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Johannesburg Business Forum
07 November 2008
Agenda
Background
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Overview of DED
Some key achievements of DED
Review of JBF initiatives
JBF planned activities for 2009
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Overview
DED
• Economic Development is command centre
for economic growth in the city:
– Engage proactively with all role players;
– Creating an enabling environment for
accelerated, shared and sustainable
growth
• Department is responsible for:
– Overall coordination & strategic direction
of economic development in the city
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Overview
Achievements
• 550 traders from Grow Your business
Project run in conjunction with Wits
University also graduated last quarter.
• 700 students have been certified for
BPO call centres
• Launch of Joburg Shopping Festival
• Secured Miss World pageant
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Overview
Achievements
• Executive Mayor of Johannesburg,
Councilor Amos Masondo, unveiled the
City five year Soweto Economic
Development Plan
• The Greater Soweto Business Forum has
been constituted;
• The Annual Soweto Festival took place
between 24 – 28 September 2008;
• 69 EPWP projects are in the
implementation stage and a total of 7108
job opportunities have been created
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Overview
Achievements
• The City's Broad Based Black Economic
Empowerment Policy and Strategy
Framework
• The interim Broadband Policy Framework
was approved in March 2008 which will
regulate access to City's infrastructure by
electronic communications operators.
• Johannesburg Annual Economic Review
2008
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Jozi Equity Fund
Funding SMME City
Suppliers
• Implementation of the Jozi Equity Fund has started.
• Access to finance is key challenge to SMME growth
• Joburg 2030 Strategy identified importance of developing SMME sector toward achieving
9% economic growth target by 2014
• City has identified a funding gap and need to support its own projects by developing
SMME / black owned businesses as suppliers
• Equity funding as opposed to debt
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Dirang ba Bohle
Community Micro
Finance
• Micro finance institution (MFI)
• To assist emerging entrepreneurs in Joburg have access to financial
services and credit extension
• Intl. experience shows that countries that use MFIs as vehicles to bring
finance to the poor have economically benefited in that these
institutions contribute to socio economic development of their citizens.
• Benefits include
– enhancement of entrepreneurship,
– enabling marginalized citizens to engage in economic activities and
become more self-reliant
– Increased employment opportunities
– Increased household income
– Wealth creation
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Soweto
Empowerment
Zone
Soweto SMME Industrial
Park
• An industrial park to support, promote and
formalise Soweto-based SMMEs situated
at the major gateway to Soweto
• Cluster model – promoting links to
established businesses
• Not an incubator
• Strategic approach
– Focus on attracting and developing a
cluster of related and complementary
businesses
– City supplier contracts to be directed
toward SEZ clusters
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Inner City Property
Scheme
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The Inner City Property Scheme financial and
Economically driven
regeneration
business model was approved in April 2008
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Reconfigures and upscales the “Better Buildings
Programme”
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Promoting BBBEEE through advancement of
black property investors and community
partnerships
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Reduction of property arrears through effective
revenue management
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Skills Hubs
Developing Skills
• The Skills Strategy was successfully launched on the 12th August 2008
• Skills programme successfully completed the assessment of 2,042 RPL
artisans which allows them further career advancement.
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Skills Hub Initiative seeks to
– accurately map target markets and match candidates with specific appropriate
market opportunities.
– Provide holistic integration of need for skills development in various economic
growth areas
– Consolidate existing skills development efforts and share resources
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ICT Skills Hubs aim to
– Develop ICT skills at locations close to poorer communities (Orange Farm,
Yeoville)
– Provide desktop services such as printing copying faxing email and internet
services to community
– Provide business training and support for local businesses
– Incubate close corporations providing above services
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BPO Precinct
Customized Business
Process Outsourcing
District
• Joburg competes with major international destinations that have built customized BPO
districts, including infrastructure and incentives to attract FDI (India, Philippines, India &
Mauritius)
• Inner City offers favourable conditions for BPO precinct development:
– Tax incentives to promote inner city regeneration
– Good infrastructure
– International gateway with traffic of 13 million people annually
– Strong clusters of vendors and institional headquarters
– Major projects that support BPO (Gautrain, Rea Vaya)
– Access to skills facilities (such as Wits, UJ)
• DED intends to take aggressive marketing approach to attract FDI and realize BPO job
creation opportunities
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Joburg Broadband
Network
• Purpose of project
A Municipal Broadband
Network
– To implement a municipal broadband network to aid economic development through
the reduction of telecommunications costs and the delivery of government services to
Joburg residents
– To establish Joburg as a digital smart city
• Strategy
– City to provide access to municipal property and assets
– Service provider contracted to build and operate infrastructure
– City has invested in infrastructure to support network needs of the City
• Objectives
– Increase and accelerate access to digital services through the massification of
affordable broadband
– Prepare for 2010 ICT needs
– Stimulate socio economic growth
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Export Development
Enabling Emerging
Enterprises Go Global
• 154 SMME’s graduated in the Export Development Programme.
