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Enter e-Estonia: Estonia’s Unique Approach to Digital Transformation
In this insightful presentation Ms Petra Holm from the e-Estonia Briefing Centre explored the transformative potential of digital technologies and strategies shaping the future.
Olifants Management Model Programme: Phase 2B and 2B+
In this report Veron Vukeya (GTAC) highlighted how blended finance was utilised for Phases 2B and 2B+ of the Olifants Management Model Programme.
BRICS Technical Report on Infrastructure Projects Blended Finance
The report is a deliverable of the BRICS Task Force on PPP and Infrastructure under the Russian Presidency. In addition to contributing to the content of the report, SA also...
BRICS Technical Report on Infrastructure Projects Blended Finance
Drawing on insights from the Technical Report on Infrastructure Projects Blended Finance, Mr Vadim Tarkin from the Russian State Development Corporation VEB.RF unpacked the concept of blended finance and its...
Creating a Just AI ecosystem for Africa
In this insightful webinar, Dr. Alison Gillwald, Executive Director of Research ICT Africa, explores the risks of artificial intelligence (AI) excluding large portions of the population. With a focus on...
The BFI: Reflections and Lessons Learnt
In this insightful presentation by Veron Vukeya and Pheeha Morudu from the Capital Projects Appraisal Unit of GTAC reflect on the achievements of the Budget Facility for Infrastructure since its...
Nutrition and Food Security for Children Under Five Years Old
The technical report is a comprehensive review of nutrition and food security interventions for children under five in South Africa, detailing policy, expenditure, and performance analysis across health, social development,...
NPO and Social Welfare Registration Process
The technical report details the 2013 review of NPO and social welfare registration processes in South Africa, highlighting inefficiencies, funding disparities, and the need for improved oversight and management by...
Cost Implications of Funding NPOs Following the Nawongo Court Judgement
This technical report discusses the Costing Model for estimating NPO funding in provinces, the impact of the NAWONGO court case on funding, highlighting spending inequalities, the need for standardized service...
Technical and Vocational Education and Training
This is a 2015 technical report on the performance and expenditure review of South Africa’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector, analyzing funding, costs, and performance indicators to...
School Infrastructure Delivery
The technical report is a 2016 review of school infrastructure delivery in South Africa, highlighting inconsistencies in project tracking and accounting across provinces. It recommends standardizing processes, improving data...
Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority
This is a technical report on the Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority (PSETA), detailing its mandate, funding issues, deliverables, and performance. It highlights PSETA’s challenges in funding...
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Sustainability within Health
Good Practice Guideline on the Implementation of Smallholder and Emerging Farmer Support Initiatives A presentation delivered by Ms Martjie Cloete (Western Cape Government Health: Climate and Utilities Champion) on 03...
Showcasing the Infrastructure Fund (IF)
A presentation delivered by Ms Tshiphiri Muedi (from the IF) on 10 February 2023 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. This presentation gives an overview of the IF which...
Good Practice Guideline on the Implementation of Smallholder and Emerging Farmer Support Initiatives
A presentation delivered by Mr Danie Swart, Mr Nkgasha Tema and Mr Sonkho Phiri (From the Jobs Fund Unit ) on 20 January 2023 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar...
Infrastructure Implementation Challenges & What can be done to resolve them
Increased investment in the economy is a critical part of achieving sustainable and inclusive growth. By expanding and accelerating infrastructure investments as dictated by the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan...
Content session: Sustainability of basic service delivery: Draft National Water Services Improvement Prog 2022
The Minister responsible water and sanitation presented the National Water Services Improvement Programme to Cabinet. The focus of the programme will be on actions that can be undertaken and have...
Panel discussion: Infrastructure and Service Delivery in metros and cities : Are smart innovation ecosystems really seeking to meet citizens’ needs? Insights from the stakeholders’ vision on smart city strategy implementation
Mohammed Agbali, Claudia Trillo, Isa Ali Ibrahim, Yusuf Arayici and Terrence Fernando, provide insight on whether smart innovation ecosystems really seek to meet citizens’ needs because the smart city concept...
“Framing session: Delivery issues at municipal level: What is the key to effectively driving investment and delivery at municipal level: Observations from national to municipal : NIP2050”
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Patricia De Lille, published Phase I of the National Infrastructure Plan 2050 for implementation on 11 March 2022. Infrastructure development is critical to attaining...
Municipal water and sanitaion: a critical refection on status quo by Lubabalo Luyaba
Lubabalo Luyaba delivered a presentation at the public economics winter school 2022 on delivery on municipal water and sanitation. He outlines critically reflecting on the status quo – functionality, efficiency...
