Corporate & Business Plan Presentation to Portfolio Committee on Communications, April 2012 Corporate & Business Plan 2012/13 Financial Year

Introducing the Team Themba Phiri [ Executive Caretaker] Sam Vilakazi [ Executive Caretaker] Winile Lamani [ Acting Exec: BDS Division] Linda Ngcwembe [ Acting CFO ] Makhotso Moiloa [Acting Exec: Perf. Management] Vusi Zoko [ SM: Legal Services]

Presentation Overview Questions raised by PPCC: Please refer to Annexure A Key Projects Consolidated Quarterly Deliverables & pending plans Adjustments as per recommendations Repositioning of USAASA Please note annexure and changes made to the business plan as per previous recommendations

Update on Disciplinary Processes Value for money audit draft report submitted. Need to extend scope CEO resigned and settled Disciplinary processes continuing NB. a) Acting appointments on key positions continue

Key USAF Projects for 2012/13 … Minister’s Performance Agreement & Associated delivery agreements Minister’s Performance Outputs DoC Plan USAASA Plan Budget Outcome 4 Decent employment through inclusive growth Output 6 Improved support to small business and cooperatives Job creation initiatives through SMMEs and Entrepreneurship initiatives Deploy 200 community access centres through an entrepreneurship model Train 200 centre personnel on e-skilling R31 285 000 USAF

Context of Business Plan Minister’s Performance Agreement & Associated delivery agreements Minister’s Performance Outputs DoC Plan USAASA Plan Budget Connectivity Upgrade Programme Connect schools to broadband infrastructure Promote ICTs in teaching & learning through E-skilling Outcome 1 Improved quality of basic education Output 1 Improve the quality of teaching & learning R7 M USAF

Context of Business Plan… Minister’s Performance Agreement & Associated delivery agreements Minister’s Performance Outputs DoC Plan USAASA Plan Budget Outcome 6 An efficient, competitive and responsive economic infrastructure network Output 5 Information and Communication Facilitate DTT infrastructure rollout Subsidize 469, 387 STB’s DTT participation area is in procurement of STB. Fund disbursement through the Post Office. Based on a maximum subsidy amount of R490, we anticipate subsidising R490/R230M. This is conservatively speaking assuming all qualifying persons get the maximum allocation. Note: BBIG Impl. Comm= Broadband Intergovernmental Implementation Committee R230 M USAF

Context of Business Plan… Minister’s Performance Agreement & Associated delivery agreements Minister’s Performance Outputs DoC Plan USAASA Plan Budget Outcome 6 Vibrant, equitable & sustainable rural communities & food security for all Development of the National Universal Service & Access Strategy Output 3 Rural services & sustainable livelihoods Finalise the ICT rural development strategy Check budget against business plan. Linda to check. R2.85 M USAF

Spending Plans on Projects FUND MANUAL Project Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Comment Deliverables Design and develop draft operating guidelines draft Internally approved fund manual and SoP. Public consultation process to invite affected parties to provide input Publish Fund Manual as part of ICT Awareness campaign Expenditure - Linked to strategy budget

NATIONAL UA & S STRATEGY Project Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Comment Deliverables Service provider appointed Complete draft report; commence public consultative process. Public consultation process to invite affected parties to provide input Publish Fund Manual Expenditure - R2M R850K

Spending Plans on Projects RAPID DEPLOYMENT OF ACCESS CENTRES Project Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Comment Deliverables Preferred Entities appointed to roll out total of 200 centres Rollout of 100 access centres Rollout 50 access centres Expenditure - R15 Million R8Million R8, 285Million

Spending Plans on Projects STB SUBSIDIES Project Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Comment Deliverables Customization & testing of SAPO processing & transacting platform. Final testing and sign-off of platform Subsidy applications and disbursements Expenditure R120 Million R110 Million

CONNECTIVITY UPGRADE PROGRAMME Project Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Comment Deliverables Audit & agreements signed with identified sites Connectivity upgrades commenced; e-skills training deployed Connectivity upgrades continued; e-skills training deployed Review and reporting Expenditure R3.5Million -

SUPPORT FUNCTIONS Project Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Comment Deliverables Audit & agreements signed with identified sites Connectivity upgrades commenced; e-skills training deployed Connectivity upgrades continued; e-skills training deployed Review and reporting Expenditure R1Million R2.5Million R3.5Million -

High Level MTEF Allocation

Social Spin-Offs Anticipated 400 jobs created as a result of access centres to be deployed Greater employability of general citizenry via training partnership with e-Skills Institute

Repositioning of USAASA

Department of Communications International Partnerships Strategic Context Department of Communications ICT Public Sector ICT Private Sector ICASA International Partnerships USAASA

Short Term Interventions… OPERATIONS Streamline projects Streamline skills Capacitation of key units

Short Term interventions OPERATIONS USAF Projects Management Office Stakeholder Relations Human Resource IT Support Financial Management Fund Administration Integration of activities Addressing risk exposure that speaks to working in silos.

Medium-Long Term interventions Reposition USAASA into a new entity Consider imperatives of converged environment Consider imperatives of integrated policy environment on all matters US & S Consider past performance and enhancement thereof

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