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1. Message from the Rector and Vice-Chancellor
Universities the ‘engines’ for NDP implementation
When the National Development Plan (NDP) was
released in 2012, the first thing that struck me was its
title: “Our future – make it work”. It is a statement of
ownership, and a call to action: the plan belongs to all of
us as South Africans, and it is up to each one of us – not
just the government – to ensure that, by 2030, we do
indeed live in a “country remade.”
The different sectors of society all have their role to
play in this regard, and higher education is no exception.
Universities produce the knowledge required for
progress, equip young people with the skills that the
economy needs, and empower communities for critical
citizenship.
The sociologist Manuel Castells calls universities
“engines of development”. And former President Nelson
Mandela once said: “Education is the most powerful
weapon you can use to change the world”.
At Stellenbosch University (SU), we follow a sciencefor-society approach. This is reflected in our HOPE
Project, through which we are working to eradicate
poverty, promote human dignity and health, entrench
democracy and human rights, strengthen peace and
security, and balance a sustainable environment with a
competitive industry.
Fundamental research and academic excellence are
important, but universities can no longer be ivory
towers – especially not in developing societies. We
have to be relevant to the people of our country and
continent by engaging with their needs.
That is why SU made research inputs to the NDP
during its formative stages, and now that the document
is there, we want to contribute to its implementation.
This conference of our School of Public Leadership is an
important part of that effort.
Collaboration is going to be crucial to the
implementation of the NDP. We need strong
partnerships between higher education institutions,
government structures at all levels, and the private
sector.
Equally important is to keep the conversation on
national development going. And in this, too, SU is ready
to contribute. Promoting open and critical debate is,
after all, a core function of a university.
In that spirit, may this conference be a great success.
Prof H Russel Botman
Rector and Vice-Chancellor
Stellenbosch University
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2. About the Conference
Making National Development Work: From Design to Delivery
The National Development Plan (NDP) is the
government’s “blueprint” for addressing the challenges
and opportunities of South Africa. Pre-eminent experts
wrote it and then everyone in South Africa, including
a much wider pool of experts, could comment and
provide input for the current version.
This conference is squarely focused on the
implementation of not only the NDP, but other national
plan aswell. These plans are backed by budgets and
resources, but they can only bring benefits to people
and communities once they are implemented. This
implementation must be effective as well as ethical.
To deal with these challenges the NDP identifies the
following six interlinked priorities:
1. Uniting all South Africans around a common
programme to achieve prosperity and equity.
2. Promoting active citizenry to strengthen
development, democracy and accountability.
3. Bringing about faster economic growth, higher
investment and greater labour absorption.
4. Focusing on key capabilities of people and the state.
5. Building a capable and developmental state.
In the NDP nine primary challenges for South Africa are
identified. These are:
6. Encouraging strong leadership throughout society to
work together to solve problems.
1. Too few people work.
This conference:
• is a step in the process of moving from ideas
through institutionalisation to implementation;
• will relate to national development planning as well
as the programmes of Stellenbosch University; and
• will provide a platform for various role players to
discuss and develop future strategies, partnerships
and ways of implementation to realise Vision
2030 for South Africa through the successful
implementation of the NDP.
2. The quality of school education for black people
is poor.
3. Infrastructure is poorly located, inadequate and
under-maintained.
4. Spatial divides hobble inclusive development.
5. The economy is unsustainably resource-intensive.
6. The public health system cannot meet demand or
sustain quality.
7. Public services are uneven and often of poor quality.
8. Corruption levels are high.
9. South Africa remains a divided society.
The conference will consist of three components:
plenary sessions with both individual presenters and
panel discussions experts; presentations of projects that
illustrate the implementation of policy with rapporteurs
reporting back to the plenary sessions and, on the
third and final day, a research colloquium on National
Development Planning.
Prof Erwin Schwella is Professor of Public Leadership at Stellenbosch University’s School of Public
Leadership. He is the Convenor of this Conference and Co-facilitator of the Research Colloquium.
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Making National Development Work: From Design to Delivery
3. Research Colloquium on National Development Planning
It goes without saying that the scope of the NDP is
so broad that a mapping of this space would need to
take into account an unmanageably large number of
initiatives across all the different sectors specifically
addressed by the NDP. Instead, it will be necessary to
identify initiatives that are not sector-specific and that
relate to the broad, integrated approach to planning that
has been adopted by the NDP. This would include, for
example, research relating to macro-economic policy;
employment/unemployment; sustainable development;
urbanisation; national and urban infrastructure
investments; spatial planning systems; biodiversity and
eco-systems; institutional development and capacity
building, and innovation and research.
