Department of Communications Strategic Plan 2005 - 2008

Strategic Plan Department of Communications

2005 – 2008

Presentation to the Select Committee

on Labour and Public Enterprises 18 May 2005

Department of Communications Strategic Plan 2005 - 2008


Strategic Plan for 2005 – 2008

Department of Communications

THE DoC LEADERSHIP TEAM

• Lyndall Shope-Mafole DG

• Gerda Grabe COO

• Joe Mjwara DDG P

• Phumele Ntombela-Nzimande DDG SPC&I

• Pakamile Pongwana DDG IA & R

• Harry Mathabathe CFO


INTRODUCTION • DoC and the ICT sector have a pivotal role to play in turning

the “confluence of encouraging possibilities” into realizable opportunities for all the people of South Africa

• The DoC is working with other departments and spheres of government and SOEs in using ICTs to improve the lives of the people of our country, the continent and building a better world

• We are now poised to be the employer of first choice in the public service and the preferred place in the ICT sector for intellectual stimulation, leadership growth and national contribution

• Critical priority - to ensure that we have the capacity, capability and personnel that is sufficiently resourced and motivated to meet the challenges faced by our democratic developmental state


CONTEXT• Our Strategic Plan is shaped by national strategic

objectives and takes cognizance of the developments within the ICT sector, nationally and internationally

• This year the plan is guided by the following national strategic objectives: Achieving higher rates of investment in the economy Increasing the competitiveness of our economy Broadening participation participation in the economy Improving the capacity of the State to deliver on its

mandate Contributing to a better world


CONTEXT

• The strategy takes into account the following developments in the ICT environment, namely:

Increasing requirements to liberalise the industry as a result of globalization

Rapid technological developments, such as the convergence of previously separate and distinct technologies ; and

The imperative to lower the cost to communicate


…CONTEXT• The key challenges the Department will face in the next three

years are:

Effective implementation of the ICT BEE charter

Building of additional ICT infrastructure

Provision of affordable broadband services for business and the public

Digitisation of the electronic, especially broadcasting, communications network

Repositioning of the Post Office and Post Bank


MEDIUM TERM STRATEGY

VISION

A global leader in harnessing Information Communication

Technologies for Socio-economic development


MEDIUM TERM STRATEGYMISSION

To enhance the well being of the peoples of South Africa, the African continent and the world through the

creation of a sustainable and enabling Information Communication Technology environment.

We shall through leveraging our world class knowledge, skills and experience, deliver on our social contract to the people in a professional manner reflective of our national value system informed by the Batho Pele

DOC’S KEY CONTRIBUTIONS TO MEETING THE NATIONAL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES


ACHIEVING HIGHER RATES OF INVESTMENT

IN THE ECONOMY

• Development of a Broadband policy including unbundling the local loop

• Develop an Optimal network to meet the needs of the country

• Finalise and implement an ICT Sector Strategy


INCREASED COMPETITIVENESS OF THE

SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY

• Reducing the cost to communicate

• Modernisation of ICT infrastructure (digitisation)

• Broadening ICT skills base Contribution to establishment of AAIICT Strengthening ISSA and NEMISA


BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN THE

ECONOMY

• Effective implementation of the ICT BEE Charter

• ICT support service to SMME’s eg USALs

• Support for e-education, e-health, e-government services

• Strengthening the capacity of the Post Office and Post Bank to provide financial and other services


IMPROVING CAPACITY OF THE STATE

• Enhance the capacity of the Department to provide effective, efficient, professional and timely service

• Enhance the capacity of the Regulator, ICASA

• Strengthen SOE’s, resource them and align their strategic plans with the objectives and priorities of government


CONTRIBUTING TO A BETTER WORLD

IMPLEMENT THE AFRICAN AGENDA Support NEPAD Operationalise the Specialised Technical Committee of the

AU

STRENGTHEN SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION Implementation of IBSA ICT Plan of Action for 2005/06

PARTICIPATE IN MULTI-LATERAL FORA WSIS

PNC on ISAD Strategic Plan 2005 - 2008

Strategic Plan for 2005 – 2008

Presidential National Commission on Information Society and Development

(PNC on ISAD)


