices, cyclical spikes in food prices, unnecessary inefficiency in regulations in some cases, and inefficient cities as a result of apartheid settlement patterns.
Sub-outputs
SUB-OUTPUT 1: INTERVENTIONS TO PROMOTE APPROPRIATE COST STRUCTURE
A review of the main drivers of high and inappropriate cost structures will be done and proposals developed to establish a more efficient economy. Specifically the study will assess the impact on overall economic efficiency of:
Infrastructure and skills bottlenecks
Administered prices
Healthcare costs
The cost and quality of commuter transport
The cost of food
Inefficient regulations or implementation systems.
In each case, the study will assess factors behind above-inflation increases in prices or other cost factors and if possible develop costed proposals for addressing them. In the area of telecommunications, the following actions will be undertaken, including:
Completing the Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) and issuing policy directives to achieve this.
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In addition, the system of regulatory impact assessments will be fast tracked and a campaign to cut red tape will be initiated.
Timeline for the regulatory impact assessment: January 2011 and development of a strategy to address cost structures: July 2011, with an implementation plan
Lead department: EDD
Supporting: DAFF, NT, DPE, DTI, DOH, DOT, DHET, DPSA, Presidency
Timeline for the LLU process completion: Dec 2011
Lead department: DoC
Supporting departments: EDD, DTI, NT
4.6 OUTPUT 6: IMPROVED SUPPORT TO SMALL BUSINESS AND COOPERATIVES
Problem Statement
SMMEs and co-operatives present an important vehicle to address the challenges of job creation, economic growth and equity. Realising the potential of small enterprises to growth and employment will require support to improve both the supply side factors such as finance and technical support, together with finding ways to strengthen market opportunities for small enterprises including cooperatives. Significant attention has been given to improve the institutional structure and regional foot print of institutions that provide business development support to small enterprises.
While there has been significant coverage of small enterprises through existing institutions, small enterprise support and financing has not been adequately effective. There is a need to improve access to finance, the quality of support services and market access for small enterprises.
Sub-outputs
SUB-OUTPUT 1: REDUCED CONSTRAINTS AND IMPROVED SUPPORT TO SMMES AND CO-OPS
Set up the committee consisting of EDD, DTI, DAFF and NT to review the work that has been undertaken, and develop employment and output targets for SMMEs and co-ops. Specifically the committee should review the structures and practices of Khula, SAMAF and provincial agencies to support SMMEs against needs.
With regard to market access, actions will be undertaken to increase demand for small enterprise products and facilitate their integration into the mainstream economic value chain through the implementation of the targeted procurement for small enterprises including the ten products approved by Cabinet. Further actions will be taken to assist small enterprises to showcase their products through national and international pavilions.
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The strategy to support co-operative development will be more strongly linked to growth of the social economy as a whole, with closer work with social partners to grow the co-op movements.
Finally, progress has been made to reduce regulatory compliance cost for small enterprises (tax policy) but further actions are required to reduce regulatory burden for small enterprises. Work undertaken by COGTA on Red Tape Reduction will be improved, and the proposal for fast-tracking RIA will also assist in this regard. The Ministerial Determination on Small Business will be reviewed.
Timeline: January 2011 (yearly milestones to be provided in the implementation plan); annual reporting on contribution of SMMEs to GDP and employment.
Lead Department: DTI
Supporting department: EDD, NT, DOL
SUB-OUTPUT 2: IMPROVED INTEGRATION OF 2ND ECONOMY ACTIVITIES INTO THE MAINSTREAM ECONOMY
The task team will review the current 2nd economy work developed by the Presidency and develop the implementation strategy to improve integration of the 2nd economy activities into the mainstream economy.
Timeline: January 2011
Lead department: EDD
Supporting departments: DTI, DPW, COGTA, NT, Presidency, DAFF, DRDLR
4.7 OUTPUT 7: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EXPANDED PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME
Problem Statement
The delivery of public services through the use of labour-intensive methods provides an opportunity to create additional work. Expansion of the public works programme needs to be accelerated further to create opportunities for the transfer of income to the unemployed through the provision of work to alleviate poverty.
Sub-outputs
SUB-OUTPUT 1: EXPANSION OF THE SCOPE AND DURATION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES (EPWP)
Employment Conditions
Employment conditions for beneficiaries on EPWP programmes are currently governed by The Ministerial Determination for Special Public Works Programmes and the accompanying Code of Good Practice for Special Public Works Programmes which were gazetted by DOL in 2002, after negotiations
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with stakeholders. The Ministerial Determination sets special conditions of employment for workers employed on public works programmes.
Work has been undertaken to propose amendments to some of the employment conditions in order to facilitate scaling up of the EPWP and increasing the impact on beneficiaries. The following amendments have been proposed with regards to:
The rate of pay: establish a minimum EPWP wage rate of R60 to be adjusted annually with inflation
Duration of employment: Allow for longer periods of employment so that programmes can offer longer term employment and more predictable income streams
The DOL facilitated a review of the Ministerial Determination including proposed amendments to some of the conditions of employment. The outcome of the review has been submitted to the Employment Conditions Commission and its recommendations have been submitted to the Minister of Labour for promulgation. These will be promulgated together with the reviewed Code of Good Practice.