The colloquium will be run in a participatory manner.
Participants will be expected to make 5 to 10 minute
contributions about their own and related work,
followed by discussion about emerging themes. The end
result will be a preliminary analysis of emerging trends,
gaps and core challenges facing the research community.
23 November 2013
The aim of the colloquium will be to map the various
initiatives across the country that relate in one way
or another to the process of national development
planning. The reason for this is that many of these
initiatives take place in isolation, which means that
researchers, policy-makers and citizens are not provided
with a viable and reliable dashboard of web-links about
where particular categories of information and analysis
can be obtained.
Prof Mark Swilling is the Director of the Sustainability Institute and Professor at the School of
Public Leadership. He is the Co-facilitator of the Research Colloquium.
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4. PROGRAMME
Date/
Time
MAKING NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORK:
FROM DESIGN TO DELIVERY
Thursday 21 November, 2013
08:00 - 08:45
Arrival and Registration
Stellenbosch University (SU), School
of Public Leadership (SPL) Campus,
Bellville Park
09:00 - 09:35
Welcome
Prof Erwin Schwella, Professor of
Public Leadership: SPL
Dr Holger Dix, Head of the Konrad
Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) in South
Africa
09:40 - 10:30
Keynote Message from the Presidency
Mr Trevor Manuel, Minister in
the Presidency: National Planning
Commission (NPC) – Video Message
Mr Khulekani Mathe, Acting Head:
NPC Secretariat
10:30 - 10:55
Break
Tea / Coffee
11:00 - 11:45
The National Development Plan (NDP): a Provincial Governance
Perspective
Dr Ivan Meyer, Provincial Minister
of Cultural Affairs, Sports and
Recreation: Western Cape
Government
11:50 - 12:30
National Development and the South African National School of
Government (SANSG): Re-engineering the Public Service through
Capacity Building
Prof Job Mokgoro, Interim Head:
SANSG and Chair of the Ministerial
Advisory Committee of the SANSG
12:35 - 13:20
Lunch
13:25 - 14:30
Panel Discussion Facilitated by Mr Henry Jeffreys,
Independent Political Analyst
Perspectives on the NDP:
• Philanthropy and Education
Panellists:
Ms Priscilla Booysen, Rupert Family
Foundations
•
An unashamedly ethical approach
Dr Graham Power, Executive
Chairman: Power Group
•
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Mr Abba Omar, Director Operations:
Mapungubwe Institute of Strategic
Reflection (MISTRA)
•
14:40 - 15:30
Planning, Policies, Action
A Partnership with Organised Business
Mr Christo van der Rheede, Chief
Executive Officer: Afrikaanse
Handelsinstituut (AHI)
Project Showcasing
Refer to Project Programme for
Project Descriptions
Making National Development Work: From Design to Delivery
5. 15:40 - 16:30
Project Showcasing
16:40 - 17:40
Plenary feedback
18:30 - 22:00
Refer to Project Programme for
Project Descriptions
Gala Dinner
D’Aria Winery
Durbanville Wine Route
Durbanville
Hosted by the AHI: Western Cape
Speakers:
Prof Willie Esterhuyse, Emeritus
Professor of Philosophy, SU:
The NDP as Instrument for Peace in
South Africa
Professor H Russel Botman, Rector
and Vice-Chancellor, SU:
Stellenbosch University as Research
and Innovation Partner for National
Development
Friday 22 November 2013
08:00 - 08:25
Arrival
08:30 - 09:10
Making National Planning Work:The Role of Good
Governance
Adv Thuli Madonsela, Public
Protector of the Republic of South
Africa
09:15 - 10:20
Panel Discussion Facilitated by Mr David Daniels, SPL
Panellists:
Perspectives on the NDP:
• A commissioner’s view on the current reality
Prof Mohammad Karaan, Member of
the National Planning Commission
(NPC) and Dean: SU Faculty of AgriSciences
•
Good governance: challenges for the Public Service
Dr Yvonne Muthien, Director: SASOL
INZALO Foundation
•
A Sustainability View
Prof Mark Swilling, Professor at SPL
and Director: Sustainability Institute
•
Local Government
Cllr Thabo Manyoni, Executive Mayor,
City of Mangaung / President of the
South African Local Government
Association (SALGA)
11:25 - 12:15
Project Showcasing
12:25 - 13:10
