240 likes | 262 Views
A presentation outlining the Department of Trade and Industry's vision, strategic goals, and key interventions for the upcoming years, along with allocated resources and challenges.
E N D
Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry-the dti’s 2013/14-2015/2016 Annual Performance Plan Date: 23 April 2013 Director-General Lionel October
CONTENTS • the dti’s Vision, Mission and Strategic Goals • Key interventions for 2013/14 • Allocated resources • Challenges
VISION “A dynamic industrial, globally competitive South African economy, characterised by inclusive growth and development, decent employment and equity, built on the full potential of all citizens”
STRATEGIC GOALS • Facilitate transformation of the economy to promote industrial development, investment, competitiveness and employment creation. • Build mutually beneficial regional and global relations to advance South Africa’s trade, industrial policy and economic development objectives. • Facilitate broad-based economic participation through targeted interventions to achieve more inclusive growth. • Create a fair regulatory environment that enables investment, trade and enterprise development in an equitable and socially responsible manner. • Promote a professional, ethical, dynamic, competitive and customer-focused working environment that ensures effective and efficient service delivery.
CORE PROGRAMMES AND CLUSTERS • Industrial Development – the development of policies and strategies that promote sector competitiveness, growth, job creation and efficient administration of support measures. • Trade, Investment and Exports– the strengthening trade and investment links with key economies and fostering African development, including through regional and continental integration and development co-operation in line with the New Partnership for African’s Development (NEPAD). • Broadening Participation- the development of interventions and strategies that promote enterprise growth, empowerment and equity • Regulation– the development and implementation of coherent, predictable and transparent regulatory solutions that facilitate easy access to redress and efficient regulatory services for economic citizens. • Administration- effective co-ordination of departmental programmes and provision of necessary support for efficient implementation.
OVERVIEW OF the dti’s KEY PLANNED INTERVENTIONS OVER 2013/14
KEY INTERVENTIONS – INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT • Upscale industrial policy by tabling the annual rolling Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) to Cabinet and produce quarterly implementation reports. • Three (3) sector specific action plans developed to influence and respond to the changing economic environment to enhance manufacturing potential. • Complete and submit designation templates to the National Treasury for two (2) subsector/sectors for local procurement. • Two (2) key research projects will be undertaken to facilitate development of interventions to expand value-added activities in existing and new sectors of the economy including beneficiation.
KEY INTERVENTIONS – INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT • Finalisation and Implementation of the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Act • Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy and Bill approved by Cabinet and endorsed by Parliament • Enhanced technological competencies by supporting 1 350 students and 700 researchers via the Technology and Human Resources for Industry (THRIP). • Support Programme Industrial Innovation (SPII) implemented by supporting 20 new projects valued at R43m
KEY INTERVENTIONS – INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT • Tool-making apprentice programme • Support 385 students enrolled for the tool making apprentice programme • Industrial upgrading programme • Support 220* workers trained through the industrial upgrading programme • 940 enterprises approved to participate in the Export Marketing and Investment Assistance (EMIA) scheme • 51 companies supported through theWorkplace Challenge Programme (WCP) *There is a misprint on the target of 20 on the Annual Performance Plan 2013-2016. It should read 220.
KEY INTERVENTIONS – TRADE, INVESTMENT and EXPORTS • Africa regional development programme implemented-progress report to be produced on implementation of agreed programme and projects for priority development areas in SACU, SADC-FTA and SDI infrastructure projects. • Conclusion of Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) trade negotiations with the European Union (EU), Southern African Customs Union (SACU) India Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), Southern African Development Communities (SADC)- East African Community (EAC)- Common Market For Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) –Tripartite-Free Trade Agreement (T-FTA):Status report to be produced on progress towards conclusion of trade negotiations.
KEY INTERVENTIONS – TRADE, INVESTMENT and EXPORTS • Increased manufactured exports under EMIA by increasing the value of exports to R900 m • Investment facilitation in targeted sectors- R50bn
KEY INTERVENTIONS – BROADENING PARTICIPATION • seda Technology Support Programme (stp) • Disburse R119 m to seda for the establishment of new incubators and support of existing incubators; and support of Small Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs). • Performance monitoring reports on seda technology programme to be produced. • Implementation of Co-operative Amendment Act • Approval of business case for the establishment of the Co-operative Development Agency and phased-in implementation. • Approval of business case for the establishment of the Co-operative Tribunal and phased-in implementation .
KEY INTERVENTIONS – BROADENING PARTICIPATION • Implement the National Strategic Framework on Gender and Women Empowerment • National Strategic Framework on Gender and Women empowerment to be submitted to Cabinet for approval and a phased-in implementation report to be produced • Isivande Women Fund • Approve 18 new projects • Implement B-BBEE Amendment Act and Revised B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice • Approval of B-BBEE Amendment Act • Approval of revised B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice
KEY INTERVENTIONS – BROADENING PARTICIPATION • 1 560 enterprises approved for Black Business Supplier Development Programme (BBSDP) • Finalisation and implementation of Informal Sector Strategy • Finalisation and implementation of Youth Enterprise Development Strategy (YEDS)
KEY INTERVENTIONS - REGULATION • Impact assessment of regulation on business and economic citizens • Two (2) Regulatory Impact Assessment Reports with recommendations for approval on Liquor and Gambling. • Policies, Bills and Regulations to enforce fair business practices Develop: • Two (2) policies for approval on Intellectual Property and Gambling Act. • Four (4) Bills for approval on National Credit Act, Lottery, Liquor and Business Acts. • Two (2) regulations for publication.
KEY INTERVENTIONS – ADMINISTRATION Attract, develop and retain professional and skilled officials Reduction of the vacancy rate to 7%. Reduction of the staff turnover rate to 7%. Employment of People With Disability increased to 2.9% . Employment of Women in senior management positions increased to 43.8% . Creditors’ payments made in accordance with legislative requirements made within 30 days. Service Delivery Improvement Plan - Report produced on the implementation of 2012-2015 Service Delivery Improvement Plan (SDIP). 18
KEY INTERVENTIONS – ADMINISTRATION Public Awareness Platforms and Events Conduct 12 programme-focused publications to improve the public awareness. Conduct 14 multimedia awareness campaigns. Conduct 80 events, outreach engagements and exhibitions 20 Events 40 Outreach engagements 20 Exhibitions 19
CHALLENGES • The economic slowdown in traditional markets limits export growth. • Building support from big business to form partnerships with township business, small scale black farmers and the informal sector. • Creating buy-in for local procurement.
THANK YOU QUESTIONS ?