Full-Time Equivalent Targets (FTE) and Fiscal Incentives
The setting of annual work opportunities as well as FTE targets for public bodies together with the introduction of fiscal incentives will lead to improved labour intensity through encouraging longer duration employment and thus higher FTE reporting.
The fiscal incentive once accessed by the public body has to be used for funding new EPWP projects or expanding existing EPWP projects which will lead to the creation of additional work opportunities. The payment of the fiscal incentive will promote increased labour-intensity which in turn will lead to improved cost effectiveness and affordability of EPWP programmes
At the national government level the overall co-ordination of the programme will continue to be done by the EPWP Unit in Department of Public Works (DPW). The DPW will also co-ordinate the infrastructure sector. The environmental and social sectors will be coordinated by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and the Department of Social Development (DSD) respectively. The Non- state sector will be coordinated by the National Department of Public Works with the Independent Development Trust (IDT) as an intermediary. The Community Works Programme (CWP) component is coordinated by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA). Implementation will be overseen by the Expanded MinMEC which will include national departments highlighted above.
As was the case in the first phase of the EPWP funds for the EPWP programmes will be allocated to national departments, provinces and municipalities through the normal budgeting process. However in the second phase, those public bodies that are performing well will be able to access additional funds through the EPWP wage incentive for which R 4.2 billion has been made available for the MTEF commencing in the 2009/10 financial year. Based on a R50 per day wage incentive, this would be sufficient to cover the costs of an additional 365 000 full time equivalents over the MTEF.
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Timelines: January 2011
Lead department: DPW
Support departments: Provincial and local Public Works Departments, DoL, NT, EDD, DHET
SUB-OUTPUT 2: EXPANSION OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE SOCIAL SECTOR
Within the social sector a list of programmes has been identified in which opportunities to expand EPWP exist. These programmes have the potential to also contribute to sub-output 1 and include, school nutrition, construction and maintenance of schools, adult education, teacher aids in special schools, administrative support at schools, directly observed therapy, voluntary counselling and testing, nutrition advisers, community health workers, community development workers.
Discussion with Ministers of Social Development, Education and Health will be accelerated to secure commitment with regards to the targets and the budget required to achieve the targets. While the expansion of these programmes is targeted towards improving service delivery, their employment potential cannot be ignored. There are no required legislative changes to implement the proposals.
The Minister of Public Works will together with the Ministers of Social Development, Basic Education and Health form part of the EPWP social sector MinMEC. The EPWP Social Sector MinMEC will be responsible to oversee the implementation of the programme and will subsequently report progress to the Implementation Forum.
Timelines: January 2011
Lead department: DPW
Support departments: DSD, DoL, NT, EDD, DHET
SUB-OUTPUT 3: EXPANSION OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR
A list of programmes has been identified to increase labour intensity of government infrastructure development programme. The programmes that will be implemented include:
a. Expansion of implementation of maintenance programmes like Zibambele that have high labour-intensity to other Provinces and Municipalities where there is scope for implementation. The current Zibambele model will be documented and packaged in guidelines to help new public bodies that would like to implement the programme.
b. Expansion of the Vuk’uphile Contractor Development programme to be implemented by more public bodies. The Vuk’uphile Contractor Development programme has shown a high labour-intensity on projects where it has been implemented.
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The DORA specifies conditions for the implementation of labour-intensive projects funded from conditional grants. In addition, conditions for accessing and utilising the EPWP fiscal incentive are also stipulated. No additional resources will be required to implement the proposals.
Implementing a comprehensive auditing function on the adherence to EPWP DORA conditions will be implemented.
A national forum led by the Department of Public Works and National Treasury will be explored to oversee the spending of infrastructure development budget at provincial and local spheres and monitoring the employment outcomes.
Technical support to Provincial and Municipal departments by the national Department of Public Works to enable the use of labour-intensive methods will be intensified. The technical support provided will include assistance in the following areas: identification of projects amenable to labour-intensive methods, design of projects to promote the use of labour-intensive methods and implementation support using labour-intensive methods.
Timelines: January 2011
Lead department: DPW
Support departments: NT, Provincial and Local Departments, DoL, NT, EDD, DHET
SUB-OUTPUT 4: EXPANSION OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR
National Sector Departments must utilise the EPWP incentive allocation to expand job creation outputs and achieve set targets. Sector departments must implement measures to expand job creation outputs, increase labour intensity and lower cost per job with the incentive.
EPWP Environmental Sector Ministers forum should be established to monitor performance of key national programmes against targets
Timeline: January 2011
Lead Department: DEA
Supporting: DPW, Provincial and Local government departments, DoL, NT, EDD, DHET, DoE, DAFF, DWA 5, INDICATORS, BASELINES AND TARGETS FOR OUTCOME
Please refer to Annexure A 7. RISKS, CONSTRAINTS AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES
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Achieving the employment and growth targets largely depend on the global economic environment. The economic outlook in the current administration period is still weak. The risk of a double-dip recession has increased given the sluggish performance of most developed countries and increased need for fiscal consolidation. Poor growth performance will have significant impact on government revenues, which may reduce resources required to achieve some certain targets outlined in the agreement. Continued investment into economic infrastructure will provide a buffer for the economy and lay a strong foundation for the economy’s competitiveness going forward.
