Flourishing people in a thriving province - ECDC

1 2014. Eastern Cape Vision 2030. Provincial Development Plan Flourishing people in a thriving province CONTENTS. A FUTURE WE CAN BUILD .. I. OUR VISION FOR 2030 .. IV. A NOTE ON THE DESIGN AND STRUCTURE OF THIS DOCUMENT .. V. PART 1: OVERVIEW OF THE PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN .. 1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND .. 2. A provincial plan rooted in the NDP .. 2. Approach to planning, implementation and accountability .. 3. CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES .. 4. Challenges .. 4. Opportunities .. 8. STRATEGY, GOALS AND ACTIONS.

2 12. An integrated framework for human development .. 12. A principled approach .. 14. A summary of the five goals .. 15. CATALYTIC FLAGSHIPS AND MILESTONES .. 23. Ilima Labantu .. 23. Ematholeni! .. 30. Infrastructure for equitable, sustainable development .. 32. Capabilities for local action and development getting the basics right .. 38. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY .. 43. Implementation principles .. 45. Risks 46. Key success factors and actions .. 47. PART 2: THE PLAN ELABORATED.

3 49. RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFORMATION .. 50. Prioritising rural development .. 50. Challenges .. 52. The PDP's approach to rural transformation .. 54. The rural development agenda .. 57. Institutional arrangements for rural development .. 58. Conclusion .. 60. GOAL 1: A GROWING, INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE ECONOMY .. 61. Challenges .. 63. Strategic objectives and actions .. 66. GOAL 2: AN EDUCATED, EMPOWERED AND INNOVATIVE 83. Challenges .. 84. Strategic objectives and actions .. 88. GOAL 3: A HEALTHY POPULATION.

4 98. Challenges .. 99. Strategic objectives and actions .. 100. GOAL 4: VIBRANT, EQUITABLY ENABLED COMMUNITIES .. 111. Challenges .. 111. Strategic objectives and actions .. 113. GOAL 5: CAPABLE, CONSCIENTIOUS AND ACCOUNTABLE INSTITUTIONS .. 126. Challenges .. 127. Strategic objectives and actions .. 128. REFERENCES .. 137. A FUTURE WE CAN BUILD. An introduction by the Premier of the Eastern Cape When the National Development Plan (NDP) was presented to the nation in 2011, it set out a vision for South Africa a prosperous country with no poverty or inequality.

5 The NDP states that South Africa has the means, the goodwill, the people and the resources to achieve this goal. The people of the Eastern Cape share this vision. In 2014, the Executive Council of the Eastern Cape Provincial Government appointed the Eastern Cape Planning Commission (ECPC) to facilitate a participatory exercise of defining what the NDP should mean for the province . This definition has been used to inform the Eastern Cape's Provincial Development Plan (PDP). The plan aims to provide creative responses to the province 's challenges.

6 A sustainable future for the Eastern Cape rests on people -centred development to achieve five related goals: An inclusive, equitable and growing economy for the province An educated, innovative and empowered citizenry A healthy population Vibrant, equitably enabled communities Capable agents across government and other institutional partners committed to the development of the province . These goals will be pursued with a focus on rural development to address serious inherited structural deficiencies the legacy of apartheid has left the rural regions of the Eastern Cape underdeveloped, with an urban economy that is unduly stressed and experiencing slow growth.

7 Addressing this spatial unevenness in endowment and development will take time and hard work, but it can be done. The PDP's design and implementation will also endeavour to shift discriminatory attitudes towards women and other vulnerable sectors of society. To realise the plan's development goals, the province has identified four catalytic flagships that will establish a sound foundation for other developments to flourish. These catalytic initiatives cut across sectors and integrate the efforts of many role-players.

8 The provincial catalytic flagships, outlined in further detail in this plan, are as follows: Ilima Labantu Ilima Labantu is an agricultural development initiative that aims to revive the rural economy and encourage other areas of development in the province . The Eastern Cape is endowed with significant natural resources that can be used to help address its food security needs, expand its capacity to provide jobs, raise income levels and trigger development in allied industries and other sectors. Ilima Labantu aims to mobilise communities and a range of departments and entities across government to act in a focused, integrated and coordinated manner on various elements of the programme: Research and development (R&D) institutions.

9 Develop appropriate technology to support production and related activities at various levels of the agricultural value chain. Eastern Cape Vision 2030 Provincial Development Plan | A future we can build i Education and training institutions. Build the capabilities of producers and producer organisations, and support improvements in the capabilities of state and non-governmental agents who work with communities. Government. Provide resources to drive the initiative, and ensure that there is proper coordination of the programme and accountability for mandated actions.

10 Ilima Labantu, while predominantly focused on reviving and growing the rural economy, should also foster a different pattern of mutually beneficial relationships between rural and urban regions, while connecting the Eastern Cape to broader national and international economies. Ematholeni! Ematholeni! (children first) aims to give all children a quality start to development and learning, providing a solid foundation for a future of equal opportunity. This foundation begins from the level of early childhood development (ECD).