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Corporate & Business Plan

Presentation to Portfolio Committee on Communications, March 2012. Corporate & Business Plan. 2012/13 Financial Year. Introducing the Team. Themba Phiri [ Executive Caretaker] Sam Vilakazi [ Executive Caretaker] Winile Lamani [ Acting Exec: BDS Division]

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Corporate & Business Plan

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  1. Presentation to Portfolio Committee on Communications, March 2012 Corporate & Business Plan 2012/13 Financial Year

  2. Introducing the Team • Themba Phiri [ Executive Caretaker] • Sam Vilakazi [ Executive Caretaker] • Winile Lamani [ Acting Exec: BDS Division] • Linda Ngcwembe [ Acting CFO ] • Vusi Zoko [ SM: Legal Services]

  3. Presentation Overview • State of the Organization since our last appearance to the Committee • Considerations of the current strategic and business plans • Previous AG Findings • Previous comments by PPC • Comments received during oversight visits • Minister’s Delivery Agreements • Alignment with the DoC and other SoE’s plans • Key Projects • Spending plans • What will USAASA do differently [ Short term & Future]

  4. Governance & Status Quo Since Last Appearance • Non Executive Board Members – Released from duty • Technical Advisor resigned with effect from: 08 Nov. 2011 • Executive Caretakers appointed in November 2011 • Forensic Investigations completed in December 2012 • Value for money audit is currently being conducted on Projects that were awarded to various Service Providers • CFO - Disciplinary hearing in progress • Exec: BDS - Disciplinary hearing in progress • Exec: Perf - Disciplinary hearing in progress • SM: SCM - Disciplinary hearing in progress • SM: ICT - Precautionary Suspension NB. a) Acting appointments on key positions b) There will be huge under spending due to the fact internal control measures had to be put in place.

  5. Considerations of Business Plan Previous AG Findings • Measurable objectives and indicators • Received help from DoC and AG to ensure SMART indicators in current business plan • Strategic planning not held • Strategy session was held which resulted in the current strategic plan document • Asset reconciliation not in place • A process of appointing a service provider to fully complete the asset verification is underway • Irregular expenditure • Tender Committees ( Specification, Evaluation and Adjudication) have been appointed to ensure proper SCM processes are followed • Fruitless & wasteful expenditure [ RE: Capped leave] • Person who authorised no longer with USAASA : Condonement will be sought

  6. Previous comments by the Portfolio Committee members • Whether USAASA has the necessary skills • - Skills Audit is underway • Why there are more managers than operational personnel • The process of USAASA’s repositioning and operational structural review will address this • Whether USAASA can function in its current state and structure • The last slide deals with repositioning of USAASA • Why is USAASA not working closely with MDDA and deploy computer centres where there are community radio stations? • Repositioning process will clearly indicate the relationship between a new USAASA and the MDDA • How far is the partnership of USAASA and SAPO regarding delivery of USAASA projects • Partnership has been initiated to first focus on STB subsidies and further projects will be included in the MoU

  7. Strategic Context USAASA

  8. Key USAF Projects for 2012/13 … Minister’s Performance Agreement & Associated delivery agreements Minister’s Performance Outputs DoC Plan USAASA Plan Budget Outcome 4 Decent employment through inclusive growth Output 6 Improved support to small business and cooperatives • Job creation initiatives through SMMEs and Entrepreneurship initiatives • Deploy 100 community access centres through an entrepreneurship model • Convert existing ICT centres to e-hubs • Train 200 centre personnel on e-skilling R12.4M USAF

  9. Context of Business Plan Minister’s Performance Agreement & Associated delivery agreements Minister’s Performance Outputs DoC Plan USAASA Plan Budget • Connect 18 FET Colleges • Connect 200 Schools on internet • Connect schools to broadband infrastructure • Promote ICTs in teaching & learning through E-skilling Outcome 1 Improved quality of basic education Output 1 Improve the quality of teaching & learning R9 M USAF

  10. Context of Business Plan… Minister’s Performance Agreement & Associated delivery agreements Minister’s Performance Outputs DoC Plan USAASA Plan Budget • 2 Underserviced Municipalities connected with Broadband infrastructure through B/B I/G Impl. Comm • Subsidize 469, 387 STB’s Outcome 6 An efficient, competitive and responsive economic infrastructure network Output 5 Information and Communication • Increase Broadband penetration in South Africa • Facilitate DTT infrastructure rollout R16,885 M USAF R230 M USAF

  11. Context of Business Plan… Minister’s Performance Agreement & Associated delivery agreements Minister’s Performance Outputs DoC Plan USAASA Plan Budget Outcome 6 Vibrant,equitable & sustainable rural communities & food security for all • Monitor and evaluate the implementation of the definitions targets quarterly. Publish progress reports. Output 3 Rural services & sustainable livelihoods • Finalise the ICT rural development strategy R2.85 M USAASA

  12. Spending Plans on Projects

  13. USAF: Key Projects and Budget Summary

  14. USAASA: Budget Summary

  15. USAASA Budget…

  16. USAASA Budget…

  17. High Level MTEF Allocation

  18. Social Spin-Offs • Anticipated 5000 community members trained in ICT • Anticipated 200 jobs (or more) and job opportunities and more created as a result of training • Greater employability of general citizenry

  19. Repositioning of USAASA

  20. Short Term interventions… GOVERNANCE • Pool of mixed skills to exercise necessary fiduciary duties and efficiencies as per Institute of Directors’ guidelines • Full sector skilled executive management compliment • Built-in due diligence capacity/mechanisms improved and strengthened across organization [ Tender Committees and necessary delegation ] • Clear project-aligned shareholder reporting lines • Frequent Ministerial interaction/ bilaterals

  21. Short Term interventions OPERATIONS Integration of activities

  22. Medium-Long Term interventions • Reposition USAASA into a new entity • Process of conducting a review of USAASA to inform its re-positioning will commence in the beginning of the new financial year. • A process of conducting skills audit has also commenced. • Reports on skills audit and USAASA review will be shared with the Department and Portfolio Committee once completed.

  23. THANK YOU !

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