Office of the Premier Annual Report 2010-2011.pdf - Gauteng Online

ANNUAL REPORT 2010/111.3.1 OverviewThe five-year strategic plan of the Office of thePremier, which came into effect in 2009 at the startof the new term of office, outlines a range of strategicobjectives that are core to the work of the Office ofthe Premier in this term. These objectives underpin theBudget Vote and Annual Performance Plan (APP) ofthe Office of the Premier, which provide the frameworkfor this report. Each division makes unique contributionto these objectives through a range of plannedactivities, guided by specific targets and measuredby performance indicators that are established at thebeginning of every year. These plans and targets areincorporated into the performance targets of all SeniorManagement Service (SMS) members and are regularlyreported on.The five-year objectives for the Office of the Premierare as follows:• providing strategic support to the Premier andthe Executive Council to ensure effective strategicleadership of the work of government and therealisation of the electoral mandate• driving a shared vision and the strategic prioritiesof government to ensure effective implementationof the electoral mandate• facilitating the setting of clear priorities, enablinglegislation and improved governance to realisedesired policy outcomes• building a developmental state with capacity todrive change and transformation for the bettermentof the lives of the people of Gauteng• driving short, medium and long-term provincewideplanning to ensure integrated and streamlinedplanning and development across departmentsand spheres of government• monitoring and evaluation of governmentperformance• forging social compacts with all stakeholders tostrengthen social partnerships for improved servicedelivery in Gauteng• ensuring that the Premier is provided withappropriate support to effectively execute her roleand responsibilities in the Legislature• fostering strong intergovernmental andinternational relationships to advance Gauteng’sdevelopment agenda• driving the human resource policy and strategyto attract, develop and retain best possible skillsand to harness the productive energies of all GPGemployees• driving integrated and effective governmentcommunication to ensure that the people ofGauteng are well informed and have access tocredible information about government servicesand programmes• promoting participatory democracy to ensureongoing interaction between government and civilsociety.A critical development with regard to the core mandateof the Office of the Premier was the adoption of theoutcomes-based approach to planning by Cabinetin February 2010. As highlighted by the Premier inher foreword to this report, the Gauteng Province,in aligning itself to this national framework and theprescribed outcomes therein, adopted 8 key outcomesfor the period until the end of the term in 2014 thatthe Office of the Premier will play a central role infacilitating.In addition to driving this process across all portfoliosin the GPG, the Office of the Premier has alsotaken the lead with regard to the implementationof Outcome 8A which aims to create an efficient,effective and development-oriented public serviceand plays a central role in the implementation ofOutcome 8B which encompasses activities to createan empowered, fair and inclusive citizenship.The section below provides a brief overview of thehighlights of the 2010/2011 financial year, whichare discussed in more detail throughout this AnnualReport.1.3.2 Outputs and OutcomesThe work of the Gauteng Planning Commission (GPC)has been at the heart of the Office of the Premier in2010/2011. Tasked with centralised short, mediumand long-term planning for the Province, the GPC hasmade great strides in delivering on its objectives in2010/2011. Detailed outcome plans, which give effectto the agreed provincial outcomes through concreteactivities and targets and specific performancemeasures were drafted and approved. This process hasbeen critical in embedding the outcomes approach inall departments, as well as creating a shared platformfor coordinated and integrated planning. In addition,municipal plans have been aligned to this frameworkto ensure that both provincial and local governmentplans are coherent and consistent. Vision 2055, whichrepresents a significant step in providing a longtermvision for the development of the Province, wasdrafted in the year under review and complementedby a Spatial Development Framework that will bethe foundation of a coordinated approach to spatialplanning in the Province.With plans in place to guide implementation, thepriority has also been to monitor these plans. TheGauteng-Wide Monitoring and Evaluation Framework12Office of the Premier