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Comparison of significant and prioritised risks between 2007/08 and 2008/09
2007/08 2008/09 Comment
Risk No 5: State of
readiness for 7-Day
establishment
Risk No 11: Inadequate
management of Service
Terminations, State
Guarantees, Debt Management
& Loss
Control
Risk No 15: Lack
of appropriate
asset register for
& management of
immovable assets
Risk No 17: Inadequate
information related to
medical aid expenditure
Risk No 19: Absconding
of parolees
Risk No 20: Inadequate
corruption prevention
Risk No 21: Unstable
SITA networks
Risk No 22: Inadequate
management,
integration &
coordination of projects
in DCS
Risk No 23: Integration
of IT system is lacking
Risk No 24: Lack of
business ownership of
Info Systems
Risk No 26:
Pharmaceutical services
management
Risk No 27: Power
failures
This risk emanates from the 7-Day Establishment Project as a new
risk
This risk emanates from the 2006/07 Auditor General’s Report
This risk emanates from audits, from the work of the enhanced
facilities management in DCS and from the regulatory framework
in relation to immovable assets
This risk emanates from the Auditor Generals Report 2006/07.
This risk has been in the Corporate Risk Profile in previous years,
and was deemed to be of higher impact and probability and
hence included in the Significant and Prioritised Risk Profile.
This risk has been in the Corporate Risk Profile in the previous
year, and was deemed to be of higher impact and probability and
hence included in the Significant and Prioritised Risk Profile.
The Risk Assessment 2007 did not differentiate between
Prioritised Risk and Technical Risk as in previous years and so
included them in a single list of prioritised risk.
This risk has emerged as the Department identified 8 Strategic
Projects in 2007/08 and so has been included in the Risk profile
for 2008/09.
The Risk Assessment 2007 did not differentiate between
Prioritised Risk and Technical Risk as in previous years and so
included them in a single list of prioritised risk.
This risk has emerged out of the Master Information Systems Plan
implementation.
While significant progress had been made on asset management
in 2007/08, DCS management is concerned that the management
of pharmacies and the inventory of pharmacies remains a
challenge.
This risk had been localised to the W Cape previously, but with
the electricity crisis taking on national proportions, it has been
added to the Significant and Prioritised Risks.
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