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3.4 Programme 3: Policy and GovernanceAll functions within the Policy & GovernanceProgramme aim to initiate the development andimplementation of policies and strategies to achievea co-ordinated approach towards sustainableprovincial growth and development. In doing so, thefollowing service delivery objectives are achieved:• To co-ordinate and facilitate social developmentissues.The Office of the Premier provided support tothe Gauteng Department of Local Governmentin planning regional women’s dialogues whichwere held during 2008/2009 financial year in theMetropolitan and District Municipalities in Gauteng.The women’s dialogues are the Office of thePremier’s flagship programme to empower womenin the province. These dialogues provide a platformfor the provincial government to report to women onprogress in implementing programmes for womenempowerment in the province. More importantly,women’s dialogues provide a platform for theprovincial government to consult with women fromdifferent civil society organizations in the developmentof programme of action for the empowermentand development of women in the province. Theprogrammes of action from these dialogues areused to inform government programme of action onwomen empowerment.In November 2008, The Office of the Premier hostedan event celebrating the International Day for Peoplewith Disabilities which was attended by peoplewith disabilities from different communities in theprovince. The event was preceded by the launch ofGauteng Disability Alliance, which the Office of thePremier also supported. Gauteng Disability Allianceis an organized formation of disabled people’sorganizations in Gauteng whose aim, amongothers, is to promote the collaboration and commonpositions on issues that affect the disability sector inthe province.The Office of the Premier commissioned the reviewof both the Gender and Disability policy frameworks.The review process was undertaken to ensure thatthese policies are in line with provincial priorities.Various stakeholders including Disabled People’sOrganization and the Progressive Women’sMovement consulted and participated in the processto ensure participatory governance. The revisedpolicies will be implemented in line with the newpriorities and the programme of action on themainstreaming of gender and disability.In the 2008/09 financial year, the Office organizedtraining sessions for all provincial and municipalgender, youth and disability focal points onmainstreaming. The aim of the training sessionswas to ensure that Departments through the focalpoints can coordinate and implement gender, youthand disability programmes in an improved manner.The gender focal points further benefited from the5 day Gender Mainstreaming training organized byPALAMA and assessed through Portfolios of evidence.The capacity building sessions are at ensuringenhanced strategic development of Gender, Youthand Disability programmes across departments andmunicipalities in order that the lives of women, youngperson and persons with disabilities in the Provincesare improved.From an institutional perspective, the OOP facilitatesco-ordination through a range of structures in theprovince. The Office of the Premier facilitated theestablishment of the Gauteng Disability Forumwhich comprises of representatives from governmentdepartments; regions and disabled people’sorganizations affiliated to the Gauteng DisabilityAlliance (GDA). The forum is a critical vehicle thatwill ensure the realization of the Gauteng ProvincialGovernment commitment to people centred andpeople driven development. The forum furtherserves as a form of participatory democraticgovernance since it is about broad based publicparticipation in public policy processes and servicedelivery programmes of government. The forumwas launched where the terms of reference wereagreed upon and the POA on the implementation ofdisability programmes was developed.Over the period under review, youth developmentin the province has been facilitated under theauspices of the Gauteng Youth Commission throughthe development of a five year youth developmentprogramme. In support of this programme, a rangeof activities have been undertaken, including thedevelopment of a database of youth volunteers hasbeen established to facilitate the development of areliable group of youth volunteers. A status report onyouth in the province was completed, along with aperception audit, and a variety of local youth forawere established in support of youth developmentobjectives. A variety of capacity building programmeswere implemented, including training and HIV/Aidsprevention workshops in each region and a backto-schoolcampaign was conducted in 30 schoolsaround the province.32
• To coordinate and facilitate growth anddevelopment issues.The Gauteng City Region Observatory (GCRO) hasbeen established to collect and collate informationabout the GCR to inform policy and programmingdecisions. This institution is a partnership between theGauteng government, business, research institutionsand higher learning institutions, with the Universityof Johannesburg (UJ) and the University of theWitwatersrand as “anchor” institutions. The GCROwas launched on 11 September 2008 by PremierShilowa together with Professors Rensburg andNongxa form UJ and Wits respectively. The launchalso included a colloquium and participants includedmembers of the provincial executive, legislature,mayors, heads of GPG departments, city managers,business representatives, senior officials from GPG andlocal government. The GCRO will benchmark the GCRagainst other city regions, and develop indicators tomeasure and monitor the progress made in this regard.Another institution that has been established under theauspices of Gauteng Department of Education throughthe integration of a range of GPG programmes aimedat skills development in the Department of Education,the Gauteng Shared Services Centre and the Office ofthe Premier, is the Gauteng City Region Academy (GCRAcademy). The Academy is tasked with the provisionof quality skills for key economic and social sectors;promoting shared growth through building socialcapital and expanding opportunities to the poor withinthe city region. The GCR Academy was launched onin May 2008 during a two-day conference for seniormanagers from the provincial and local governmentsthat was held on 15 and 16 May 2008. The themeof the conference was “Integrated and coordinatedmanagement in the context of the Gauteng GloballyCompetitive City Region – the role of senior managers”.A Gauteng Innovation Strategy, incorporating notionsof the services revolution was drafted. The draft strategyoutlines support initiatives, policies and interventionswith which to grow and enhance Gauteng’s knowledgeeconomy. The strategy takes into account the diversityof economic activity across the provincial geography.It identified appropriate innovation activators for thediverse localities with in Gauteng.• To promote intergovernmental and internationalrelations; promote service delivery improvementsand good governance.Ethics is at the heart of the province’s fight againstcorruption, and as such the aim is to ensure thateach provincial department has an ethics officerand the relevant training is provided. The provincialethics officers were identified and trained on EthicalRisk Management which enabled them to deal withethical challenges in their departments.The intergovernmental Anti-corruption Frameworkwas approved by the PCF Technical Committeeto ensure alignment and collaboration of anticorruptionwork between the provincial departmentsand municipalities. An anti-corruption scorecardwas developed which aim to provide an advancedreporting template for both the provincial departmentsand municipalities. The National Anti-corruptionHotline workshop for the province took place and itaimed to provide a platform for the Anti-corruptionforum members to engage the PSC on issues aroundthe hotline. Four provincial quarterly Anti-corruptionForum meetings were held and the province alsotook part in the national anti-corruption coordinatingcommittee meetings. The province participated onthe 3rd National Anti-corruption Summit.The 7 th annual Premier’s Service Excellence Awardswere hosted on 20 November 2008 at GallagherEstate. The process, which begins with road-showsto departments and the announcement of the 2008PSEA, assessment and adjudication done by a panelof independent judges and the eventual ceremonyresulted in the following awards:• Face of Government Gold Award: CommunityDevelopment Workers Programme: Department ofLocal Government• Service Delivery & Innovation Gold Award:• Platinum Award Winner: Community DevelopmentWorkers Programme: Department of LocalGovernment• Contribution to the GPG Five Year Strategic Planof Action: Gold: Department of Housing; Silver:Gauteng Shared Service Centre and Bronze:Department of EducationThe 2008 PSEA was attended by approximately600 guests, including the nominated teams. At theconclusion of the 2008 PSEA, a Best Practice reportwas developed and circulated among departmentsand to winning groups and teams including specialguests. A close-up report was also prepared andcirculated to all Heads of Departments for theirinformation regarding the entire 2008 PSEA process.The Office of the Premier facilitates service delivery inGPG departments with a focus on the implementationof Batho Pele. Quarterly service delivery forums wereheld to guide departments on service delivery issues33
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