1. Competition Commission Strategic Plan 2008-11
presentation to
Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry
19 March 2008
Shan Ramburuth: Competition Commissioner
Tel:
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2. Format of Presentation
Strategic planning
Strategic priorities
Budget implications
Expenditure trends
Conclusion
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3. 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
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4. 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
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5. 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 
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Staff turnover:
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7. 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
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8. 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
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9. 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
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10. 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
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11. 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
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12. 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
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13. 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
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Total expenditure:
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15. Legal and consultants costs: 2002-2011
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16. Divisional expenditure: 2002-2008

17. Income from fees and dti: 2002-2011
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18. Funds requested from dti for 2008-2011
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19. 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
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