Plenary Feedback
13:10 - 13:40
Refer to Project Programme for
Project Descriptions
Lunch
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6. 13:50 - 14:30
SU as a Knowledge and Innovation Partner
Prof Eugene Cloete,Vice-Rector:
Research and Innovation, SU
14:35 - 15:30
Plenary Imbizo
Facilitated by Prof Erwin Schwella
15:35 - 16:30
Cocktail Reception
Hosted by the School of Public
Leadership, Stellenbosch University
Saturday 23 November 2013
10:00 - 12:30
12:30
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Academic Research Colloquium: Setting the Research Agenda
for National Development
Prof Mark Swilling and Prof Erwin
Schwella
Closure
Making National Development Work: From Design to Delivery
7. Conference speakers and presenters
Dr Holger Dix, Head of the Konrad
Adenauer Stiftung in South Africa
Mr Trevor Manuel, Minister in
the Presidency: National Planning
Commission
Mr Khulekani Mathe, Acting Head:
NPC Secretariat
Dr Ivan Meyer, Provincial Minister
of Cultural Affairs, Sports and
Recreation:Western Cape
Government
Prof Job Mokgoro, Interim Head:
SANSG and Chair of the Ministerial
Advisory Committee of the SANSG
Ms Priscilla Booysen, Rupert Family
Foundations
Mr Abba Omar, Director Operations:
Mapungubwe Institute of Strategic
Reflection
Dr Graham Power, Executive
Chairman: Power Group
Mr Christo van der Rheede, Chief
Executive Officer: Afrikaanse
Handelsinstituut
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8. Adv Thuli Madonsela, Public Protector
of the Republic of South Africa
Prof Mohammad Karaan, Member
of the National Planning Commission
and Dean: Faculty of AgriSciences,
Stellenbosch University
Cllr Thabo Manyoni, Executive Mayor
City of Mangaung / President of the
South African Local Government
Association
Prof Eugene Cloete,Vice-Rector:
Research and Innovation,
Stellenbosch University
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Dr Yvonne Muthien, Director: SASOL:
INZALO Foundation
Making National Development Work: From Design to Delivery
9. Project showcasing:
Thursday 21 November
14:40 - 15:30
Building Capability in Organisational
Culture Transformation
(SA Govt TAU)
ThinkTwice
Telematic Services Project (HOPE
Project)
Foundation for Alcohol-Related
Research
Implementation of Municipal Health
Services at Joe Gqabi District
Municipality
Democratic Governance and Rights
Unit
Stellenbosch University Water
Institute (HOPE Project)
Thursday 21 November
15:40 - 16:30
DigiLead: Building Digital Literacy for
Leaders
Power Group
COHSASA
Lead Afrika
Water Governance
RUCdi
Friday, 22 November
10:25 - 11:15
IMSTUS/SciMathUS (HOPE Project)
Project Description
Case study in the Eastern Cape Provincial Government.
A non-profit organisation which provides life skills education and
training to mainly under-resourced crèches and schools in the
Western Cape.
A three-year research project that is aimed at determining the
efficiency, effectiveness and overall impact of virtual classrooms in the
Western and Northern Cape Provinces.
An organisation dedicated to building positive futures in Southern
African communities by significantly reducing birth defects caused by
alcohol consumption during pregnancy..
A project to ensure sustainable delivery of basic municipal services
related to health at Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the rural
Eastern Cape Province.
The project’s main focus is the human rights aspects of the plan with
a specific focus on the governance issues as well as engaging civil
society.
The Stellenbosch University Water Institute as a knowledge partner,
showcasing research and capacity development at Further Education
and Training and Higher Education levels in South Africa and Africa.
Project Description
The DigiLead program as Phase 1 of its strategy further aims to
create a local ecosystem that can foster and develop the utilisation of
digital gaming as a tool within the public leadership sphere.
Pelikan Park, the largest Turnkey Housing Development in the
Western Cape (3 200 homes plus services, schools, commercial areas
etc) presently being undertaken over four to five years.
Improving and maintaining the quality and safety of care provided to
patients attending African-health care facilities.
