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07 MAY 2008 BY MS N JEZILE (Acting DG)

ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM BUDGET VOTE BRIEFING DEPARTMENT & PUBLIC ENTITIES’ JOINT PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE. 07 MAY 2008 BY MS N JEZILE (Acting DG). CONTENTS. Vision Programmes and Public Entities. Apex priorities Strategy Finances. DEAT VISION.

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07 MAY 2008 BY MS N JEZILE (Acting DG)

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  1. ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM BUDGET VOTE BRIEFING DEPARTMENT & PUBLIC ENTITIES’ JOINT PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE 07 MAY 2008 BY MS N JEZILE (Acting DG)

  2. CONTENTS • Vision • Programmes and Public Entities. • Apex priorities • Strategy • Finances

  3. DEAT VISION “A prosperous and equitable society living in harmony with our natural resources”.

  4. Departmental Programmes and Relevant Public Entities

  5. Links to Apex Priorities

  6. Links to Apex Priorities

  7. Links to Apex Priorities

  8. GOALS AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES FOR 2008/9 - 2010/11

  9. GOALS AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES FOR 2008/9 - 2010/11

  10. Tourism

  11. Transformation Safety 3. Safety and Security, Department of Health, Department of Transport 4. TECSA and DEAT Skills & Service Levels Product and SMME 2. Tourism Enterprise Promotion Company (old TEP) with DEAT 5. Theta and DEAT Tourism Growth Strategy Transport The Tourism Growth & Dev Strategy Marketing & Branding 6. Department of Transport (land and air) Incentives and Investment 1. South African Tourism Quality assessments 8. Tourism Grading Council, Register of Guides (DEAT and provinces) 7. The dti

  12. DEAT’s Role and strategy: Create conditions for sustainable Tourism Growth and Development. Strategic Objective:KPA: Ensure Competitiveness of SA Tourism Sector.

  13. DEAT’s Role and strategy: Create conditions for sustainable Tourism Growth and Development. KPA: Ensure Competitiveness of SA Tourism Sector.

  14. DEAT Role’s and strategy: Create conditions for sustainable Tourism Growth and Development KPA: Maximize Tourism Potential of 2010 FIFA world cup KPA: Sustainably grow the Tourism Sector

  15. Share our vision with stakeholders Use the trade to grow our business Grow & nurture our staff Improve brand traction in markets Fine-tune internal systems and communication Increase value-extraction in SA from all tourists SA Tourism’s strategic objectives 2008-10 The Tourism Act’s mandate to SA Tourism is ... Sustainable GDP Growth Sustainable job creation Redistribution and transformation Achieve total average tourist spend inside SA in 2007 - 2010 Achieve targeted total arrivals to SA in 2007 - 2010 through four strategic objectives . . . SA to be the most preferred tourist brand by 2014 SA Tourism to be the best tourism organisation by 2010 by focusing on doing only the following “Big 6 things” very well!

  16. SA Tourism Role & strategy: To achieve annual arrival targets

  17. SA Tourism’s role & strategy: To achieve target spend

  18. Integrated SA Tourism portfolio 2008 – 2010**: Underscored are leisure and business tourism markets (* = associations and # = incentives and corporate meetings) Responsibility Country Manager Portfolio Manager Stakeholder Manager Global Channel Manager

  19. Graded status renewal targets TGCSA’s Role & Strategy: Targets for new grading - currently 5671 establishments are graded as at end March 08 • Other priorities: • Effective consumers feedback mechanism • Public education and awareness • Universal Access principle (disability friendly facilities) • Green grading

  20. TECSA Role and strategy: Tourism Sector Transformation strategy – key elements: Tourism Sector Transformation Targets: Private Sector Engagement (Lobbying and involvement). Beneficiaries engagement (awareness and capacity). Public leveraging Enabling Environment Partnership and alignment

  21. TECSA Role and strategy: Tourism Sector Transformation targets

  22. TECSA Role & strategy: Tourism Sector Transformation targets

  23. Biodiversity Conservation & Fisheries Management

  24. DEAT’s Role & strategy: Promote the conservation and sustainable utilisation of natural resources and enhance economic growth and poverty eradication KPA: Ensure equitable and sustainable use of natural resources. KPA: Conserve and mitigate threats to biodiversity.

  25. DEAT’s role & strategy: Promote the conservation and sustainable utilisation of natural resources and enhance economic growth and poverty eradication • KPA: Build a sound Scientific base for effective management of natural resources.

  26. SANBI’s Role & strategy Applied research: National biodiversity research strategy. GMO research programme established. Scientific Authority operational i.t.o NEMBA. Assessment of species utilisation. Climate Change: 2nd national communication and Strengthening of a bio adaptation research. Biosystematics & collections: Initiate animal taxonomy. Develop national history collection strategy (museums and herbaria). Complete Angoalan checklist of plants. Network for compilation of African plans electronic identification manual. Biodiversity Planning and Mainstream: Id ecosystems under threat. Launch of national grasslands programmes. Law enforcement support tool for CITES. Implement Munics biodiversity prog in partnership with DPLG. Initiate freshwater and marine programme.