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Targets businesses and entrepreneurs in identified key sectors who have the potential to enter the
export market
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Provides exporter training and education & institutional support
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Assistance with SMME competitiveness and export-readiness
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Assisting and facilitating SMME participation in export related activities:
– International trade fairs
– Exhibitions
– Trade Missions
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Urban Development
Zone
Joburg UDZ
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Re –launch of the UDZ whose targets have been exceeded
and whose cumulative figures now stand at over ZAR 5.7
billion.
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Major cities from New York to Birmingham have experienced
periods of urban decay – but they have not stayed that way.
Johannesburg, particularly its core inner city region has not
been immune from similar negative economic factors
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To reverse this DED is promoting economic and fiscal
incentives to investors in the Inner City and surrounds
• UDZ incentive is an accelerated depreciation allowance to encourage private sector
investment in construction, extensions, additions, improvements or refurbishment of
buildings in specific zones
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JBF INITIATIVES
Highlights
THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN GAUTENG PROVINCE
• Gauteng Economic Development made a presentation on the growth of the manufacturing
sectors in Gauteng and its effects on the economy.
BUSINESS WORKSHOP ON ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
• The objectives of the workshop was to discuss the current Electricity Capacity Challenges faced
by Eskom and City Power, Security Supply and various ways being investigated and
implemented to manage the situation.
NEW RATES POLICY: VALUATIONS & BUSINESS RATES
• Members requested clarity as to how the Rates Policy impacts on the business community.
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JBF INITIATIVES
LAND REGULARISATION PROJECT
• JPC made a presentation of the regularisation of land process in the previously black townships
of the City. They informed the meeting that most residents did not have title deeds for a very
long time and that JPC did an audit of the City’s land and 35 000 residential property has not
yet been transferred by the City and the City is currently engaging the provincial housing to start
the transfer process.
JTC: NEW OUTLOOK
• The presentation highlighted that the City is aggressively working towards turning around the
tourism sector in the city.
JBF INITIATIVES
BUS RAPID TRANSIT: REA VAYA BRT PROJECT
• The BRT project was approved in November 2006 for phase 1 and 14 BRT systems were planned for the city
which is an integral part of the City’s spatial development programme.
USE OF GAS AS AN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE : EGOLI GAS
• Members enquired if the City is considering alternative sources of energy such as solar geysers and gas.
PIKITUP CLEAN CITY 2009 AND BEYOND
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The JBF members enquired about what the City is doing to address the grime problem in the city and that it will
impact negatively on tourists who would be visiting place like inner city.
INTEGRATED STORM WATER MANAGEMENT(JRA)
JBF INITIATIVES
ILLEGAL ELECTRICITY CONNECTION AND ITS IMPACT ON LOAD SHEDDING
• JBF members raised concerns regarding the illegal connection of electricity in Soweto and its
impact on Johannesburg's electricity woes.
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND CRIME PREVENTION (JMPD)
• Discussion was held regarding the city's preparedness to host visitors during the 2010 world cup
and the business community enquired as to what the city was doing to address crime in
preparation for the world cup and preparedness of JMPD to manage traffic during times of power
outages and what plans are in place to address this.
BY LAWS ENFORCEMENT (JMPD)
• The JBF was also informed of the JMPD establishing a special unit to enforce the bylaws of the
city. the meeting wanted more information on this initiative as they felt that the city was not
enforcing bylaws such as those related to litter etc.
JBF INITIATIVES
NATURE OF THE DEBTORS BOOKS OF THE CITY
• A presentation was made on the status and nature of the City of Johannesburg Debtors book.
- The percentage of the outstanding money
- Breakdown of rate recovered and what has not been recovered on Electricity.
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ROAD AGENCY/JOHANNESBURG ROADS AGENCY
• Members were concerned about lack of integration between National, Provincial and the City in
terms of road infrastructure development.
• SANRAL made a presentation on the planned toll roads for Gauteng and its impact on alleviating
congestion.
JBF INITIATIVES
ANNUAL ECONOMIC REVIEW
• The presenter tabled the economic performance of the City as well as the sectors which are
contributing to the economic development of the City.
2010 FIFA SOCCER WORLD CUP EVENT PREPARATIONS
• Meeting discussed security and safety issues pre and post the soccer event.
• Stadia preparations almost complete
• More police officers are being trained and the 2010 Office received more than 17 000 volunteers.
INNER CITY PROPERTY SCHEME
JBF
PROPOSED
ACTIVITIES 2009
• Terms of Reference
• JBF Logo
• Formation of working committees
• Increase participation by organised business in JBF
• Joint Initiatives between business and the City
• Allignment with Economic Development issues
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