8. GOVERNANCE AND REPORTING ARRANGEMENTS
The current Economic Sectors and Employment Cluster will be the Implementation Forum to oversee the implementation of agreements. For output 7, the expanded Public Works MinMEC will oversee the implementation of the programmes and the Implementation Forum will receive progress. Any policy related matter on EPWP will be facilitated by the Implementation Forum. Additional sub-structures will be established and to some extent existing structures (eg the Economic Development MinMEC) will be used to ensure increased cooperation and implementation of the Agreement. 9. SIGNATORIES
Name: __________________________________ Date: ______________2010
Minister of Economic Development
Name: __________________________________ Date: ______________2010
Minister of Trade and Industry
Name: __________________________________ Date: ______________2010
Minister of Finance
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DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
As the key partner in the Delivery Agreement, DRDLR’s contribution will be as follows:
Output 1, Sub-output 1: Developmental Growth Path
Work on the developmental growth path is being led by EDD, it will provide a policy framework in terms of a growth path that identifies the jobs drivers - that is, where jobs can be created - as well as key policy drivers, meaning the policy tools available to support employment growth across the economy, as well as identify trade-offs and choices that have to be considered. It will also identify the resource needs, both financial and non-financial resources for implementation and the institutional issues. Finally, it will include an assessment of the spatial dimension of the growth path based on aligning the provincial and local strategies to the growth path framework. DRDLR will contribute by developing and implementing policy interventions to support the development of vibrant rural economies. This should ensure that the latent economic potential in rural areas is fully realised into real economic activities that promote the integration of rural economies into mainstream value chain.
Output 2, Sub-output 3: Sector Strategies to support growth of labour intensive sectors
Significant economic challenges remain in rural areas and these include few economic assets, limited economic activities, inadequate infrastructure, widespread poverty and high unemployment. Without targeted interventions to reduce disparities and historical inequalities, inclusive growth is unachievable. In regard, DTI, EDD and DRDLR will cooperative to develop interventions to support the development of light industries within rural areas. This will build on the work that has been undertaken in IPAP 2.
Output 2, Sub-output 4: Spatial Programme
Government should target economic plans to distressed areas and regions. For this purpose, a systematic identification of locations with high joblessness and poverty will be undertaken and communicated for use in targeting CWP and other programmes in the short run. In addition, a spatial perspective will be developed that identifies likely scenarios for settlement patterns and economic activities. In this regard, DRDLR will implement its Comprehensive Rural Development Programme in distressed regions to alleviate poverty and provide employment opportunities.
Output 3: Multi-pronged strategy to reduce youth unemployment
The unemployed youth tend to be relatively less skilled and inexperienced. Almost 86 per cent of unemployed youths have either some secondary education or completed high school while two-thirds have never worked. Inexperience is a particular drag on employment prospects and helps to explain much of the implicit age discrimination in the South African labour market. Activities in this area will include:
• Reviewing the legislative environment
• Identifying the desirable scope, with budgets, of youth brigades and other forms of public employment
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• Conducting an assessment of the potential youth wage subsidy including an experiment
• Improving education performance and skills development in the schooling and further education system
• Improving the public employment services available to the youth to aid matching of skills, job search, career guidance and counselling, skills development and job placement
• Establishing a monitoring system with regular reports on progress.
• Strengthen relationships with the NYDA and other youth services agencies.
DRDLR will participate in the development of the multi-pronged strategy and develop programmes to support youth employment in rural areas.
Output 6: Sub-output: Reduced constraints and improved support to SMMEs and Co-ops
SMMEs and co-operatives present an important vehicle to address the challenges of job creation, economic growth and equity. Realising the potential of small enterprises to growth and employment will require support to improve both the supply side factors such as finance and technical support, together with finding ways to strengthen market opportunities for small enterprises including cooperatives. DRDLR will participate in supporting the development of cooperatives in rural areas to advance the outcome of creating vibrant rural communities.
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MR GUGILE NKWINTI, MP
MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM
DATE:___/___/_______
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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Sub-output 1: Developmental Growth Path
Work on the developmental growth path is being led by EDD, it will provide a policy framework in terms of a growth path that identifies the jobs drivers - that is, where jobs can be created - as well as key policy drivers, meaning the policy tools available to support employment growth across the economy, as well as identify trade-offs and choices that have to be considered. It will also identify the resource needs, both financial and non-financial resources for implementation and the institutional issues. Finally, it will include an assessment of the spatial dimension of the growth path based on aligning the provincial and local strategies to the growth path framework. DST’s contribution will include development and implementation of interventions that that enhance research, development, technological and innovation capabilities in South Africa and to play the key role in building a knowledge economy.
Summary of commitments – 2010 to 2014
I hereby pledge to drive the following ten measurable commitments over the next four years to support the achievement of Outcome 4.
