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PROCESS AND CURRENT STATUS 26 MAY 2015

e-Skilling the nation for equitable prosperity and global competitiveness. PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SERVICES MERGER OF THREE INSTITUTES (NEMISA, eSI and ISSA). PROCESS AND CURRENT STATUS 26 MAY 2015. background.

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PROCESS AND CURRENT STATUS 26 MAY 2015

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  1. e-Skilling the nation for equitable prosperity and global competitiveness PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SERVICES MERGER OF THREE INSTITUTES (NEMISA, eSI and ISSA) PROCESS AND CURRENT STATUS 26 MAY 2015

  2. background • Previous Department of Communications embarked on a process in 2012 to integrate its three (3) skills development related entities i.e. the National Electronic and Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA), e-Skills Institute (e-SI) and the Institute for Space and Software Applications (ISSA). • More effective use of existing resources across Government, Business, Education and Civil Society to impact against the National Development Plan, Medium Term Strategic Framework, SA Connect, White Paper on Post School Education and Training and the ICT Roadmap.

  3. background (ii) realignment, focus and international benchmark • In February 2014, the Department officially launched iNeSI. 5 - Skills 6 - Individual Usage 8 - Government Usage 10 - Social Impacts 11 - Affordability 1. SA’s e-readiness position with regard to its socio-economic contemporaries 2. the shift for greater alignment and focus of activities 3. strategic position of iNeSI into the future • The model of iNeSI and its current work has already been designed and mapped to address these areas e.g. • Skills: Value proposition, NCCF, Aggregation model and Research agenda for e-skills etc; • Individual Usage: building e-astuteness (e-literacy and life long learning); • Government Usage: service delivery, e-government, e-governance; • Social Impacts: delivering on the six pillars of the NDP and the digital opportunities pillar of SA Connect (Broadband Policy); and • Affordability: input into national policies

  4. background (iii) • In view of the establishing iNeSI into a legal entity and be appropriately resourced a Business Case was required. • Team comprised of senior officials from then DoC and Ministry; National Treasury; DPSA and NEMISA • Lead by: Deputy Director General: e-Skills

  5. business case outline • The Business Case includes the rationale for the integration of the three (3) entities. • It goes into greater detail on the background and context for the further operationalisation of the national e-skills entity. • In addition, it outlines the role and purpose of the entity, its key programmatic areas, corporate form, legislative regime, organisational structure, human resources, risk analysis and mitigation, operational and service delivery indicators, financial plan, corporate governance principles and implementation plan and interim arrangements.

  6. HEIs / Academia / Civil Society Labour Individual / Community Government Business eSkills Knowledge Production CoLabs eSkills Knowledge Production CoLabs eSkills Knowledge Production CoLabs business case outline an all-inclusive approach for national impact LEADERSHIP, INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND EQUITY

  7. business case outline iNeSI: A national catalytic collaborator, facilitator and change agent for developing e-skills capacity in the country. Established MOU signed Yet to be established

  8. process to advance iNeSI into a legal public entity Advancing iNeSI into a fully fledged public entity with its own enabling legislation and without delaying its present functioning, both National Treasury and DPSA proposed the following process: • Concurrent steps: • Amend the entity’s establishment document in terms of the Companies Act. • Request Minister of Finance to amend NEMISA to iNESI and list in PFMA. • Request Minister of DPSA to make a determination in terms of Public Service Act to transfer functions and staff from DTPS to iNESI.

  9. challenges • Jointly strengthen the role and capacity (human resources, business processes, financial resources) of the Institution. Joint Task Team Established to Manage the Creation of iNESI

  10. morphing into iNESI • Strategic Plan 2015 – 2020 is based on the implementation of the Business Case and that of DTPS targets (MTSF Outcome 5, SA Connect (Digital Opportunities)) • 2015/16 activities undertaken by NEMISA will continue to be aligned to the Business Case. • iNESI will being operational 2016/17

  11. proposed actions • Position e-Skills as the Grand Challenge. • Support the approval of the Business Case and the development of the enabling legislation. • Promote the model and work of the Institute. • Participate in the finalisation of the aggregation framework for national impact against Outcome 5, SA Connect and the NDP.

  12. Programmes and Number of Trainees Projected • The Institute intent to impact approximately 10 million South Africans, and it is expected that this will be achieved over period of five years. • The impact is reflected in the table below 12

  13. E-Skills Impact 13

  14. E-Skills Impact 14

  15. Programmes and No. of Trainees during FY2013/14 15

  16. Projected Budget 16

  17. The Structure of iNeSI

  18. The Governance of iNeSI 18

  19. Thank you QUESTIONS? 19

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