Review of Local Government Infrastructure Grants
Review of Local Government Infrastructure Grants can be sourced on the national treasury website under the MFMA folder under publications and media releases. You can find discussion documents for emerging...
Towards a system thinking approach in allocating infrastructure budgets in local government by GN Kaiser & JJ Smallwood
Dr Gisela Kaiser and Prof John Smalwood raise the point that system thinking can be employed to facilitate a constructive, creative space that has potential to evolve in the presence...
Alternative Funding Mechanisms for Municipal Infrastructure Investment by Kolisang Molukanele
Kolisang Molukanele delivered a presentation at the public economics winter school 2022 on Alternative funding mechanisms for municipal infrastructure investment. He mentions that spatial transformation is critical for faster, more...
Access to basic services by Tracy Ledger
Tracy Ledger delivered a presentation at the public economics winter school 2022 on Access to basic services. She mentions that access to services is key to supporting a wide range...
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This cluster includes the following government departments: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Communications, Economic Development, Finance, Higher Education and Training, Labour, Mineral Resources, Public Enterprises, Rural Development and Land Reform, Science and Technology, Tourism and Trade and Industry.
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South Africa Covid-19 Country Report: First Edition June 2021
This official government report covers the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic. It records measures and interventions adopted by the South African government in partnership with its social partners to...
Improving the Efficiency and Effectiveness of ICT Spending in the Eastern Cape
A presentation delivered by Daniel Makoni (GTAC) on 06 May 2022 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. The presentation focused on an ICT Spending Review in the Eastern Cape....
Compensation Spending Trends And The Impact On Our Public Finances
A presentation delivered by Mr Antony Altbeker on 11 March 2022 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. The theme was “Compensation Spending Trends And The Impact On Our Public...
Industrial Strategy, Offshoring, and Employment Promotion in South Africa
This chapter reviews the global positioning of South Africa for BPO&O industrial expansion. BPO&O is first defined and a review of global context considered. Since India and the Philippines are...
The Jobs Fund Siyasebenza Newsletter November 2015
This resource provides an overview of the employment creation facilitation initiatives of the Jobs Fund.
The Emerging Market Experience with Fiscal Policy During the Last Commodity Super Cycle
The Emerging Market Experience. This presentation covers a recap of the countercyclical fiscal policy, the CITT, fiscal policy in SA and why South Africa inadvertently pursued procyclical fiscal policy.
Sugar Tax: Lessons from International Experience for Developing Countries
Presentation by Prof Corné van Walbeek on lessons from international experience for developing countries regarding sugar tax.
2017 Public Economics Winter School general reading list
General list of recommended reading for the 2017 Public Economics Winter School.
South Africa’s COVID-19 Response: Some Lessons From The Past 18 Months
2021 Winter School presentation by Professor Salim S. Abdool Karim on lessons learned from South Africa’s response to COVID-19.
What Do Five Waves of NIDS-CRAM Have to Teach Us?
2021 Winter School presentation by Professor Murray Leibbrant on NIDS-CRAM.
The Role of Institutional Modernization as A Platform for A More Resilient Economy
2021 Winter School presentation by Mr Dhiresh Ramklass on the role of institutional modernization as a platform for a more resilient economy.
The Jobs Fund’s COVID-19 Response
2021 Winter School presentation by Ms Najwah Allie-Edries, Deputy Director General: Employment Facilitation, on the response of the Jobs Fund to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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This cluster includes the following government departments: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Home Affairs, Justice and Constitutional Development, Finance, Public Service and Administration and The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation and Administration.
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National School of Government
The technical report details the costing model for establishing and running the National School of Government. It includes methodology, data sources, cost structures, and scenarios for implementation, highlighting key financial...
ICT Expenditure Review with a Focus on SITA Services
The technical report reviews the effectiveness of SITA, a centralized IT procurement agency, highlighting its mixed success in leveraging economies of scale, creating efficiencies, and financial sustainability. Recommendations include...
A Comparative Spending of Fleet Management Practices
The technical report analyzes fleet management practices across South African provinces, comparing centralized and decentralized models. It highlights expenditure, cost per kilometer, investment, and operational decisions, and identifies potential...
Western Cape Provincial Government Programme 1 Spending Review
The Technical report shows how the Western Cape Provincial Government’s spending review identifies opportunities to reallocate expenditure from support services to frontline services, focusing on shared services, standardizing salary levels,...
Western Cape Personnel Expenditure Benchmarking Report
The technical report outlines cost-saving measures for the Western Cape Provincial Government, focusing on the Health and Education departments. It includes strategies like not renewing contracts, revising performance incentives,...
Spatial validation of government expenditure: Application of satellite imagery on health facility construction
Phemelo Mahamuza from the Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO) presented a report on how spatial validation was used to track government expenditure on health facility constructions. The aim of the study...