1. As part of the effort to provide more effective support to small businesses and co-operatives (output 6), I hereby commit to facilitate a minimum increase of 10% annually in the number of small and medium-enterprises receiving technology support through the Technology Stations programme. (2009 baseline: 4,990 technological services offered to 1,594 small and medium enterprises). This increase will be facilitated through existing resources available to the department. Additional resources for further scaling-up the programme will be motivated through the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) processes.
2. Over the next four years, to provide Technology Assistance Packages (TAP’s) to a minimum of 100 qualifying local manufacturing companies. This is a new programme of the DST, initiated in 2009/10, in support of broader efforts to use large-scale public procurement to support local companies. TAP’s are tailor-made to a company and enhance their capabilities in order to successfully secure contracts under public procurement supply contracts.
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3. To finalise by the end of 2010 a strategy to effectively increase R&D spending in South Africa. The strategy will have a strong focus on specific opportunities for increasing R&D spending which are able to advance long-term growth opportunities.
4. To pilot a minimum of 4 novel technology-based interventions over the next four years which have the potential to create long-term sustainable job opportunities, particularly in rural communities.
5. To introduce, by 2011, a research and development incentive for small manufacturing firms who wish to increase spending on research and development.
6. To introduce a portfolio of research, development, and technology initiatives over the next four years that support the development of high potential green economy industrial sectors aligned to the green economy strategy currently under development.
7. Support a portfolio consisting of a minimum of eight large long-term R&D-led industrial development opportunities over the next four years. These include the development of a titanium industry, growing our space industry, bio-composites, fuel cells, civilian unmanned aerial systems, and electronics industries.
8. To continue efforts to provide the necessary support that will enable South Africa to nurture and grow medium to high technology sectors of the economy. This will include the effective functioning of new institutional platforms such as the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and the National Intellectual Management Property Office (NIPMO). By 30 June 2011, I will be in a position to provide firmer indications of the specific output measures that will be achieved through TIA.
9. Finally, to support key partner departments in building stronger research, development, innovation, and technology transfer capabilities that are required to maintain and grow key labour-absorbing sectors of the economy including agriculture, aquaculture, forestry, minerals processing, and post-harvest beneficiation and exports.
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10. Finally, to support key partner departments in building stronger research, development, innovation, and technology transfer capabilities that are required to maintain and grow key labour-absorbing sectors of the economy including agriculture, aquaculture, forestry, minerals processing, and post-harvest beneficiation and exports.
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MRS NALEDI PANDOR
MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DATE:___/___/_______
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
As the key partner in the Delivery Agreement, DPW’s contribution will be as follows:
Output 1, Sub-output 1: Developmental Growth Path
Work on the developmental growth path is being led by EDD, it will provide a policy framework in terms of a growth path that identifies the jobs drivers - that is, where jobs can be created - as well as key policy drivers, meaning the policy tools available to support employment growth across the economy, as well as identify trade-offs and choices that have to be considered. It will also identify the resource needs, both financial and non-financial resources for implementation and the institutional issues. Finally, it will include an assessment of the spatial dimension of the growth path based on aligning the provincial and local strategies to the growth path framework. DPW will contribute in the development and assessment of the public sector employment job drivers.
Output 3: A multipronged strategy to reduce youth unemployment
Output Three seeks to address the challenge of youth unemployment in South Africa. The problem of youth unemployment in South Africa is acute and worsened significantly during 2009. Employment of 18 to 24 year olds fell by 13.2 per cent (208 000) compared with an overall decline of 6.3 per cent. Half of all 18 to 24 year olds are unemployed, accounting for about 30 per cent of total unemployment. National Treasury estimates that the average probability of an 18 to 24 year old of finding a job is just 25 per cent while the youth find jobs at a much slower rate than older unemployed individuals. Including those aged 25 to 29 years old adds another million to the unemployed.
The unemployed youth tend to be relatively less skilled and inexperienced. Almost 86 per cent of unemployed youths have either some secondary education or completed high school while two-thirds have never worked. Inexperience is a particular drag on employment prospects and helps to explain much of the implicit age discrimination in the South African labour market. Activities in this area will include:
• Reviewing the legislative environment
• Identifying the desirable scope, with budgets, of youth brigades and other forms of public employment
• Conducting an assessment of the potential youth wage subsidy including an experiment
• Improving education performance and skills development in the schooling and further education system
• Improving the public employment services available to the youth to aid matching of skills, job search, career guidance and counselling, skills development and job placement
• Establishing a monitoring system with regular reports on progress.
• Strengthen relationships with the NYDA and other youth services agencies.
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Work in this area will be led by the Economic Development Department working closely with Department of Higher Education and Training, and Department of Labour. DPW as a supporting department will contribute through the development, monitoring and evaluation of youth public employment schemes.
Output 6, Sub-output Two: Improved integration of 2nd economy activities into the mainstream economy
DPW will also support in Sub-output Two, Improved integration of 2nd economy activities into the mainstream economy, of Outcome Six (Improved support to small business and cooperatives). Work in this regard will involve the review of the current 2nd economy work developed by the Presidency and the development the implementation strategy to improve integration of the 2nd economy activities into the mainstream economy.
