Mid Term Report - Gauteng Online

the Gauteng Safety Strategy and the Gauteng SocialDevelopment Strategy.Intergovernmental relations have been strengthenedand the Premier’s Coordination Forum (PCF) hasbecome the primary intergovernmental governancestructure in the province. The PCF is chaired by thePremier, and includes selected MECs and Gautengheads of departments, together with Gauteng mayorsand municipal managers. Administrative headsmeet prior to the PCF in the PCF Technical committee,which is chaired by the provincial government’sDirector General and is made up of the municipalmanagers and the relevant provincial governmentheads of departments.A range of other intergovernmental structures havebeen established to improve co-ordination and alignmentof government work in areas such as publicsafety, women’s empowerment, people with disabilitiesand communications.EfficiencyThe establishment of the Gauteng Shared ServicesCentre (GSSC) in the previous term of office wasaimed at improving the efficiency of the provincialgovernment. Important strides have been taken in thisregard through the GSSC, particularly in the areas ofinformation technology and e-governance, procurement,aspects of human resources management suchas recruitment and selection as well as internal auditfunctions.An emphasis has been placed on continuously improvingfinancial management and compliance withthe Public Finance Management Act, and achievingunqualified audit reports.GPG as a model employerAn important aspect of building an effective andcaring government has been the transformation ofthe public service and ensuring that the provincialgovernment is a best practice employer. While thisis exercised through a variety of mechanisms, keyaspects include the following:• In line with employment equity objectives, stepshave been taken to ensure that public servantsreflect the demographics of the province. Inthis regard the Premier made a commitment toMidterm Report - 2004/06 • 57