GOVERNMENT PRINTING WORKS

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• GOVERNMENT PRINTING WORKS

PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE OF HOME
AFFAIRS GPW Role, Mandate and
Challenges Prof A D Mbewu Chief Executive
Officer
2 September 2014
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GOVERNMENT PRINTING WORKSROLE

• The role of the Government Printing Works is
  summarised in its vision
• To be the States Mandated Security Printer
• This it has effectively achieved over the past 5
  years, but this has still to be ratified in
  legislation
• The details of this role are encapsulated in the
  mission of GPW
• To provide cost effective, reliable and timeous
  services in security printing to all spheres of
  Government
• To provide the public with valuable information
• To disseminate Government information through
  technology, innovation and service excellence

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GOVERNMENT PRINTING WORKSMANDATE

• The GPW was founded in 1888 and is 126 years old.
• The GPW derives its legislative mandate from the
  Public Service Act of 1994, as amended in 2007.
• Before 2009 the GPW had been a sub department of
  the Department of Home Affairs.
• On 9 October 2009, the Ministers of Finance, Home
  Affairs and Public Service and Administration
  approved the business case for GPW, and it became
  a Government Component (Government Gazette
  32616).
• This was always intended as a transitional phase
  on the way to becoming a State Owned Company.
• A Government Component is defined as a national
  or provincial government component as set out in
  section 7(1) and 7(2)(c) column 1 of Part A of
  Schedule 3 of the Public Service Act Nr 103 of
  1994 (as substituted by the Proc 59 Government
  Gazette 32566, 11 September 2009).

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MANDATE

• The GPW is an institution within the Public
  Service with the Department of Home Affairs as
  its principal national department.
• It is a specialized service delivery unit for
  government within the Public Service.
• In the case of GPW the special service delivered
  is security printing services primarily for the
  Department of Home Affairs producing passports,
  ID books, smart ID cards, birth certificates,
  visas, and licences.
• The GPW also provides general printing services
  for government, supplies stationery for
  government departments, and produces the
  Governement Gazette.
• The CEO of the GPW reports directly to the
  Minister of Home Affairs.
• GPW operates on regular business principles,
  having to defray all its expenditure from the
  revenue generated by services rendered. It ceased
  to receive government subsidies 2 years ago
• The GPW has doubled it turnover (R781 million in
  2013/14) since being established as a government
  component in 2009.
• GPW fully supports the objectives set out in the
  National Development Plan and specifically
  Chapter 13 on building a capable and
  developmental State.

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KEY CHALLENGES

• Transformation from a Government Component to a
  State Owned Company
• Renovation of Visagie Street and purchase of
  Administration Building gt R 1 billion
• Special salary dispensation in order to improve
  staff retention
• Asset recapitalisation programme R 600 million
  from 2012 to 2017
• Smart ID card rollout
• The new Dispatch Centre for passports and smart
  ID cards

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Strategic Outcome Oriented Goals 2013 - 2018
Strategic outcome oriented goal 1 State Owned Enterprise
Goal statement Further develop the Government Component organisation to become a State Owned Enterprise
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Strategic Outcome Oriented Goals 2013 - 2018
Strategic outcome oriented goal 2 Optimise processes and facilities
Goal statement Optimise processes and facilities to increase operational effectiveness and improved customer service
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Strategic Outcome Oriented Goals 2013 - 2018
Strategic outcome oriented goal 3 Developed workforce
Goal statement Have an efficient, effective and well-trained/developed workforce and special remuneration dispensation for the Government Component
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BUDGET
To achieve the strategic outcome oriented goals
the necessary resources need to be available. GPW
has provided for this as follows as part of the
budget
Specific budget R000 2014/15 R000 2015/16 R000 2016/17
Remuneration (Roll-Out of new Structure) 211 513 280 642   325 890
Staff development 15 345 20 789   21 826
Capital expenditure Facilities  220 000 270 000   180 000
Capital expenditure Machinery Replacement Programme 217 005 67 326     60 000
Capital expenditure IT Equipment Furniture 19 850 18 000     15 000
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PRODUCTION STATISTICS FOR THE YEARS 2011 TO 2014
Product   2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012
Passports (booklets) 656 600 627 152 707 384
Identity Documents (booklets) 1 884 326 1 995 421 2 395 393
Smart ID cards 134 867 - -
Examinations (books) 20 463 372 16 518 188 26 538 274
Government Gazettes (editions) 2 573 2 384 2 180
Government Gazettes (total number of A4 pages per annum)     105 120 97 110
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KEY PROJECTS

• Installation and commissioning of new security
  printing division
• New ID Smartcard
• Implementation of the E-Gazette
  http//www.gpwonline.co.za
• Create capacity to print passport visa pages
  in-house
• Implementation of new ERP system
• Development of new facility at Visagie Street
• Polycarbonate card manufacturing plant

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WE THANK YOU KINDLY!
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