Output 7: Implementation of the expanded public works programme
DPW will lead Outcome Seven; Implementation of the Expanded Public Works Programme, of which there are several sub-outputs including
Sub-output 1: Expansion of the scope and duration of public employment opportunities- lead
Sub-output 2: Expansion of employment in the social sector-Support, DSD Lead
Sub-output 3: Expansion of employment in the infrastructure sector –Lead
Sub-output 4: Expansion of employment in the environmental sector –Support, DEA Lead
DPW will need to establish an Expanded MinMEC to facilitate improved coordination in the implementation of EPWP 2. This will also need to include the Ministers of Social Development, Environment, and Education.
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GEOFF DOIDGE, MP
MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS
DATE:___/___/_______
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR
As the key partner in the Delivery Agreement, DoL’s contribution will be as follows.
Sub-output 1: Developmental Growth Path
Work on the developmental growth path is being led by EDD, it will provide a policy framework in terms of a growth path that identifies the jobs drivers - that is, where jobs can be created - as well as key policy drivers, meaning the policy tools available to support employment growth across the economy, as well as identify trade-offs and choices that have to be considered. It will also identify the resource needs, both financial and non-financial resources for implementation and the institutional issues. Finally, it will include an assessment of the spatial dimension of the growth path based on aligning the provincial and local strategies to the growth path framework. DOL’s contribution in this regard will include development and implementation of interventions to improve labour market policies and employment outcomes.
Sub-output 7: Agreement with social partners to (a) promote the goal of decent work through inclusive growth and (b) strengthen implementation of the Framework Response
Achieving the goal of decent employment through inclusive growth will require increased participation and contribution of social partners in the development, implementation and monitoring of policies and programmes. The New Growth Path will entail a new set of trade offs for all social partners and between long term and short term costs and benefits. The successful implementation of the New Growth Path will require creating consensus and mobilizing social partners towards the common aim. Work will be done to negotiate economic development pacts at national, industry, and firm level. The nature of these pacts will depend on the outcomes of the New Growth Path, after which a clear, costed implementation plan will be developed following a legislative and regulatory review. Initially work will rely on existing institutions and structures such as Nedlac and further structures developed in line with the implementation plan. DOL will support EDD in negotiations with social partners on their contribution to the goal of decent employment through inclusive growth. DOL will also support EDD to represent government in the Framework Response Leadership Task Team and report progress on implementation
Sub-output 2: Sector strategies to support growth of labour intensive sectors
For more effective sector strategies to enhance employment creation and equity, improved methodologies for identifying and addressing constraints on growth and consulting with stakeholders are crucial. A standard methodology to achieve this aim will be established for use by all departments engaging with sectors. For monitoring purposes, it is important to identify additional labour-absorbing sectors and monitor their growth in terms of (a) employment creation, (b) output, (c) investment and (d) exports. DOL will participate in the identification of labour intensive sectors to increase employment intensity in the economy.
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Output 3: Multi-pronged strategy to reduce youth unemployment
The unemployed youth tend to be relatively less skilled and inexperienced. Almost 86 per cent of unemployed youths have either some secondary education or completed high school while two-thirds have never worked. Inexperience is a particular drag on employment prospects and helps to explain much of the implicit age discrimination in the South African labour market. Activities in this area will include:
• Reviewing the legislative environment
• Identifying the desirable scope, with budgets, of youth brigades and other forms of public employment
• Conducting an assessment of the potential youth wage subsidy including an experiment
• Improving education performance and skills development in the schooling and further education system
• Improving the public employment services available to the youth to aid matching of skills, job search, career guidance and counseling, skills development and job placement
• Establishing a monitoring system with regular reports on progress.
• Strengthen relationships with the NYDA and other youth services agencies.
DOL will participate in the development of the multi-pronged strategy and review current labour market programmes to support youth employment. DOL will also improve public employment services available to youth to aid matching of skills, job search, career guidance, skills development, job placement.
Sub-output 1: Expansion of the scope and duration of public employment
The delivery of public services through the use of labour-intensive methods provides an opportunity to create additional work. Expansion of the public works programme needs to be accelerated further to create opportunities for the transfer of income to the unemployed through the provision of work to alleviate poverty. In this regard DOL will:
a) Amend and gazette the Ministerial Determination for Special Public Works Programmes, and
b) Monitor placements in the EPWP
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MR MEMBATHISI MDLADLANA, MP
MINISTER OF LABOUR
DATE:___/___/_______
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DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
As the key partner in the Delivery Agreement, DHET’s contribution will be as follows:
Output 1, Sub-output 1: Developmental Growth Path
Work on the developmental growth path is being led by EDD, it will provide a policy framework in terms of a growth path that identifies the jobs drivers - that is, where jobs can be created - as well as key policy drivers, meaning the policy tools available to support employment growth across the economy, as well as identify trade-offs and choices that have to be considered. It will also identify the resource needs, both financial and non-financial resources for implementation and the institutional issues. Finally, it will include an assessment of the spatial dimension of the growth path based on aligning the provincial and local strategies to the growth path framework.
DHET will also contribute to the development of the Developmental growth path; in the general development of skills to support the growth path and particularly with the growth of the knowledge economy as a key jobs driver.
