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DoC Budget Presentation

DoC Budget Presentation. to Portfolio Committee on Communications Dr. A.A Ngcaba DG Communications 22 October 2002. Outline. Introduction 2001/02 Review Policy priorities Strategic alignment to national objectives MTEF Budget Challenges Closure. 2001/02 Review. Achievements

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DoC Budget Presentation

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  1. DoC Budget Presentation to Portfolio Committee on Communications Dr. A.A Ngcaba DG Communications 22 October 2002

  2. Outline • Introduction • 2001/02 Review • Policy priorities • Strategic alignment to national objectives • MTEF Budget • Challenges • Closure

  3. 2001/02 Review Achievements • Outline • Introduction • 2001/02 Review • Policy priorities • Strategic alignment to national objectives • MTEF Budget • Challenges • Closure

  4. 2001/02 Review Achievements Policy and legislation • Telecommunications amendment Act – Dec 2001 • E-Bill • Cabinet approved that: - SABC be governed by charter to be monitored by regulator - SABC be restructured into a PBC and CBC - SABC become a limited liability company owned 100% by Government • Establishment of a Postal Regulator

  5. 2001/02 Review (continued) Service delivery • Developing programming for - women - people living with disabilities - people living with HIV/AIDS • 100 PIT’s rolled out • 7 citizen’s post offices officially launched • 9 community radio production hubs launched • Appointment of mystery shopper – to monitor adherence to standards by SAPO

  6. 2001/02 Review (Continued) Others • Establishment of Digital and production advisory body • Initiating and coordinating a national KM debate • Promoting awareness of KM in all government tiers Human Resources development • 51 % employees women (40% ex PDI) • 26 woman graduates in networking engineering • 13 woman graduates in masters in software engineering • 14 graduates in Masters in engineering

  7. Policy priorities • Outline • Introduction • 2001/02 Review • 2002/03 Budget process Policy priorities • Strategic alignment to national objectives • MTEF Budget • Challenges • Closure

  8. Policy developments have budgetary implications Policy Priorities • Telecommunications • Electronic commerce and transactions Bill • Broadcasting • Broadcasting amendment Act

  9. E-Bill • Predictable legal and regulatory environment pre-requisite for e-commerce • Connectivity and access to internet infrastructure and services • Secure financial environment - cryptography • E-Awareness across economy • Digital skills or e-literacy • Support for SMME’s • National E-Strategy • Domain naming Authority

  10. Amendment to Broadcasting Act • Restructuring of SABC - PBS and CBS • Progam content development • Repositioning Channel Africa • Corporitisation BOP • ICASA – regulatory framework for developing local content • ICASA – regulatory framework for licensing pay television services

  11. Amendment to Postal Services Act • Positioning SAPO as a bank of choice for the unbankable • Universal service access • Rollout of postal infrastructure • Restructure Post Bank • Citizens Post Offices – affordable access to digital services

  12. Strategic alignment to National objectives • Outline • Introduction • 2001/02 Review • Policy priorities Strategic alignment to national objectives • MTEF Budget • Challenges • Closure

  13. Strategic alignment to National (Objectives) • Contributing to economic growth and foreign direct investments • SMME, BEE, Gender and empowerment of people living with disabilities • Universal Service and access • Infrastructure rollout • Research and development • Human resources dev. • Contributions to - Social sector and service delivery - Contributing to ISDRS - ISDP & Urban renewal

  14. Economic Growth & Foreing Direct investments • Repositioning Sentech – launching of International Gateway • Telkom listing on JSE – 8 – 14 billionraising capital • SNO – Investment of $200 million per year for five years • Restructuring Post Bank – infrastructure to service rural communities • Regional broadcasting services • E-Bill – projected increase in business conducted over the internet • B2B estimate at R3,2 billion in 1999 to R207 billion in 2005. • B2C estimate at 2,6 billion in 1999 to 34 billion in 2005

  15. SMME’S, BEE’S (including gender and people living with disabilities) • ICT Business incubations project • Strategy for DOC & Portfolio organizations • Under-serviced area licenses • Licensing of regional broadcasting services • SNO – 19% earmarked for BEE • Restructuring Post Bank – community based savings schemes

  16. Universal Service and Access • Regionalisation of SABC – increase coverage and extend services to regions • Establishing policies on programming content • Channel Africa/BOP restructuring • SAPO increase in retail outlets • Post bank – banking services to the poor • Telecoms infrastructure – to areas where tele-density is less than 5% • Roll out of e-mail address

  17. Infrastructure roll out • Space applications systems • Increase in postal retail outlets • Licenses for SNO • Regional broadcasting services • Telecoms infrastructure – license obligations of Cell C • Licensing of 8 operators to provide telecoms services in under-serviced areas • Licensing of Sentech for the International Gateway • Analogue to digital broadcasting • ICT university – capital requirements

  18. Research and Development • Space applications systems • Software development at ISSA in SA languages – Tsonga, Venda, Ndebele etc,. • Next generations systems • Object orientated systems • Embedded systems • Proprietary systems • Websites development – Mbambatha rebellion, June 16, Sharpville 21, etc.

  19. Human Resource Development • Establishment ICT University • Develop e-learning centre for research and content development - DOE • Establish edunet – e-learning to upgrade teachers • Learnership programmes with ISETT SETA – incubators and ISSA R90 million over 3 years • Skills development – multi media broadcasting at NEMISA

  20. Social sector and service delivery • Moral renewal: Content development and programme production – fostering community responsibility for fighting crime • Moral renewal: Internet – policies aimed at addressing pronography, child abuse, etc on internet • Moral regeneration summit: SABC and community radio participation • Broadcasting educational content on SABC • Telecentres, rollout of broadcasting services, e-learning centre, MPCC’s, etc

  21. Justice crime prevention & Security Sector • 112 Emergency center • Interception and monitoring bill – justice • E-Bill (cyber inspectors) • Strategy to combat crime esp, drug trafficking

  22. ISDP AND URBAN RENEWAL PLAN • Roll out of ICT infrastructure in nodal points • Development of digital educational content • Extending addresses to under serviced areas

  23. MTEF BUDGET • Outline • Introduction • 2001/02 Review • 2002/03 Budget process • Policy priorities • Strategic alignment to national objectives MTEF Budget • Challenges • Closure

  24. Baseline allocations Options Total 4. Funding requirements 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 443,220 m 464,736 m 492,620 m 740,472 m 996,231 m 1 013,156 m 1 183,692 m 1 460,967 m 1 505,776

  25. Funding per program

  26. Transfer Payments

  27. Transfer cont’

  28. Transfers cont’

  29. Transfers cont

  30. BUDGET SHORTFALL

  31. Challenges • Outline • Introduction • 2001/02 Review • 2002/03 Budget process • Policy priorities • Strategic alignment to national objectives • MTEF Budget Challenges • Closure

  32. Challenges • Limited financial resources • Splitting assets of SAPO- post bank and post office Issues to be resolved • Repositioning - Rightsizing - IT outsourcing - Pricing - Relocating - Streamline operations - Sale of business • Limited skills

  33. Thank you

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