Unlocking the economic potential of South Africas

Oceans
Invest in South Africa
London
7 July 2015
Ismail Akhalwaya
Head Operation Phakisa Unit
Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation in the Presidency

NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

2030

Our future make it work

On 15 August 2012 the President said:

The National Planning Commission will from today:
Advise government on
implementation of Plan
Work with DPM&E to
turn Plan into targets to be
incorporated into future
performance and delivery
agreements
... political parties, companies,
school governing bodies, trade
unions and many sectors, should
also incorporate many aspects
of plan in their own long-term planning exercises and implementation plans

6 Pillars of the plan

The objectives of the plan are the elimination of poverty and the reduction of
inequality through

Uniting South Africans of all races and classes around a common programme to
eliminate poverty and reduce inequality

Encourage citizens to be active in their own development, in strengthening

democracy and in holding their government accountable
Raising economic growth, promoting exports and making the economy more labour
absorbing
Focusing on key capabilities of both people and the country

Capabilities include skills, infrastructure, social security, strong institutions and partnerships
both within the country and with key international partners

Building a capable and developmental state

Strong leadership throughout society that work together to solve our problems
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Cycle of development

Development occurs when there is policy clarity AND a set of planned actions
5

We require an acceleration, step

change to meet our objectives
On the present trajectory,
we are not likely to meet our targets

0.70

Inequality trends

60%

Poverty trends

50%
40%
30%

Percentage of people in poverty

20%

Present trajectory

0.66

10%

Require trajectory

0.64

0%

0.68

0.62
0.60

Inequality trend (gini coecient)

0.58

Present trajectory

0.56

Require trajectory

0.54

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Employment trends

Employment trend (millions)

20

Present trajectory
Require trajectory

15

10

Employment in millions
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Implementation requires a clear

accountability framework
What

will get implemented, by when and by whom?

When will we know as South Africa?
What are the consequences if a particular decision is NOT
taken?
How do we move from parts to the whole:
Example: to get better education outcomes there are
feedback loops.
ECD with focus on nutrition for pregnant mums and infants
school nutrition
scheme
principals competence
teacher training
time on task
parental involvement
community province?

Improving education, training

and innovation
Early childhood development
Basic Education
Further Education and Training
Skills Development
Higher Education and training
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Further education and training

Support
universities to
establish training
centres for
college lecturers

Build new
colleges; use
distance
education; employ
more college
lecturers

Improving outcomes
of the college sector

Introduce entry
requirements &
develop alternative
institutions for
learners who
do not qualify

Appoint a qualified
CFO in each
college

Change the rules

to allow colleges
to access some of
the SETA funding
Facilitate exchange
of staff between
colleges and
industry
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Skills development
2012

Actions

2015
2012-2015

Develop National Skills

Planning System

DHET

Clarify the mission of SETAs

DHET

Address governance
issues
Address under-spending of
skills funds

2020
2016-2020

2030

2025
2021-2025

2026-2030

DHET & SETA boards

DHET

Ensure effective regulation

of training providers

Quality Assurance Councils

Improve relationship
between skills training
institutions and employers

SETAs

Double the current skills

output of SETAs

SETAs
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Higher education and training

2012

2015
2012-2015

2020
2016-2020

2030

2025
2021-2025

2026-2030

Improve qualifications
of HEI staff

Implement the next generation of scholars programme

HEIs

Increase participation
rate at HEI

Build new universities and expand existing ones

DHET

Increase throughput
rate

Provide support to underprepared students

HEIs

Increase number of
masters and PhDs

Increase supervisory capacity & set aside dedicated funding

HEIs,
DHET

Address governance
issues in HEI

Members of University Councils to undergo directors training

HEIs,
DHET

Increase use of
distance education

Finalise & implement policy on distance education

DHET

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Research and innovation systems

Department of Science & Technology,
Department of Higher Education & Training, Universities & Science councils
Coordination

