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South African Weather Service Annual Report 2007/2008 Presentation Portfolio Committee 28 January 2009. Table of Contents. 1. Vision and Mission 2. Strategic Objectives 3. Enterprise View 4. Achievements vs targets 5. Financials 6. Strategic Goals for 2008/2009 7. Conclusion. Vision.
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South African Weather Service Annual Report 2007/2008 PresentationPortfolio Committee28 January 2009
Table of Contents 1. Vision and Mission2. Strategic Objectives 3. Enterprise View4. Achievements vs targets 5. Financials6. Strategic Goals for 2008/2009 7.Conclusion
Vision To be a world-class meteorological organisation that contributes to the sustainable development of South Africa and beyond our borders.
Mission To collect, process and provide meteorological data, products and services for the use of all South Africans and beyond our borders. This will be achieved through: Excellence in forecasting processes Cutting edge technology Accessing international observation networks Research and innovation aimed at improving and developing our products and services Facilitating co-operation with regard to observation network
Achievements CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: • Unqualified Audit • ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) audit , found to be compliant in most instances – received compliance certificate award • Registration of title deed of Waterkloof Land in SAWS name • Financial Management
Achievements OPERATIONS: • Leadership role in SADC Region • MASA • SWFDP • New weather office in Mpumalanga-KMIA • New Products developed • RADAR Data Acquisition System installation completed • Skukuza RADAR completed-nominated for an environmental award by Lowveld Chamber of Business and Tourism • Early Warning System
Achievements Human Capital Management: • Skills Development • 35 Bursaries awarded to previously disadvantaged individuals • 13 Weather observation • 9 undergraduate BSc • 13 BSc Honours • Feasibility study on RMTC completed • SAWS MET Training centre registered a qualification National Certificate in Observation (NQ5) • EE Plan:
EMPLOYMENT EQUITY Total Employees: 389
EMPLOYMENT EQUITY Total Employees: 389
Capital Expenditure Radar network 2007/8 R 60 million committed 2008/9 R 35 million 2009/10 R 52.5 million 2010/11 R 92.5 million Modernization Plan 2007/8 R 28 million 2008/9 R 14 million 2009/10 R 15 million 2010/11 R 15 million Plan includes automatic weather stations, automatic rain stations, weather buoys, upper air soundings, unified model, NINJO, TRIVIS, cam cameras
Conclusion • Clean audit • Modernisation Plan • Human Capital Development-Critical and Scarce skills • Financial Management • IP Management • Public awareness-Disaster Risk Reduction