Key Priorities

1
Key Priorities

• Lack of efficient IT infrastructure and systems
  to monitor delivery on targets
• Deficiency in project management
• SMME Development for Job creation
• Increase in funding and provision of funding at
  lower rates
• Increase on RD spending

2
Key Priorities

• Water resource infrastructure
• Deliberate programmers to increase critical
  skills
• Use of retired specialists in a systematic
  manner
• Expand the envelopes through integration and
  coordination of efforts between the three spheres
  of Government

3
Capacity Needs

• Project Management Skills
• IT skills and Science and technology skills
• Monitoring and evaluations systems
• Tangible performance indicators
• Identification of Public Sector Skill need?

4
Constraints and Challenges

• adequate financial resources for infrastructure
  maintenance
• Inefficient public transport system
• Lack of quantification of Jobs created by SMMEs
• Ability for job creation by SMMEs
• Lack of infrastructure to monitor the
  sustainability of SMMEs

5
Constraints and Challenges

• Create community awareness on available
  opportunities

6
Institutional Arrangements

• Smart red tape e.g. registration of Companies
• Fora for coordination
• Review of existing institutional arrangements
• Lack of infrastructure to monitor the
  sustainability of SMMEs
• Implementation of controls to enhance
  accountability

7
Suggested Solutions

• ME tools to keep track of interventions
• Creation of effective partnerships
• Establishment of community networks
• Regional economic development strategy
• Enhance RD through cooperation with
  institutions of higher learning

8
Suggested Solutions

• Focus and grow potential job makers
• Dedicated funding and incentive packages for IDZ
• SMME support for sustainability