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Tuesday, 29 October 2013] 4851The following key government policy documents drive the m<strong>and</strong>ate <strong>of</strong>the Department <strong>and</strong> were considered crafting 2012/13 tourismprogrammes:(i) State <strong>of</strong> Nation AddressIssues impacting on tourism as raised in the 2012 State <strong>of</strong> the NationAddress included the need for close monitoring <strong>of</strong> tourism linkedinfrastructure development through the Exp<strong>and</strong>ed Public WorksProgramme; constant engagements with regard to cultural tourism;need for the Committee to monitor the different programmes pioneeredby the NDT to attract investors for infrastructure development in ruralareas; alignment in the promotion <strong>of</strong> events which took place in differentprovinces; the need for Department to adhere to the 30-day paymentperiod for services. The Department should enhance domestic tourismmarketing <strong>and</strong> development; expedite transformation in the tourismsector.(ii) New Growth PathTourism has been designated as one <strong>of</strong> the six economic drivers inSouth Africa. The New Growth Path recognises tourism as a key sectorfor employment creation <strong>and</strong> sets a target <strong>of</strong> 225 000 jobs by 2015.This economic plan stipulates that to achieve the intended targets, theindustry needs to address quality assurance, training, tourisminfrastructure, youth employment <strong>and</strong> support cultural industries’ mainenablers.2.2. Outcomes-based approachThe Minister signed a performance agreement with the Presidentwhereby a commitment was made to address four <strong>of</strong> the twelvegovernment outcomes. The contribution <strong>of</strong> Tourism to the government’soutcomes based approach to service delivery for 2012/13 <strong>and</strong> 2013/14is leveraged on the following four outcomes:• Outcome 4 - Decent employment through inclusive economicgrowth• Outcome 7 – Vibrant equitable <strong>and</strong> sustainable rural communities<strong>and</strong> food security for all, <strong>and</strong>• Outcome 11 – Create a better <strong>and</strong> safer South Africa <strong>and</strong> world forall.• Outcome 12 - A development-orientated public service <strong>and</strong>inclusive citizenshipThe Department attached each strategic outcome to one <strong>of</strong> the fourgovernment outcomes chosen for the sector. The correlation betweenthe government outcomes <strong>and</strong> Departmental strategic outcomes is asfollows:• Achieve good corporate <strong>and</strong> cooperative governance – Outcome12;ANNOUNCEMENTS, TABLINGS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS NO 147─2013
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