Work Programme - Statistics South Africa

2.7.4 Strategic objective 4: Lead the development and coordination of statistical
production within the South African National Statistics System (SANSS)
The rationale for a strategic shift is to ensure that comprehensive statistics can be delivered to users meeting national,
subnational, sectoral and international needs. The intended outcome is a coordinated national statistics system (NSS) with
The NSS is the organising framework or mechanism for implementing statistical coordination. A major role of the NSS is to
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Creating an enabling regulatory environment;
Coordinating statistical planning across organs of state;
Coordinating statistical production among organs of state; and
Coordinating statistical reporting among organs of state.
2.7.5 Strategic objective 5: Invest in the learning and growth of the organisation
In the global market environment, intangible assets are raising the basis of competitive advantages and growth opportunities
of the organisation.
People, data and knowledge are important to the success and sustainability of the organisation. There is a need to invest
in these intangible assets to drive a new strategic direction for statistical development in the country. Three categories of
capital that create organisational value are human capital, organisational capital and information capital.
including leadership and management capability. People are our most important asset. Stats SA is competing with a dynamic
capacity building framework and strategy is geared towards optimising employee learning and knowledge. It addresses
statistical capacity building holistically, as the skills gap is not only applicable to Stats SA, but also to partners in the
SANSS. The framework includes capacity building at school level, tertiary level, within Stats SA, the SANSS and SADC.
environment. One of the key strategies that the organisation has adopted to improve its productivity and service delivery
is to modernise the way systems, data and information are developed and managed across the organisation, which is
supported by technology.
Organisational capital: Comprises the capability of the organisation, its organisational structure, culture and organisational
management processes to drive change and delivery. The organisational capital creates the necessary environment in which
the organisation should perform. Driving change will be based on shared values that engender trust and link the organisation
and people together.
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