Create framework for national system of

innovation

Research capacity
development

Increase support for postgraduate studies

Attract top research

talent

Relax immigration requirements to attract

scientists

Transform researcher
demographics

Attract and support young researchers

Inter-sectoral
collaboration

Support collaboration between sectors

Excellent research &

innovation output

Develop world class centres of research and

innovation
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The National Development Plan takes a long view to 2030

This process is less easy than it sounds, partly because most of us
tend to focus on immediate issues that challenge us
Questions that abound: how to resolve the water problem, say in
Carolina or Delmas now, or, how to engineer the delivery of school
books to Limpopo are the kinds of questions, now
Also: what about Food Security now and in 2030?
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Transforming Society
Healing
the past

AcLve ciLzenry,
leadership, social
compact

Eliminate
discriminaLon

Unite
the
nation

Improve services
for
all citizens

Create a South
African IdenLty
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Methodology: systems and design

thinking
Involves

key stakeholders in a facilitated planning

process ensure high level of buy-in
Helps participants understand the current system,
external context, stakeholders, components of the
solution, interdependencies and connections
internally and externally, and performance
Results in a co-designed rollout plan which takes
into account the realities faced by all stakeholders

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Conclusion: critical success factors for

implementing the plan

Focused leadership over a long period of time

The continued assertion that this is a plan for all South
Africans, and that everyone in society has a role to play in
implementing the plan
The need for institutional reform
More than half of the plan is dedicated to the type of
institutional reform needed to raise capability to implement the
plan
The need to mobilise resources and agree on trade-offs
The willingness to prioritise and the need for careful
sequencing
Clarity on responsibility in each area
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Operation Phakisa was first publicly mentioned in the State of the Nation
Address response

The first implementation of Operation Phakisa will be

led by the Department of Environmental Affairs. It
will focus on unlocking the economic potential of
South Africas oceans, which are estimated to have
the potential to contribute up to one hundred and
seventy seven billion rand to GDP by 2033 compared
to fifty four billion rand in 2010.

H.E. President J.G. Zuma, July

2014

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Operation Phakisa is a stepwise process

Delivery
laboratories

ii

Roadmap
finalisation and
sign off

Develop 3-feet delivery plans

Engage with potential funders, design final roadmap,
get government approval

iii Public commitment

Share laboratories outputs in a public Open Day

iv Capability building

Assess gaps and build a programme to support delivery

Delivery

vi Monitoring
External

vii accountability

Drive execution of 3-feet delivery plans, problem solve

challenges, escalate issues where necessary

Measure progress against Key Performance

Indicators (KPIs), report internally and publicly

Audit results and make them publicly available

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Four growth areas were selected to be discussed in the Operation Phakisa

Labs

Marine transport and manufacturing

Offshore oil and gas exploration

Aquaculture

Marine protection services and

governance
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Labs drilled down from 10 000 feet to 3 feet

Labs took a focus area from a

high-level plan

10 000 Feet plans

Strategic intent
Strategic plan
Blueprint
Strategy document

Projects
Action items
Timeline
Project owner
Targets
3 Feet plans

to a detailed programme
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Oceans Labs in numbers

656 participants
A team of more than

between full time and part time

30 coordinators and facilitators

400 hours

or working sessions and facilitated discussions

President, 17 Ministers and 17 DGs visited

labs and participated in several syndication sessions

More than

2 000 pages

of lab reports, 3- ft plans and

supporting analysis

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For each of these initiatives, the lab developed a detailed implementation

plan, a budget and a set of KPIs
Implementation plan

Includes milestones,
major activities,
timelines and
responsibilities

Budget

Includes CAPEX and

OPEX required by year
for each initiative,
broken into government
and non-government
spend

KPIs

Includes a description,
owner and timeline for
each KPI by initiative

More details for each initiative available in detailed lab

report
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Detailed 3ft delivery plans support delivery of initiatives by providing a

step-by-step roadmap for implementation
Example of a 3ft plan

Clear &
precise lineby-line tasks/
activities

Broken down
to the
individual
names and
deadlines

List of
accountable
people (for
specific tasks/
activities

Clear
timelines for
completion of
tasks

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Thank You

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