  27. SANBI’s role & strategy State of biodiversity: First State of Biodiversity report. Red list project for fish initiated. Red list for reptiles completed. Rehabilitation of threatened ecosystems: Working for wetlands: 100 wetlands rehabilitated, 18 000 temporary job days created and 210 SMME’s used. Policy Development: Support implementation of bioregional plans Development of the list of threatened ecosystems AIS technical support for redrafting. Fiscal reform – incentives for biodiversity management. Knowledge & Info management: Expansion of online access to biodiversity data, Expansion of BGIS – Biodiversity Geographic information system Hosting of “virtual museums”

  28. SANBI’s role & strategy Conservation Gardens and Tourism: Planned expansion of NBGs to Limpopo & Eastern Cape by 2012. Possible expansion - Harold porter and Walter Sisulu NBG Promote gardens as biodiversity “embassies of biodiversity, education and culture” Tourism destinations Education and empowerment: Greening 240 schools – Mpumalanga, Gauteng and Free State. Garden based environmental education programme Human Capital development: Develop a human capital strategy for biodiversity sector.

  29. iSimangaliso’s Role & Strategy Brand rollout. Conclusion of contract and EIA for Cape Vidal project. People and Parks programme. Land claims trust capacity building and implementation and co-management agreement. Equitable access programme (school discounted fees and neighbourhood programme). Tourism 101 training across the park. Focused training including land care, CBNRM, infrastructure and Tourism (NQF 4). Rollout of infrastructure (R30 million budget).

  30. MLRF Role & strategy Stock determination and oceanography: Research on catch and/or effort limit for 21 fishery sectors • Research on 3 non-consumptive resources (seals, seabirds & sharks) • Design specifications for new Antarctic vessel with construction underway by 2009-2011 • Demolish old base on Marion Island (with DPW) & site rehabilitation by 2011 • 3 relief voyages to SANAE and Marion & Gough Islands Rebuild depleted fish stocks: • Strategy for hake and abalone (research, management & compliance) • Feasibility assessment of 2 fisheries (octopus & white mussel) Marine Aquaculture research and management regime: • 2 pilot marine aquaculture projects launched – increasing to 5 by 2011 • Research into 3 species (scallop; finfish and urchin)

  31. MLRF Role & Strategy Compliance: • 30% of landings in 3 key fishery sectors monitored – increasing to 50% by 2011 • 10% of selected rights holders investigated • 15% of vessels inspected • 60% compliance with 4x4 & other environmental legislation – increasing to 75% by 2011 • 10 partnerships maintained and strengthened Mitigation of Threats to Biodiversity & pollution prevention: • 19 MPAs declared – new MPAs to be declared including 1 off-shore MPA by 2011. • Increase management capacity of MPAs from 60% to 95% by 2011 • Marine & coastal climate change variables identified & joint project with DST developed by 2011. • Finalisation and implementation of a National Plan of Action to address land-based sources of marine pollution by 2011

  32. MLRF Role and strategy Marine & Coastal Economic Opportunities • Harbour feasibility study recommendations adopted and implemented • Finalisation of Policy for Transfer of commercial fishing rights in 2008 and implementation of policy & management regime by 2011Collect maximum revenue & implement an effective debtors management system. Governance: • Reduce bad debts by 10% (target for 2009/10 & 20010/11). • Target for 2008 is improved Audit opinion (i.t.o. number of qualifications and materiality) – moving to an unqualified Audit report by 2011 Business Process Improvement: • Maintain & enhance the integrated administrative and financial management systems (Oracle & MAS)

  33. Environmental Quality and Protection & Weather Services

  34. DEAT’s role & strategy:Protect and improve the quality and safety of the environment • KPA: Prevent and manage potentially negative impacts on the environment

  35. DEAT’s role & strategy: Protect and improve the quality and safety of the environment KPA: Ensure Compliance with Environmental legislation.

  36. DEAT’s role & strategy: Protect and improve the quality and safety of the environment KPA: Prevent and reduce pollution and waste and improve air and atmospheric quality.

  37. DEAT’s role and strategy: Protect and improve the quality and safety of the environment KPA: Prevent and reduce pollution and waste and improve air and atmospheric quality.

  38. ENTERPRISE VIEW FOR SAWS ROLE & STRATEGY

  39. SAWS Key Strategic projects 2008/9 • South African Air Quality Information System in partnership with DEAT • Implementation of a Total Quality Management system • Greater involvement in Climate Change related matters • Unified Weather Prediction Model – significant improvement in our forecasting ability • Severe Weather Forecast Program. Roll- out the demonstration project • Severe Weather Warnings. Improve cooperation with disaster managers (implementation of flash flood guidance system) • Recapitalisation Plan • New weather radar systems , Upgrade of automatic weather stations and rain stations and Upgrade Lightning Detection Network

  40. Key Strategic projects – 2008/9 • MASA Secretariat • Implementation of 2010 business plan • Development of the Waterkloof Land Development Plan • Branding of the South African Weather Services • Development of Black scientists • Establish regional meteorological training centre • Community outreach projects • HIV/AIDS and employee wellness programe • Unqualified audit report.

  41. International Relations & Sector Transformation

  42. DEAT’s role:Promote a global Sustainable Development Agenda KPA: Effectively manage and facilitate DEAT’s international relations and engagement

  43. DEAT’s role & strategy: Sector Transformation and Job creation • KPA: Tourism Sector Transformation KPA: Environmental Sector Transformation

  44. DEAT’s role & strategy: Sector Transformation and Job creation KPA: Environmental Sector Transformation

  45. DEAT’s Role & strategy: Sector Transformation and Job Creation • KPA: Implementation of Poverty alleviation and Job Creation programmes and infrastructure projects

  46. OTHER DEPARTMENTAL GOALS: • Human Capital Strategy • Financial Strategy • Internal Processes Improvement • Stakeholder & Intergovernmental Relations

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