Output 3: “Multi-pronged strategy to reduce youth unemployment”
DHET will alongside EDD and the Department of Labour lead the Output Three, “Multi-pronged strategy to reduce youth unemployment
The problem of youth unemployment in South Africa is acute and worsened significantly during 2009. Employment of 18 to 24 year olds fell by 13.2 per cent (208 000) compared with an overall decline of 6.3 per cent. Half of all 18 to 24 year olds are unemployed, accounting for about 30 per cent of total unemployment. National Treasury estimates that the average probability of an 18 to 24 year old of finding a job is just 25 per cent while the youth find jobs at a much slower rate than older unemployed individuals. Including those aged 25 to 29 years old adds another million to the unemployed.
The unemployed youth tend to be relatively less skilled and inexperienced. Almost 86 per cent of unemployed youths have either some secondary education or completed high school while two-thirds have never worked. Inexperience is a particular drag on employment prospects and helps to explain much of the implicit age discrimination in the South African labour market. DHET will take the lead in a series of interventions meant to increase the skills set and employability of unemployed youth. This will also include improving the capacity in FET Colleges which forms part of Outcome 5. These activities will include;
Improving education performance and skills development in the schooling and further education system
• Improving training and skills services in public employment schemes
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Output 4, Sub-output 4; “Increased R&D to support growth and development”
DHET will support Sub-output Four, “Increased R&D to support growth and development” of Output Four “Increased competitiveness, to raise net exports, grow trade as a share of world trade and improve its composition”.
Increasing R&D is important for long-term sustained growth. In addition, there is a need to increase the R&D intensity of existing sectors of the economy, and aligning this work to the priority sectors as outlined in IPAPII and the Developmental Growth Path. Substantial work has been done in this regard and the key activities will be aligned with the broader policy framework and implementation.
Increased R&D is possible through three major avenues: - government, private sector (including state- owned enterprises), and international funding. Taking into account the development status of South Africa and the current pressures on the private sector, government funding of R&D will continue to play the leading strategic role in strengthening the development of the National System of Innovation. Increased government funding will be deployed to support the key policy building blocks:
DHET will alongside EDD, DTI and NT support DST in the;
The introduction of a comprehensive portfolio of Centres of Competence as joint government, research agencies, universities, and business initiatives
Partnership with organised business, to identify and address barriers for increased private sector R&D funding
Identification and development of plans to address barriers for increasing international sources of R&D funding
Support for new industrial development opportunities in support of the green economy
Develop monitoring mechanism and assess progress on R&D expenditure on the annual basis
This will be aligned with Outcome 3 output of increasing human capital to support growth in the knowledge economy.
Output 5, Sub-output 1: “Interventions to promote appropriate cost structure”.
DHET will play a supporting role in Output 5: “improved cost structure in the economy,” through Sub- output one, “Interventions to promote appropriate cost structure”.
The South African economy is currently characterised by high cost structures arising among others from a combination of concentrated market structures, issues around infrastructure quality and financing, bottlenecks in skills and education, rising healthcare costs, above-inflation increases in administered prices, cyclical spikes in food prices, unnecessary inefficiency in regulations in some cases, and inefficient cities as a result of apartheid settlement patterns.
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Work on Sub-Output Five will focus on a review of the main drivers of high and inappropriate cost structures will be done and proposals developed to establish a more efficient economy. Specifically the study will assess the impact on overall economic efficiency of:
Infrastructure and skills bottlenecks
Administered prices
Healthcare costs
The cost and quality of commuter transport
The cost of food
Inefficient regulations or implementation systems.
In each case, the study will assess factors behind above-inflation increases in prices or other cost factors and if possible develop costed proposals for addressing them, and DHET shall lead the work with regards to education and skills cost structures in the economy.
Output 7: “implementation of the expanded public works programme (EPWP)”
The delivery of public services through the use of labour-intensive methods provides an opportunity to create additional work. Expansion of the public works programme needs to be accelerated further to create opportunities for the transfer of income to the unemployed through the provision of work to alleviate poverty. Hence the importance of Output Seven “implementation of the expanded public works programme (EPWP)” of Outcome Four.
While overall co-ordination of the programme will continue to be done by the EPWP Unit in the Department of Public Works (“DPW”) at the national government level, the environmental sectors will be coordinated by DEA, the infrastructure by DPW, the social by the Department of Social Development (“DSD”). DHET will work with these departments to explore, develop and implement training opportunities in the context of these interventions.
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BLADE NZIMANDE, MP
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCTAION AND TRAINING
DATE:___/___/_______
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
Output 1, Sub-output 1: Developmental Growth Path
Work on the developmental growth path is being led by EDD, it will provide a policy framework in terms of a growth path that identifies the jobs drivers - that is, where jobs can be created - as well as key policy drivers, meaning the policy tools available to support employment growth across the economy, as well as identify trade-offs and choices that have to be considered. It will also identify the resource needs, both financial and non-financial resources for implementation and the institutional issues. Finally, it will include an assessment of the spatial dimension of the growth path based on aligning the provincial and local strategies to the growth path framework. DAFF will Develop and implement interventions to support the developmental growth path to improve employment in the agricultural sector.
