Division: EIDD SA ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS AND SERVICES FORUM MARBA VISAGIE 22 August 2007

Index 2 SA ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS AND SERVICES FORUM EGSAF

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To supply cleaner technologies, products and services that reduce environmental risk minimise pollution minimise resource use To supply cleaner technologies, products and services for measuring, preventing, limiting, minimising and/or correcting: o environmental damage to water, air and soil; and o problems related to waste, noise and ecosystems (Source: OECD) EGS consists of activities, which produce goods and services…

5 Market size  Analysts expect the EGS industry to grow to $ US $688 billion by 2010 and just under $800 billion by 2015 (US Department of Commerce, 2000)  EGS industry worth €439 billion by 2010 (European Union, 1999)  Most of this growth is expected to take place in developing countries and economies in transition, at an annual rate of 8-12 % (Vikhlyaev, 2003)

The global EGS industry has almost unlimited potential, which will be driven by the twin demographics … … of the worlds dwindling natural resources and continued population growth (Canadian Council for Human Resources in the Environment Industry (CCHREI) ) EGS GROWTH POTENTIAL

 Sector groupings with diversification and growth potential:  Natural-resource based sectors  Medium technology sectors  Advanced manufacturing sectors  Labour intensive sectors  Tradable services sectors NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL POLICY FRAMEWORK (NIPF)

Clear presence in the five key NIPF sectoral groupings Essential sustainability role in natural- resource based sectors Labour intensive - all levels of skill Tradable service EGS in NIPF CONTEXT

Composition SA EGS Industry (2006)  88% of EGS supply is at lower end of value chain  10% resource management  2% at upper end: Cleaner Production services and Cleaner Technologies      Elevate skills and revenue capacity of the EGS value chain

EGSA South Africa’s Challenge  SA Environmental industry (2000)  Employed  SA Industry + government spent R600m - R2 400m  Rated 37th out of 47 countries (competitiveness)  SA Environmental industry (2004)  Domestic demand for EGS exceeds supply  Growing at 10-15% p.a.  SA Industry + government spent R14, 5 billion - R23, 2 billion  Action Plan: grow skills, jobs, value-intensity  Meet domestic demand, export Sources: CSIR study (2000) & NEDLAC study (2006)

 Join forces with government to 1.Position South Africa as an EGS springboard into Africa 2.Brief trade negotiators on WTO issues eg. Doha (31) and trade agreements 3.Brief policy developers (economic, environmental & social) 4.Operationalise marketing and information dissemination systems, underpinned by an EGS industry database 5.Implement an EGS skills base through education and training and encourage investment in R&D 6.Encourage procurement supplied by EGS SMMEs 7.Further strategic interventions (eg. coordination, local capacity etc.) Proposed elements EGS Action Plan

Nominations: Forum Steering Committee to partner with the dti and formulate an EGS Sector Strategy and Action Plan Secretariat: Capacity to follow due process, communicate, set meetings, produce minutes Members: Willingness to attend meetings, meet timelines Capacity to study draft documents and improve Problem solving, innovative thinking, realistic. Team players Nominations: Forum Steering Committee

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