Your partner in service delivery and development Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Provincial & Local Government Branch: Urban and Rural Development Ms Nellie Lester 19 ~ 20 February 2008 Your partner in service delivery and development

Functional areas and strategic objectives of the Branch OVERVIEW Purpose of the Branch Functional areas and strategic objectives of the Branch High level reflection on the performance of the Branch Issues raised by the Committee in the previous session in 2007 Strategic priorities for 2008/09 dplg 19~20 February 2008 2

1. Purpose of the Branch dplg 19~20 February 2008 3

1.1 Purpose of the Branch Manage, co-ordinate, monitor and measure the effectiveness of the urban renewal programme and the integrated sustainable rural development programme across all spheres of government. dplg 19~20 February 2008 4

2. Functional areas of the Branch dplg 19~20 February 2008 5

2.1 Functional areas and strategic objectives Programme Management URP and ISRDP Provides support for the coordination of the implementation of the programmes across the spheres of government. Activities involve formulating practical approaches and systems for strengthening co-operation between the spheres of government, government agencies and NGOs. Monitoring and Evaluation of URP and ISRDP Manages a national system to enable reporting and impact assessments. Activities include developing and maintaining information systems for improved monitoring and evaluation of the programme. dplg 19~20 February 2008 6

2.1 Functional areas / strategic objectives (continued) To build and strengthen the capability and accountability of Provinces and Municipalities to implement their constitutional mandate 2.1.1 Strengthen national capacity to support provinces and municipalities and to deepen the delivery of national programmes in local areas (6 projects) 2.1.2 Support the Development of sustainable economies and anti-poverty initiatives (3 projects) To monitor, evaluate and communicate the impact of government programmes in municipal areas in order to enhance performance, accountability and public confidence 2.1.3: Develop M, R&E capacity, systems and processes for local government (1 project) 2.1.4 Institutionalise standard communication policy, protocols to convey progress and successes (1 project) 2.1.5 Strengthen municipalities through knowledge sharing and learning across municipalities and government. (1 project) dplg 19~20 February 2008 7

3. High level reflection on the performance of the Branch dplg 19~20 February 2008 8

3.1 High level reflection on the performance of the Branch Stakeholders mobilised to provide financial technical support to the ISRDP and URP nodes Performance: Financial support: Access to Neighbourhood Development Partnership Grant of National Treasury Clustered public investment into multi-use nodes (public services, recreation, transport interchange, retail) Access to social grants in urban nodes (Value of approx R10.3bn) and rural nodes (value approx R79,3bn) Technical support: European Union Technical Facility Publication of nodal economic profiles for all nodes (BT-Monitor Group) Access to basic services: water backlog reduction of 47.76% (2001-2007) and reduction of sanitation backlogs 69.2% (2001-2007)-MIG etc dplg 19~20 February 2008 9

3.1 High level reflection on the performance (continued) Stakeholders mobilised (continued) Performance: Intergovernmental co-operation: Progress was made with the establishment of intergovernmental co-operation initiatives Significant work must still be done to co-ordinate the efforts of Provincial Governments and Local and District Municipalities Crime reduction: Various stakeholders (government and private entities) are involved in programmes (e.g. Community Policing Forums) to reduce crime in identified nodes dplg 19~20 February 2008 10

3.1 High level reflection on the performance (continued) Monitor and evaluate the ISRDP and URP – Improve the production and dissemination of information about progress in the nodes, about lessons learnt and impact achieved Performance Monitoring of progress Progress reports on the nodes produced twice this year: Communications and Marketing: Urban and Rural Newsletters distribution Communications support provided for all nodal visits dplg 19~20 February 2008 11

3.1 High level reflection on the performance (continued) Monitor and evaluate the ISRDP and URP (continued) Performance Knowledge sharing and learning: ISRDP Lessons Learnt Study (dplg) ISRDP Mid-term review (IDT) is completed and being analyzed as to the implications for government actions Evaluative Case Studies are being written for 5 of the key URP anchor projects Township Learning Network has been established between the DPLG-NT-DBSA-SACN dplg 19~20 February 2008 12

4. Issues raised by the Committee in the previous session in 2007 dplg 19~20 February 2008 13

4.1 Issues raised in 2007 IDT Deployment and Reporting: IDT deploys 17 number of staff to 15 number of rural nodes. The value of this deployment is R17million per year. Types of functions performed by IDT in the nodes include providing support, in terms of: (Governance, Public Participation, Municipal Transformation, LED, Municipal Financial Viability) For 2008/09: With more capacity on board in the ISRDP unit, the dplg will review its partnership with the IDT with the view of more targeted deployment of technical expertise and support to the nodes. dplg 19~20 February 2008 14

5. Strategic Priorities for 2008/09 dplg 19~20 February 2008 15

5.1 2008/09 Strategic Priorities 5.1.1 Improved development planning: Facilitation of the review and development of Spatial Development Frameworks in the nodes 5.1.2 Enhanced Local Economic Development Plans: Projects packaged and aligned within Integrated Development Plan budget 5.1.3 Knowledge Management Communication and skills transfer Provision of products (e.g. Case Studies and documents) and services Enhanced co-ordination between stakeholders in all spheres of government Exchange visits dplg 19~20 February 2008 16