Output 2, Sub-Output 3: Sector Strategies to support growth of labour intensive sectors
In this regard, a lot of work has been done - among government departments and in consultation with the private sector - to develop an Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP II). This identifies sectoral and cross- cutting interventions aimed at stimulating growth and labour absorption in specific sectors and deploying specific support measures (financial or non-financial) including procurement. The fundamental imperative is to ensure the effective implementation of IPAP II which will require enhanced resourcing of key interventions as well as improved coordination among key departments and social partners. DAFF contribution will include:
a) Develop and finalise the agricultural production strategy to improve output and employment in the sector
b) Support the implementation of the Key Action Plans in IPAP2 for the agro-processing industry
c) Implement the afforestation plan to meet the identified targets
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MS TINA JOEMAT PETTERSSON
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
DATE:___/___/_______
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DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES
As the key partner in the Delivery Agreement, DMR’s contribution will be as follows:
Output 1, Sub-output 1: Developmental Growth Path
Work on the developmental growth path is being led by EDD, it will provide a policy framework in terms of a growth path that identifies the jobs drivers - that is, where jobs can be created - as well as key policy drivers, meaning the policy tools available to support employment growth across the economy, as well as identify trade-offs and choices that have to be considered. It will also identify the resource needs, both financial and non-financial resources for implementation and the institutional issues. Finally, it will include an assessment of the spatial dimension of the growth path based on aligning the provincial and local strategies to the growth path framework. DMR will contribute by developing policy interventions to support the growth of the mining sector including increased domestic beneficiation of commodities to increase employment and investment growth in line with the Developmental Growth Path.
Output 2, Sub-output 3: Sector strategies to support growth of labour intensive sectors
The South African economy has developed on a growth path that has made insufficient progress in creating jobs, and reducing inequality. Furthermore, challenges relating to climate change demand an integrated response. Faced with these challenges, the developmental growth path is intended to enhance the labour-absorbing capacity of the economy, to build a lower carbon-emission economy and to find ways to connect knowledge and innovation to the challenge of jobs and growth. The contribution of DMR will be to finalise the Beneficiation strategy and consultations with key stakeholders in line with IPAP commitments
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SUSAN SHABANGU, MP
MINISTER OF MINERAL RESOURCES
DATE:___/___/_______
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION
As the key partner in the Delivery Agreement, DoC’s contribution will be as follows.
Output 1, Sub-output 1: Developmental Growth Path
Work on the developmental growth path is being led by EDD, it will provide a policy framework in terms of a growth path that identifies the jobs drivers - that is, where jobs can be created - as well as key policy drivers, meaning the policy tools available to support employment growth across the economy, as well as identify trade-offs and choices that have to be considered. It will also identify the resource needs, both financial and non-financial resources for implementation and the institutional issues. Finally, it will include an assessment of the spatial dimension of the growth path based on aligning the provincial and local strategies to the growth path framework. The Growth Path identifies the knowledge economy as a key jobs driver. DOC will work on the development and assessment of interventions in support of the knowledge economy as a jobs driver. DOC will also implement interventions to increase the uptake and usage of ICTs in the economy to improve efficiencies and support inclusive growth.
Output 2, Sub-output 3: Sector Strategies to support growth of labour intensive sectors
In this regard, a lot of work has been done - among government departments and in consultation with the private sector - to develop an Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP II). This identifies sectoral and cross- cutting interventions aimed at stimulating growth and labour absorption in specific sectors and deploying specific support measures (financial or non-financial) including procurement. The fundamental imperative is to ensure the effective implementation of IPAP II which will require enhanced resourcing of key interventions as well as improved coordination among key departments and social partners.
In the Business Process Services, DOC will investigate the possibility of introducing the telecommunications developmental pricing to support the growth of Business process services.
Output 4, Sub-output 1: support for exports and import competing sectors
A suite of interventions have been identified in the IPAP targeted at enhancing the competitiveness of import competing sectors, particularly those linked to the build programme. The metal fabrication, capital equipment and transport equipment cluster of sectors has been identified as a key component to be leveraged to increase the competitiveness of the manufacturing sector and reduce the import leakage from the build programme and begin to develop export capabilities. DOC will finalise the Set Top Box Manufacturing Sector Development Strategy to ensure maximum benefits flow to local manufacturers and the procurement stimulates local industrial development in the electronics industry.
Output 5, Sub-output 1: Interventions to support appropriate cost structure
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A review of the main drivers of high and inappropriate cost structures will be done and proposals developed to establish a more efficient economy. Specifically the study will assess the impact on overall economic efficiency of:
Infrastructure and skills bottlenecks
Administered prices
Healthcare costs
The cost and quality of commuter transport
The cost of food
Inefficient regulations or implementation systems
In this regard, DOC will:
Complete the Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) and issuing policy directives to achieve this.