SITA and ICT Spending Review
Daniel Makoni joins Vusi and Sabelo on their Ubuntu Radio podcast to discuss the State Information Technology Agency and ICT Spending Review completed by GTAC’s PEPA Unit.
Unpacking what constitutes effective and efficient supply chain management
Prof. Tania Ajam joins Vusi and Sabelo on their Ubuntu Radio podcast to discuss what constitutes an effective and efficient Supply Chain Management System.
Balancing Probity and Performance in Municipal Supply Chain Management
Challenges and Opportunities in Strengthening the South African Centre of Government
In this session, we focused on the challenges and opportunities in strengthening the South African Centre of Government. The Institutional Development Support (IDS) unit of GTAC has been actively involved...
A panel discussion: Civil society and other perspectives on basic services delivery and oversight: Mainstreaming Citizen Engagement in Public Financial Management for Better Results
The World Bank Group’s twin goals, ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity, encourage the strengthening of an inclusive society, based on a citizen-state social contract that promotes government accountability....
A panel discussion: Civil society and other perspectives on basic services delivery and oversight: INTOSAI_Engagement with Civil Society_20210628_10h00
This framework is intended for SAIs that have taken, or are considering taking, a strategic decision to strengthen their engagement and cooperation with civil society with the aim of improving...
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This cluster includes the following government departments: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Environmental and Water Affairs, Human Settlements, Labour, Public Works, Rural Development and Land Affairs, Social Development, Transport and Women, Youth, Children and People with Disability.
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Winter School Student Assignment: Climate Change Resilience
Winter School Student Assignment: Climate change resilience
Comprehensive Housing Subsidy 2
This paper unpacks housing subsidies, different models for subsidies and how to situate subsidies within a broader housing strategy. This paper was recommended background reading for the 2017 Public Economics...
Comprehensive Housing Subsidy
This paper unpacks housing subsidies, the process of developing housing subsidy policy, housing subsidy objectives, key choices when developing policy and how to evaluate these programmes. This paper was recommended...
Blurb – Social Security and Retirement Reform Research
Blurb – Social Security and Retirement Reform Research
Building Leadership and Management Capability for Sustainable Transformation at The South African National Biodiversity Institute
The Technical Assistance Unit (TAU) of the National Treasury supported SANBI’s transformation journey from November 2009 to April 2012. The case study tells a story of how the transformation process...
Subsidizing Housing Finance for the Poor
This paper on subsidising housing finance for the poor was written by Marja C. Hoek-Smit, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and was prepared for Development Initiatives Group in July 2008....
Changing the Social Policy: The Child Support Grant in South Africa
This research report deals with changing social policy and focuses specifically on the child support grant in South Africa.
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The National Health Insurance System as One Type of New Typology: The Case of South Korea and Taiwan
Abstract A typology is the useful way of understanding the key frameworks of health care system. With many different criteria of health care system, several typologies have been introduced and...
The National Health System – A Roadmap for Reform
This Roadmap provides a framework for implementing a series of necessary health systems improvements in South Africa, underpinned by a revised priority status within Government. Concerns exist that fiscal austerity...
The Public Private Partnership Between the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health and Impilo Consortium in Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital
In the late 1980s the idea originated for a large new hospital in the Cato Manor suburb of Durban. Construction began in 1996, and this case study documents this pathfinder...
The Public Private Partnership Between Free State Department of Health and A Consortium Comprising CHM and Netcare at Universitas Tertiary and Pelonomi Regional Hospitals
In 2000 the Free State Health Department identified Pelonomi and Universitas Hospitals in Bloemfontein as suitable for combining private facilities with those already offered to the public sector. The project...
Case Study on the Public Private Partnership Between Eastern Cape Department of Health and Life Healthcare Group in the Humansdorp District Hospital
The Kouga Partnership Hospital is a co-location PPP situated in Humansdorp in the Cacadu district of the Eastern Cape. The hospital comprises the 80-bed Humansdorp District Hospital and the 30-bed...
A Community Development Approach to Early Childhood: Children – Our Future Communities
Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) paper delivered at the International Conference on Work 2005 The Expanded Public Works Programme in the Social Sector 5-9 September 2005, University of the Witwatersrand.
The Effect of Health on Economic Growth: A Production Function Approach
Summary. — We estimate a production function model of aggregate economic growth including two variables that microeconomists have identified as fundamental components of human capital: work experience and health. Our...
Health and Economic Growth
This paper provides the outcome of a study on health and economic growth. The main purpose of the study is to apply the spirit and apparatus of the recent advances...
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This cluster includes the following government departments: Correctional Services, Defence, Home Affairs, Justice and Constitutional Development, Police and State Security.