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Sustainable Development in Sustainable Development in Provincial Growth & Provincial Growth &

Development StrategiesDevelopment Strategies

Presentation to the Western Cape Presentation to the Western Cape Sustainable Development ConferenceSustainable Development Conference

June 2005June 2005

By Sibusiso XabaBy Sibusiso XabaDeputy Director General: Economic & Development PlanningDeputy Director General: Economic & Development Planning

Gauteng Department of Finance & Economic AffairsGauteng Department of Finance & Economic Affairs

OutlineOutline

• Sustainable Development;Sustainable Development;

• Growth Strategies;Growth Strategies;

• The Growth & Development Strategy for The Growth & Development Strategy for the Gauteng Province;the Gauteng Province;

• Some challenges;Some challenges;

• Possible solutions;Possible solutions;

• Conclusions.Conclusions.

Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development

• Meeting the needs of the present Meeting the needs of the present generations, without compromising (& generations, without compromising (& perhaps even creating a better platform) perhaps even creating a better platform) the ability of future generations to meet the ability of future generations to meet their needs;their needs;

• Balancing the needs for economic growth, Balancing the needs for economic growth, social development and environmental social development and environmental integrity.integrity.

Provincial Growth & Provincial Growth & Development StrategiesDevelopment Strategies

• Prepared by agreement in the President’s Co-ordinating Prepared by agreement in the President’s Co-ordinating Council;Council;

• Prepared and adopted in various fashions, responding to Prepared and adopted in various fashions, responding to the specific condition of each Province;the specific condition of each Province;

• PGDS’s take various forms and emphases as per the PGDS’s take various forms and emphases as per the needs of each Province;needs of each Province;

• Most Provinces have completed or are completing their Most Provinces have completed or are completing their PGDS processes;PGDS processes;

• In 2004, the President announced the initiatives to align In 2004, the President announced the initiatives to align the NSDP, the PGDS’s and IDP’s, essentially to realize a the NSDP, the PGDS’s and IDP’s, essentially to realize a better aligned planning system in the country;better aligned planning system in the country;

• DPLG is currently in a process of preparing guidelines on DPLG is currently in a process of preparing guidelines on PGDSs.PGDSs.

Provincial Growth & Provincial Growth & Development StrategiesDevelopment Strategies

• However, some common emerging issues:However, some common emerging issues:– PGDS’s should be strategic development frameworks;PGDS’s should be strategic development frameworks;– PGDS’s should make choices on growth trajectories & cannot be PGDS’s should make choices on growth trajectories & cannot be

everything we do;everything we do;– PGDS’s should give direction & a level of predictability to various PGDS’s should give direction & a level of predictability to various

sectors of society regarding growth and development;sectors of society regarding growth and development;– PGDS’s should seek to harness the energies, skills and PGDS’s should seek to harness the energies, skills and

resources of all the sectors of society towards the achievement resources of all the sectors of society towards the achievement of the Provinces development priorities;of the Provinces development priorities;

– PGDS’s should be linked to National (International) development PGDS’s should be linked to National (International) development priorities;priorities;

– PGDS’s are not spatial plans, but are development plans with PGDS’s are not spatial plans, but are development plans with spatial elements (large or small, depending on the choices that spatial elements (large or small, depending on the choices that are made).are made).

The Growth & Development Strategy The Growth & Development Strategy for the Gauteng Provincefor the Gauteng Province

• In May 2004, Gauteng EXCO decided to develop the In May 2004, Gauteng EXCO decided to develop the GDS;GDS;

• It has its foundation in the Gauteng Trade & Industry It has its foundation in the Gauteng Trade & Industry Strategy, the Gauteng Integrated Development Plan, the Strategy, the Gauteng Integrated Development Plan, the Gauteng Local Economic Development Strategy, and the Gauteng Local Economic Development Strategy, and the Gauteng State of the Environment Report, etc;Gauteng State of the Environment Report, etc;

• The GDS is a plan not just the Provincial Government, The GDS is a plan not just the Provincial Government, but for the Gauteng Province as a whole;but for the Gauteng Province as a whole;

• Seeks to:Seeks to:– Coherent visionary 8 year growth & development perspective;Coherent visionary 8 year growth & development perspective;– A framework to guide government actions;A framework to guide government actions;– A statement of purpose as a basis for partnership.A statement of purpose as a basis for partnership.


• Gauteng in contextGauteng in context– The economic & industrial heartland of the country;The economic & industrial heartland of the country;– Home to almost 20% South Africans on only 1.4% of Home to almost 20% South Africans on only 1.4% of

the SA surface area;the SA surface area;– Contributes around 34% of the country GDP and Contributes around 34% of the country GDP and

Africa’s 4Africa’s 4thth largest economy; largest economy;– Accounted for 49% of all remuneration in the country Accounted for 49% of all remuneration in the country

and 52% of organizations’ turnover in 2003;and 52% of organizations’ turnover in 2003;– Largest recipient of in-migration in the SADC;Largest recipient of in-migration in the SADC;– One of the most unequal societies in the world;One of the most unequal societies in the world;– Produces 80% of South Africa’s industrial waste;Produces 80% of South Africa’s industrial waste;– Emerging as Africa’s first Global City Region.Emerging as Africa’s first Global City Region.


• Recognize achievements over the past Recognize achievements over the past decade;decade;

• Acknowledge current socio-economic fault Acknowledge current socio-economic fault lines;lines;

• Present a framework for strategic Present a framework for strategic intervention;intervention;

• Demonstrate commitment through the use Demonstrate commitment through the use of credible strategic levers;of credible strategic levers;

• Commit to ongoing monitoring and review.Commit to ongoing monitoring and review.


• The GDS outlines:The GDS outlines:– A shared vision for growth & development in the A shared vision for growth & development in the

Province for the next 10 years;Province for the next 10 years;– Strategic objectives that we are working towards Strategic objectives that we are working towards

achieving;achieving;– Strategic mechanisms, which are choices on how we Strategic mechanisms, which are choices on how we

can achieve our objectives;can achieve our objectives;– Strategic levers, which are instruments that we can Strategic levers, which are instruments that we can

use to turn things around;use to turn things around;– Gauteng’s contribution to the achievement of the Gauteng’s contribution to the achievement of the

National goals of halving unemployment & poverty by National goals of halving unemployment & poverty by 2014.2014.


• Sustainability issues:Sustainability issues:– Ensuring faster, sustainable and shared growth;Ensuring faster, sustainable and shared growth;– Addressing poverty in the short to long term & Addressing poverty in the short to long term &

providing appropriate levels of services to all providing appropriate levels of services to all Gautengers;Gautengers;

– Densification, urban renewal & better located human Densification, urban renewal & better located human settlements;settlements;

– Ensuring good governance and partnership;Ensuring good governance and partnership;– Focus on the most vulnerable sectors of society;Focus on the most vulnerable sectors of society;– Upholding environmental governance.Upholding environmental governance.

ChallengesChallenges

• Not adequate emphasis on environmental Not adequate emphasis on environmental management principles;management principles;

• Dichotomy between growth and Dichotomy between growth and environmental management not environmental management not completely resolved;completely resolved;

• Lack of appropriate tools;Lack of appropriate tools;• Better integration of environmental and Better integration of environmental and

development management governance development management governance systems;systems;

Possible SolutionsPossible Solutions

• Promotion of pro-active environmental Promotion of pro-active environmental planning instruments;planning instruments;

• Better co-ordination between economic/ Better co-ordination between economic/ development planning & environmental development planning & environmental management authorities;management authorities;

• Information sharing, eg monitoring Information sharing, eg monitoring systems & tools.systems & tools.

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