Leadership and leadership tasks associated with development within
communities. The leadership process contributes to the achievement
of desirable future goals.
Programme in conjunction with EWSETA to encourage visionary
leadership in water governance in South Africa.
Voluntary Association from the Ravensmead / Uitsig and Cravenby
(RUC) community, sharing experiences and memories of growing up
during a bygone era, celebrating the community history, memorialising
its political activism and reconnecting with long-lost relationships.
Project Description
These programmes aim to provide learners whose Grade 12 Science
and Mathematics marks were inadequate to gain admission to higher
education with a second opportunity to study at university level.
It also includes teacher development in the fields of science and
mathematics.
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10. SU Food Security Initiative (HOPE
Project)
Africa Centre for HIV and AIDS
Management (HOPE Project)
MyCiTi
Housing Demand Data Improvement
Programme
Friends and Neighbours
The Clothing Bank
Open Africa
Manenberg Contact Centre
Friday 22 November
11:25 - 12:15
Sosebenza Project from Masicorp in
Masiphumelele
Anglican Church of SA: E-Reader
Project
Hanns Seidel Foundation
Inyanda Youth Network
Lean Institute (UCT GSB)
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SU researchers are collaborating across traditional academic boundaries on three key domains of food security: food access, availability
and utilisation. Their focus is on Southern Africa, with their findings
being relevant not only to the rest of the continent, but also further
afield. Project goals include reducing food losses in the farm-to-fork
chain; improving crop production and water use efficiency; empowering small-scale farmers with appropriate new technologies; promoting
the utilisation of safe and nutritious food; understanding the social,
economic and political dimensions of food insecurity; and evaluating
the impact of climate change on agriculture. Close collaboration with
communities is a key feature of the Initiative. The goal is to get a grip
on the issues that affect people in different spheres of society and
how this relates to food security.
The Africa Centre for HIV and AIDS Management was established at
Stellenbosch University (SU) in 2003 to nourish the social, political
and economic transformation required to defeat the pandemic. The
Centre runs a community mobilisation programme under the leadership of well-known singer Jimmie Earl Perry, the first UNAIDS National Goodwill Ambassador to South Africa. Interactive educational
theatre is used to create awareness about HIV and AIDS prevention.
MyCiTi is a bus rapid transit system currently being rolled out across
Cape Town, South Africa.
The project entails the improvement of housing demand data
collection, storage and use of the data in the selection of beneficiaries
for certain kinds of housing programmes or projects.
The project aims to develop a people-centred approach to nature
conservation which is focused on identifying common ground and
mutual benefits, as well as building bridges between people and
nature.
This project empower unemployed mothers through enterprise
development so that they become financially and socially independent.
Open Africa’s vision is to assist rural entrepreneurs to increase
their income and potential to employ more people, by building their
capacity to trade and connecting them to markets.
The project is about how to create a safe office for the Manenberg
community and for staff to be able to travel to work without a police
escort.
Project Description
The project was initiated to establish and develop micro-businesses
and entrepreneurship in the community and, to date, supports a small
number of local residents in this regard.
Project of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa in collaboration
with the College of the Transfiguration which aims to create an
electronic library where parishioners, clergy and ordinands have
online access to the library for academic and social reading.
This project is an innovative mentoring support initiative to
strengthen good governance in municipalities in the Western Cape.
This project is about the youth using arts performances to
communicate to their peers about social issues, while at the same
time implementing youth employability programmes.
UCT GSB programme to assist SME with running a ‘leaner’ business.
Making National Development Work: From Design to Delivery
11. Ukwanda Rural Clinical School
(HOPE Project)
Rupert Family Foundations
GTP: Future Tyger as a World Design
Capital 2014 project
The Ukwanda Rural Clinical School in Worcester is an initiative of
the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University. A new generation of health care professionals is being trained at
the school to specifically provide medical care in rural areas.
This presentation will demonstrate how strategic philanthropy can
contribute to sustainable, democratic and participative educational
development in partnership with school communities and
universities.
This Project in the Greater Tygerberg area aims to position
Voortrekker Road and the Bellville Central Area as Cape Town’s
second metropolitan node.
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Bellville Park Campus USB Main Building
Bellville Park Campus USB Main Building
SPL Van Der Horst Building
SPL Van Der Horst Building
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Making National Development Work: From Design to Delivery