Mid Term Report - Gauteng Online

ConclusionHalf way through its fi ve year term of offi ce, the provincial governmentis on course in fulfi lling the mandate it received from the people of theprovince in 2004. While signifi cant challenges remain, steady progresshas been made in fulfi lling the commitments made in 2004 and in implementingall key areas of the GPG fi ve year strategic programme for 2004 to 2009.Key aspects of the achievements so far have been registered through new initiativesand strategies which have been developed and where implementation isin progress. These include the following:• Building Gauteng as a globally competitive city region which is prosperousand able to meet the needs of all its people.• Promoting shared economic growth and job creation, particularly throughthe Gauteng Growth and Development Strategy and related strategies,including the broad based black economic empowerment strategy, supportfor small, medium and micro enterprises and sector strategies in agriculture,competitive sport and the creative industries.• Fighting poverty and improving the lives of the poor and the vulnerablethrough a combination of economic and social strategies to improve poorpeople’s access to economic opportunities, improve the social wage andimplement a comprehensive social development strategy.• Building sustainable communities through human settlement and widespreadurban renewal programmes to reverse apartheid’s legacy ofunderdevelopment and create vibrant and dynamic communities, with aparticular emphasis on 20 prioritised townships in the province.• Putting in place a Gauteng Safety Strategy and Gauteng Road Safety Strategyto achieve our vision of a law governed society free of fear, violenceand crime.• The development of a Human Resource Development strategy to addressskills needs to boost the economy, the public service and social deliveryand improving the quality of health care and education.• Deepening democracy and implementing programmes to realise the rightsand improve the lives of women, children, people with disabilities andyouth.• Improving the capacity and organisation of the state to better implementgovernment programmes and make it more responsive to citizens’ needs.Among the key priorities in the period ahead are:• The implementation of the Gauteng Global City Region perspective includingthe alignment and reprioritisation of municipal and provincial strategiesin line with GCR objectives• The completion of the Gauteng spatial development perspectiveMidterm Report - 2004/06 • 61