MANDATE OF PNC 1. To advise the President on:

• the use of ICTs to optimise the pace and the extent of addressing South Africa’s development challenges and enhancing South Africa’s global competitiveness

• South Africa’s contribution to and benefit from the development of an inclusive Information Society in Africa and the world

2. To facilitate the coordinated and integrated development of an inclusive Information Society in South Africa

3. To support efforts aimed at making South Africa and Africa integral and equal members of the Global Information Society



VISION

The leaders on the development of an inclusive Information Society



• MISSION

To build an inclusive Information Society in which human rights, economic

prosperity and participatory democracy are fully realized through optimising the

usage of ICTs for a better life for all



As with the DoC the PNC’s strategy is guided by the national strategic objectives


ACHIEVEMENT OF HIGHER RATES OF INVESTMENT IN THE ECONOMY

• National ISAD Plan and implementation strategy

• Strategic Framework for a co-ordinated and integrated development of the information society in South Africa

• Strategic Framework for a regular assessment of the impact of ICT’s on South Africa’s development programme


INCREASING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY

• National Implementation Strategy for the e-Education Policy

• Special project: Support programme for the improvement of teaching and learning especially in mathematics and natural science


BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN THE ECONOMY

National framework for the connectivity of health care centres


IMPROVING CAPACITY OF THE STATE

• Strategic National Framework for

e-Governance

• Working with national departments and the other spheres of government to ensure their effective participation in and contribution to programmes led by the PNC

Budgets

Department of Communications and PNC on ISAD Strategic Plan 2005 - 2008

2004/05 Review • Budget of Department was R1,7 billion

– DOC Operations budget 234 million (14% of budget) – Transfers to portfolio organization 1,440 billion (86% of the

budget)

• Department R1,65 billion transferred and spent

• Our total expenditure represents 98,2% of the budget

• R29,9 million unspent funds – represents 1,8% of the budget

• of which R24,9 million has been committed and rollover will be sought

• R5,1million savings to be surrendered


2004/05 ReviewAmount

R’000

Budget Appropriation 1 679 917

Expenditure (31/03/05) 1 649 973

Committed funds

Savings

24 900

5 100


MTEF Baseline allocation – operations

Programme 2005/06

R’000

2006/07

R’000

2007/08

R’000

Administration 83 598 90 320 94 297

Policy Unit 56 489 61 134 64 283

Strategy Coordination

33 343 36 026 37 918

Finance 727 376 823 876 862 420

Innovative applications

88 237 86 842 91 213

PNC 28 460 30 753 32 368

Total 1 017 503 1 128 951 1 182 499

MTEF Baseline allocation – TRANSFERS Portfolio organisation 2005/06 R’000 2006/07R’000 2007/08R’000

USA 17 500 20 100 21 105

USF 29 400 31 164 32 722

Advanced Institute for ICT

7 000 0 0

SAPO: Subsidy 300 000 318 000 333 900

NEMISA 18 163 19 199 20 158

ICASA 144 489 159 738 172 475

SABC: Public Broadcaster

150 455 203 482 206 156

SABC: Channel Africa 29 616 31393 32962

Budget Challenges• In 2005/06, personnel budget is R79,1 million

• There is a shortfall in personnel funds - we need another R35 million to fill all the posts in the structure

• No provisions made for ICT infrastructure development in the DoC budget

• Sourcing funds from Public Private Partnerships



CONCLUSION • We are ready and fully committed to contributing to new ways of

working as an integrated and co-ordinated government in this regard we will continue our high-level and active participation in the FOSAD cluster activities and seek to elevate these to include coordinated planning, prioritizing and budgeting

• We will deliver on the various objectives and targets set out in the strategic plan with professionalism, a sense of urgency and in partnership with all players in the sector and government.

• Convinced that, if harnessed, ICTs can be important tools to ensure that all shall share in the country’s wealth, we shall mainstream them into our national development agenda .

The DoC

The employer of choice in the public service.

The preferred place in the ICT sector for

intellectual stimulation,

leadership growth

and

national contribution.


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