GDF Annual Report - Gauteng Provincial Treasury

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SECTION 5: OUTLOOK FOR THE COMINGFINANCIAL YEAR (2011-2012)systems arena such as the BAS (Basic AccountingSystem) and Persal, and SAP. These systems are notintegrated and vary widely according to age, functionality,architecture and technology. The systems landscape issuch that there are varying degrees of business supportthat these systems are able to provide, and this causesdisruptions especially in aggregating information acrossdifferent departments. The department will aim tosupport the departments on all transversal systemsand on all functionality shortfalls.PPPs received a strong endorsement at the start of the2010/11 financial year, when President Jacob Zuma, inhis State of the Nation address, highlighted a revitalizedpartnership between government and the developmentfinance institutions (DFIs), and in particular with theDevelopment Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), inproviding much needed financing for health PPPs, oneof Governments primary priority areas in this year. Otherprojects aligned to national and provincial prioritiesaimed at promoting economic growth and employmentopportunities, such as the schools PPP project, BlueIQ’s Automotive Supply Park and the Innovation Hubprojects, will be given more attention by the unit. Theunit will continue to appraise and play an oversight roleto ensure projects are adequately funded and yieldvalue for money for all stakeholders.The Supply Chain Management (SCM) team will continueto provide support to municipalities and departmentsto facilitate the process of implementation in theprovince. The key focus areas will include monitoringimplementation of policies, rules and regulations;reducing the number of deviations from normalprocurement processes; implementing the reportingsystem in all departments to assess preferentialprocurement policy outcomes; and training to facilitatereforms. The process of resolving SCM-relatedcomplaints will be reviewed to enable fair procurementpractices in the province.Improved liquidity and sound reserve levelsIn an endeavour to instil stringent financial managementand improve liquidity and reserve levels, GDF will closelymonitor the measures implemented in the 2010/2011financial year. These include ring fencing the conditionalgrants and infrastructure funds; and ensuring that the ageanalysis of accruals is less than 30 days in a given month.The current bank overdraft will have to be repaid in orderfor GPG to maintain positive liquidity and build reservesto ensure sufficient funding of provincial priorities. Thedepartment will also work towards ensuring greater andmore direct involvement with all key revenue generatingdepartments over the course of the next financial year.The focus will be on going beyond the analysis of revenuecollection to identifying weaknesses in the collectionand management of revenue. Departments will also bereminded about and guided on the review of their tariffsin line with the Public Finance Management Act (Act 29of 1999) and Treasury Regulations.The Gauteng Funding Agency of the department willcontinue to serve as a catalyst for mobilising privateand other investments, harnessing the goodwill ofinternational development finance institutions, fulfillingthe mandate of economic and social responsibility,providing advisory services, and managing funds forthe financing of tangible public infrastructure.Sound corporate governanceIn the 2011/12 financial year, the Audit Servicesdivision will continue to provide internal audit servicesby performing risk, computer and performance auditsin line with approved internal audit plans. These willfocus on areas identified as high risk by the variousdepartments and will also take into account areas thathave been highlighted by the Auditor-General. Prioritywill be given to ongoing monitoring of implementation ofaudit recommendations across GPG departments andproviding regular report-backs on this implementationto Heads of Departments and Audit Committees toensure that progress is effectively monitored andimproved.Risk Management is an evolving discipline. In viewof this, the Gauteng Provincial Risk Managementwill be aligned to the recently released Public SectorRisk Management Framework (PSRMF) and theInternational Standards on Risk Management (ISO31000). The Financial Management Capability MaturityModel will be disseminated to departments to complete214214Annual Report 2010 / 2011
SECTION 5: OUTLOOK FOR THE COMINGFINANCIAL YEAR (2011-2012)of which the results will indicate areas to be improvedupon. Monitoring is an important component of therisk management process and Risk ManagementCommittees play a critical role in this. These committeeswill be trained in their roles and responsibilities. Phase2 of the Standard Procedure Manuals project, whichdeals with the development of procedures manuals, willbe concluded. In terms of municipalities, efforts will bedirected at correcting weaknesses identified throughthe Risk Maturity Survey conducted through NationalTreasury. This will be done jointly with municipalities.Improved service delivery quality and access togovernment servicesThe public will have assurance that their data is secureand that they can transact safely with government. TheSecurity Operations Centre(SOC) will significantly assistin providing a stable ICT environment for the Province,eliminating threats and improving ICT services.It is envisaged that the remaining 595 computer labsfor the Gauteng Online Schools Programme (GoL) willbe completed, thus bridging the digital divide for theremaining 32% of Gauteng learners. An additional 5Local Service Nodes will be constructed and deployed,ensuring that all schools in Gauteng enjoy connectivity.A further 3 GoL busses will be rolled out to cater for theneeds of the physically challenged pupil. An additional595 alarms will be installed at the remaining schools.12398 educators will be given orientation training and28011 educators will be given advanced training. Theprovision of email addresses to all outstanding learnersand educators will be accomplished. It is envisagedthat the new GPG portal will be up and running andthe existing applications functional by the end of2010/2011.The e-gov subcommittee, in conjunction with all GPGdepartments, will nominate services to be developed atan application layer that will be deployed on the portal.Eight new applications will be developed. These willgive citizens easy access to government services.The GDF will continue to assist departments in reachingPreferential Procurement Spend targets, particularly inthe areas of generating spend reports and monitoringand evaluating progress. In addition, in the area ofbusiness and other developmental opportunities, theDepartment will continue to support enterprises ownedby target groups and co-operatives. Cooperatives innon-professional services such as catering, gardening,cleaning, and some parts of security will be identifiedand developed, thus assisting with creating work andbuilding a growing, inclusive economy and sustainablelivelihoods at a micro level and within local communities.Gauteng Department of Finance215
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