Sustainable Development in Provincial Growth & Development Strategies Presentation to the Western Cape Sustainable Development Conference June 2005 By Sibusiso Xaba Deputy Director General: Economic & Development Planning Gauteng Department of Finance & Economic Affairs

Outline Sustainable Development;Sustainable Development; Growth Strategies;Growth Strategies; The Growth & Development Strategy for the Gauteng Province;The Growth & Development Strategy for the Gauteng Province; Some challenges;Some challenges; Possible solutions;Possible solutions; Conclusions.Conclusions.

Sustainable Development Meeting the needs of the present generations, without compromising (& perhaps even creating a better platform) the ability of future generations to meet their needs;Meeting the needs of the present generations, without compromising (& perhaps even creating a better platform) the ability of future generations to meet their needs; Balancing the needs for economic growth, social development and environmental integrity.Balancing the needs for economic growth, social development and environmental integrity.

Provincial Growth & Development Strategies Prepared by agreement in the President’s Co-ordinating Council;Prepared by agreement in the President’s Co-ordinating Council; Prepared and adopted in various fashions, responding to the specific condition of each Province;Prepared and adopted in various fashions, responding to the specific condition of each Province; PGDS’s take various forms and emphases as per the needs of each Province;PGDS’s take various forms and emphases as per the needs of each Province; Most Provinces have completed or are completing their PGDS processes;Most Provinces have completed or are completing their PGDS processes; In 2004, the President announced the initiatives to align the NSDP, the PGDS’s and IDP’s, essentially to realize a better aligned planning system in the country;In 2004, the President announced the initiatives to align the NSDP, the PGDS’s and IDP’s, essentially to realize a better aligned planning system in the country; DPLG is currently in a process of preparing guidelines on PGDSs.DPLG is currently in a process of preparing guidelines on PGDSs.

Provincial Growth & Development Strategies However, some common emerging issues:However, some common emerging issues: –PGDS’s should be strategic development frameworks; –PGDS’s should make choices on growth trajectories & cannot be everything we do; –PGDS’s should give direction & a level of predictability to various sectors of society regarding growth and development; –PGDS’s should seek to harness the energies, skills and resources of all the sectors of society towards the achievement of the Provinces development priorities; –PGDS’s should be linked to National (International) development priorities; –PGDS’s are not spatial plans, but are development plans with spatial elements (large or small, depending on the choices that are made).

The Growth & Development Strategy for the Gauteng Province In May 2004, Gauteng EXCO decided to develop the GDS;In May 2004, Gauteng EXCO decided to develop the GDS; It has its foundation in the Gauteng Trade & Industry Strategy, the Gauteng Integrated Development Plan, the Gauteng Local Economic Development Strategy, and the Gauteng State of the Environment Report, etc;It has its foundation in the Gauteng Trade & Industry Strategy, the Gauteng Integrated Development Plan, the Gauteng Local Economic Development Strategy, and the Gauteng State of the Environment Report, etc; The GDS is a plan not just the Provincial Government, but for the Gauteng Province as a whole;The GDS is a plan not just the Provincial Government, but for the Gauteng Province as a whole; Seeks to:Seeks to: –Coherent visionary 8 year growth & development perspective; –A framework to guide government actions; –A statement of purpose as a basis for partnership.

The Growth & Development Strategy for the Gauteng Province Gauteng in contextGauteng in context –The economic & industrial heartland of the country; –Home to almost 20% South Africans on only 1.4% of the SA surface area; –Contributes around 34% of the country GDP and Africa’s 4 th largest economy; –Accounted for 49% of all remuneration in the country and 52% of organizations’ turnover in 2003; –Largest recipient of in-migration in the SADC; –One of the most unequal societies in the world; –Produces 80% of South Africa’s industrial waste; –Emerging as Africa’s first Global City Region.

The Growth & Development Strategy for the Gauteng Province Recognize achievements over the past decade;Recognize achievements over the past decade; Acknowledge current socio-economic fault lines;Acknowledge current socio-economic fault lines; Present a framework for strategic intervention;Present a framework for strategic intervention; Demonstrate commitment through the use of credible strategic levers;Demonstrate commitment through the use of credible strategic levers; Commit to ongoing monitoring and review.Commit to ongoing monitoring and review.

The Growth & Development Strategy for the Gauteng Province The GDS outlines:The GDS outlines: –A shared vision for growth & development in the Province for the next 10 years; –Strategic objectives that we are working towards achieving; –Strategic mechanisms, which are choices on how we can achieve our objectives; –Strategic levers, which are instruments that we can use to turn things around; –Gauteng’s contribution to the achievement of the National goals of halving unemployment & poverty by 2014.

The Growth & Development Strategy for the Gauteng Province Sustainability issues:Sustainability issues: –Ensuring faster, sustainable and shared growth; –Addressing poverty in the short to long term & providing appropriate levels of services to all Gautengers; –Densification, urban renewal & better located human settlements; –Ensuring good governance and partnership; –Focus on the most vulnerable sectors of society; –Upholding environmental governance.

Challenges Not adequate emphasis on environmental management principles;Not adequate emphasis on environmental management principles; Dichotomy between growth and environmental management not completely resolved;Dichotomy between growth and environmental management not completely resolved; Lack of appropriate tools;Lack of appropriate tools; Better integration of environmental and development management governance systems;Better integration of environmental and development management governance systems;

Possible Solutions Promotion of pro-active environmental planning instruments;Promotion of pro-active environmental planning instruments; Better co-ordination between economic/ development planning & environmental management authorities;Better co-ordination between economic/ development planning & environmental management authorities; Information sharing, eg monitoring systems & tools.Information sharing, eg monitoring systems & tools.

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