Competition Commission Strategic Plan 2008-11 presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry 19 March 2008 Shan Ramburuth: Competition Commissioner Tel: 012 394 3332 E-mail: ShanR@compcom.co.za Towards a fair and efficient economy for all

Format of Presentation Strategic planning Strategic priorities Budget implications Expenditure trends Conclusion Towards a fair and efficient economy for all

Objectives of strategic plan Consolidate experience Understand role of competition regulation Evaluate effectiveness of institution Understand needs and expectations of stakeholders Evaluate information and knowledge management systems Evaluate organizational structure Understand implications of budgetary and resource constraints Towards a fair and efficient economy for all

Strategic planning: Process and participation 13/09/06 18-22/09/06 6-7/10/06 12/10/06 18/10/06 25/10/06 27/10/06 13/11/06 15/01/07 Towards a fair and efficient economy for all

Towards a fair and efficient economy for all Strategic priorities Increase staff morale and motivation  Define and clarify the Commission’s approach and methodology Align organizational structure and work processes to the Commission’s strategic priorities Establish the Commission as a centre of information, knowledge and expertise Ensure effective advocacy and communication  Towards a fair and efficient economy for all

Towards a fair and efficient economy for all Staff turnover: 2002-2007 Towards a fair and efficient economy for all

Increase staff morale and motivation Recognize efforts of staff: - Effective performance management system - Staff learning and development Steps to accomplish this: Revised reward, remuneration and progression policies (implementation April 2008) Review HR policies Approval for market related salaries Strengthen training and staff development Improve internal communications Towards a fair and efficient economy for all

Commission’s approach and methodology Developed a framework for prioritizing sectors and cases Criteria for prioritization: Experience has identified competition issues Impact on poor consumers Costs of intermediate goods into manufacturing Impact of cost of doing business Towards a fair and efficient economy for all

Towards a fair and efficient economy for all Priority sectors Financial sector, specifically banking Infrastructure and construction, including bid-rigging Agro-processing, specifically food processing and forestry Intermediate industrial products Towards a fair and efficient economy for all

Towards a fair and efficient economy for all Knowledge Management Mobilize internal and external information and knowledge resources Steps to accomplish this: Review work flow and communication within the organization Review and develop case and information management systems Develop culture of sharing and retaining information Towards a fair and efficient economy for all

Align organizational structure to strategic priorities Review the Commission’s structure Clarify roles and responsibilities Maximize functional synergies Increase coordination and integration Meet competency and resource requirements Enable information flows across divisional and functional boundaries Improve capacity to implement strategic priorities Towards a fair and efficient economy for all

Advocacy and communication Promote policy consistency with competition principles Promote compliance with the Competition Act Give voice to consumers and civil society Transparency in markets Build strategic alliances Towards a fair and efficient economy for all

Commission’s structure Office of the Commissioner (Shan Ramburuth) Enforcement and Exemptions (Thulani Kunene) Cartels Abuse of dominance CLP Mergers and Acquisitions (Tembinkosi Bonakele) Evaluate transactions Monitor conditions Policy and Research (Simon Roberts) Economic analysis on cases Research Special projects Legal Services (Mark Worsley) Litigation/Prosecution Advice Case management Compliance (Mziwodumo Rubushe) Advocacy Internal communication External communication Corporate services (Nellie Pillay) Finance HR IT Registry Security Towards a fair and efficient economy for all

Towards a fair and efficient economy for all Total expenditure: 2002-2011 Towards a fair and efficient economy for all

Legal and consultants costs: 2002-2011 Towards a fair and efficient economy for all

Divisional expenditure: 2002-2008

Income from fees and dti: 2002-2011 Towards a fair and efficient economy for all

Funds requested from dti for 2008-2011 Towards a fair and efficient economy for all

Towards a fair and efficient economy for all Conclusion Step up activity Investigations and prosecutions Market enquiries Advocacy Build the organization to support and sustain activity Structure Knowledge management system Develop skills and incentivize staff Salaries Training and development Towards a fair and efficient economy for all