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40 Case Studies of The National Treasury’s Technical Assistance Unit Chapter 5: eConomiC, investment & employment Cluster The findings of the strategic review aimed to assist in the further improvement of the implementation of the plans and principles that would guide the rollout of the next phases of the IDIP. Following this strategic review, the TAU participated in the assessment and design phase of the full rollout of the programme. Strategic direction was provided during the pilot phase to the IDIP in departments, through the PMU, set up in the National Treasury for this purpose. An extension of IDIP was made to all nine Provincial Departments of Public Works, while continuing in the nine education departments in the provinces. The programme is still in its rollout phase across departments in the provinces and in 2007/08, the TAU provided further strategic direction to the IDIP PMU and to the National Treasury’s IT section, to develop the IDIP website. In future, once all the departments have been capacitated in terms of the objectives as set out by the IDIP, and an ‘enabling environment’ created, there is potential for the phased withdrawal of the programme from the National Treasury. When this might happen has not been decided. According to Jeremy Timm, PTA for the TAU: ”It is essential to build the capacity of departments, and not simply to fill a gap with skills pro-vided by the TA. It is important to combine your approach when offering assistance of this nature. The aim is to assist the departments to evolve to a better level of maturity in terms of their functioning.” The effects of the IDIP have filtered down to the grassroots of communities, with one example being the provision of better schools in communities across South Africa. Bongani Khumalo, Deputy Director for Infrastructure Delivery in the Provincial Treasury of Kwa-Zulu Natal, commented: “As a result of the IDIP, infrastructure rollout has improved drastically. Through this programme, we have been able to deliver about 2,000 classrooms per year, whereas before there was an overwhelming backlog.” One such school is Uthando Primary School, located in Amathikwe, Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal. Established in 1991, the school operated out of tin structures for 17 years. In 2008, the school was revamped into a three-storey building, catering for over 1,000 learners. The principal of the school, Thuthukani Blessing Mncwabe commented: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE | A Vehicle For Improving Government’s Performance
Case Studies of The National Treasury’s Technical Assistance Unit 41 “It was a very difficult environment in which to teach. There was no electricity and the noise when it rained was unbearable. Temperatures inside the structures were never stable and you were either very hot or freezing cold. There was a lack of concentration in the classrooms. Now we have a school of which the whole community can be proud. It is truly a dream come true for us. The community could not believe that such a beautiful school could be built in this area.” Fact Sheet • Project time frame: 2002 to 2005 • Location: Nine Provinces • Sectorial focus: DPW. DoH, DoE • Client Department: National Treasury’s Chief Directorate for Provincial and Local Government Infrastructure. • Partners: National Treasury, DBSA, CIDB • Stakeholders: DPW, DoE, DoH, PTATs 5.4 Municipal Infrastructure Delivery and Management Improvement Programme Background In 2007, resulting from the successes achieved in the IDIP, the TAU received a request for assistance from the Chief Directorate Provincial and Local Government to strengthen the capacity of the Local Government Unit to deliver on its mandate in improving its infrastructure delivery in municipalities. Discussion A TA was contracted from October 2007 to December 2008 to provide this assistance. During those 15 months in the field, the TA provided a range of services to the department, not only providing support at a strategic level, but at an operational level as well. The contractual period was divided into two periods, the first covering a three-month period from October 2007 to December 2007. The contract was then extended by another 12 months, commencing January 2008. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE | A Vehicle For Improving Government’s Performance
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