Develop and implement policy directives to accelerate the reduction in telecommunication cost
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GENERAL SIPHIWE NYANDA, MP
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATION
DATE:___/___/_______
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NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM
As the key partner in the Delivery Agreement, NDT’s contribution will be as follows:
Output 1, Sub-output 1: Developmental Growth Path
Work on the developmental growth path is being led by EDD, it will provide a policy framework in terms of a growth path that identifies the jobs drivers - that is, where jobs can be created - as well as key policy drivers, meaning the policy tools available to support employment growth across the economy, as well as identify trade-offs and choices that have to be considered. It will also identify the resource needs, both financial and non-financial resources for implementation and the institutional issues. Finally, it will include an assessment of the spatial dimension of the growth path based on aligning the provincial and local strategies to the growth path framework. NDT will Develop and implement interventions to support the developmental growth path to improve employment in the tourism sector.
Output 2, Sub-output 3: Sector Strategies to support growth of labour intensive sectors
In this regard, a lot of work has been done - among government departments and in consultation with the private sector - to develop an Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP II). This identifies sectoral and cross- cutting interventions aimed at stimulating growth and labour absorption in specific sectors and deploying specific support measures (financial or non-financial) including procurement. The fundamental imperative is to ensure the effective implementation of IPAP II which will require enhanced resourcing of key interventions as well as improved coordination among key departments and social partners. NDT will finalise the National Tourism Sector Strategy which accelerate growth and increase employment in the sector
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MR MARTHINUS VAN SCHALKWYK, MP
MINISTER OF TOURISM
DATE:___/___/_______
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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
As the key partner in the Delivery Agreement, DoE’s contribution will be as follows:
Output 2, Sub-output 5 Green Economy
The Economic Development Department working closely with the DEA and supported by the National Treasury, Department of Trade and Industry and Science and Technology will lead Sub-output Five of Output Two; the Green Economy. Rather than a zero-sum game, this output recognizes that the increased need to respond to climate change opens new opportunities for employment creation while responding decisively on carbon emissions and seeking to improve efficiencies in the economy. The Green Economy strategy and other policy work underway in the state seeks to build coherence between the climate change imperative and the creation of decent work and support of sustainable livelihoods. The policy work on the green economy will form part of the Developmental Growth Path. A detailed implementation plan will be developed after the approval of the policy and aligned with other work on energy, environment, macro and microeconomic policies including innovation and investment plans.
The review of current regulatory and institutional frameworks will culminate in proposals of the appropriate regulatory framework to enable the development of sector action plans and related green markets and industries. The implementation of the green economy strategy has a number of crosscutting roles and responsibilities and will thus require work on ensuring coherence and coordination within the state and between social partners. The implementation plan will also address crucial issues of skills and funding, drawing from a variety of potential sources including the fiscus, international funds, business and industry, PPP arrangements and other possible measures.
Output 7 Implementation of the expanded public works programme
The delivery of public services through the use of labour-intensive methods provides an opportunity to create additional work. Expansion of the public works programme needs to be accelerated further to create opportunities for the transfer of income to the unemployed through the provision of work to alleviate poverty. Hence the importance of Output Seven “implementation of the expanded public works programme (EPWP)” of Outcome Four.
While overall co-ordination of the programme will continue to be done by the EPWP Unit in the Department of Public Works (“DPW”) at the national government level, the environmental sectors will be coordinated by DEA, the infrastructure by DPW, the social by the Department of Social Development (“DSD”).
Thus the Department of Environmental Affairs (“DEA”) will lead sub-output four “Expansion of employment in the environment sector”. DEA will use the EPWP incentive allocation to expand job
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creation outputs and achieve set targets. DEA will implement measures to increase labour intensity and lower cost per job with the incentive.
EPWP Environmental Sector Ministers forum should be established to monitor performance of key national programmes against targets.
DEA will be supported by DPW, Provincial and Local government departments, DoL, NT, EDD, DHET, DoE, DWA and DAFF in attaining this output.
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BUYELWA SONJICA, MP
MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
DATE:___/___/_______
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DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE
As the key partner in the Delivery Agreement, DAC’s contribution will be as follows;
Output 1, Sub-output 1: Developmental Growth Path
Work on the developmental growth path is being led by EDD, it will provide a policy framework in terms of a growth path that identifies the jobs drivers - that is, where jobs can be created - as well as key policy drivers, meaning the policy tools available to support employment growth across the economy, as well as identify trade-offs and choices that have to be considered. It will also identify the resource needs, both financial and non-financial resources for implementation and the institutional issues. Finally, it will include an assessment of the spatial dimension of the growth path based on aligning the provincial and local strategies to the growth path framework. DAC will develop and implement interventions to support the developmental growth path to improve employment in the cultural industries.
Output 2, Sub-output 3: Sector Strategies to support growth of labour intensive sectors
In this regard, a lot of work has been done - among government departments and in consultation with the private sector - to develop an Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP II). This identifies sectoral and cross- cutting interventions aimed at stimulating growth and labour absorption in specific sectors and deploying specific support measures (financial or non-financial) including procurement. The fundamental imperative is to ensure the effective implementation of IPAP II which will require enhanced resourcing of key interventions as well as improved coordination among key departments and social partners. DAC will support the implementation of Key Action Plans (KAPs) contained in IPAP 2 to support the growth of cultural industries. This will include implementing training and skills development programmes and improving capital investments in the film industry.
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LULU XINGWANA
MINISTER OF ARTS AND CULTURE
DATE:___/___/_______