19 November 2015 Yash Ramkolowan MDG 8: Develop a global partnership for development Leave no child behind: The post SDG agenda, HSRC

MDG 8: Develop a global partnership for development South Africa’s domesticated indicators

3 SA has domesticated MDG 8 MDG 8 focuses on global partnership for development – Further development of open, rule-based, non-discriminatory trading and financial systems – Address special needs of LDCs, landlocked and small island developing countries – Deal with the debt issues faced by developing countries – Improving access to affordable essential medicines and new technologies (especially in ICT sector) through increased cooperation with the private sector Why domesticated targets – Early data limitations – Number of standard MDG 8 indicators not relevant to SA

4 Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development IndicatorsBaseline 2009 Status 2011 status 2013 status Result 1. Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in current prices, R000s N/A 2. Investment share in GDP, %15,720,719,120,1 Not achieved 3. Foreign direct investment (FDI) as a percentage of GDP, %8,22,11,10,5N/A 4. Gross savings as a percentage of gross disposable income (GDI), % 16,618,617,514,9N/A 5. Public debt as a percentage of gross national income (GNI), %43,330,839,245,4N/A 6. Current account balance as a percentage of GDP, %0,3-2,7-2,2-5,8N/A 7. Inflation rate by headline consumer price index, %5,77,15,05,7Achieved 8. Employment-to-population ratio, %41,543,941,942,7N/A 9. Labour productivity, 2008 = ,2105,5103,2N/A 10. CAPEX on research and development (CERD) as % of GDP0,490,540,480,45N/A 11. Official development assistance received as a percentage of GNI, % 0,190,20,100,12N/A 12. Fixed telephone lines per 100 population11,18,98,17,1 Achieved 13. Cellular telephone subscribers per 100 population

5 South Africa’s performance based on MDG 8 targets Based on domesticated MDG indicators SA has largely failed to achieve targets Low growth, high unemployment and inequality levels need to be addressed Improvements in NSI required to enable move towards knowledge- based economy Universal access to voice communication achieved, focus must shift to internet penetration

ODA to South Africa Highly focused aid to specific sectors

7 SA’s ODA receipts is small in the context of SA’s economy Source: OECDStat, ODA database.

8 Strong focus on support for HIV/AIDS treatment over last decade Source: OECDStat, ODA database.

9 Historic ODA focus on basic education Source: OECDStat, ODA database.

10 ODA support for education remains small when compared to national public expenditure Source: OECDStat, ODA database, National Treasury budget information. SA budget information reflects prior financial years.

Summary on MDG 8 Looking towards SDGs

12 SDGs provide ability for SA to better measure and report on range of indicators MDG 8 suggests significant macroeconomic improvement required post-2015 SDGs provide ability for use of internationally comparable indicators – Rather than using domesticated indicators Likely that ODA will continue to be highly targeted in SA context – Will education be a sector focus post-2015? SA is also a source of investment and funding to region, especially in Southern Africa – Will SDGs provide ability to better measure this contribution?

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