Innovation and the GEGDS - Innovation Strategy Workshop 29 November

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Innovation Strategy Workshop

29 November



Gauteng State of the Economy – Our current realities in terms of Income,

Poverty and Inequality

5.85.0

5.2

5.5

6.4

5.9

4.1

4.2

3.7 4.6

5.3 5.6 5.5

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5

6

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National and Provincial Economic Growth Rate 2000-2009 (% change)

Gauteng35%

Mpumalanga

6%

Provincial Contribution to NationalGDP - 2008

2

2.2

-1.7

2.72.9

3.7

-1.8

-3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

GDPR: Gauteng GDP: SA

WesternCape

15%

EasternCape8%

Northern

Cape2%

Free State5%

KwaZuluNatal16%

North West6%

Limpopo7%



Gauteng State of the Economy – Our current realities in terms of Income,

Poverty and Inequality

Provincial GDP and Provincial Employment: 2000-2009 (% change)

5.8

2.2

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2.9

5.2 5.5

6.4

5.9

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2.5

3.8

7.6

1.72

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

GDPR Employment Growth

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20092010

(Q1)

2010

(Q2)

25.5 27.6 28.3 28.1 25.5 21.5 21.4 20.2 22.3 23.1 27.1 27.1

Provincial Unemployment: 2000-2Q2010 (%)



Gauteng State of the Economy – Our current realities in

terms of Income, Poverty and Inequality

• According to the 2007 Community Survey:

− 2,9 million people in Gauteng have no income.

− Of these just over 1 million reside in the City of Joburg, followed by Ekurhuleni (with nearly 600,000 people).

− Nearly 85 % of the total people earning no income are Black.

− 47 % of households in Gauteng lived on less than the international poverty line of USD2 per person per day, or

around R1,600 a month, compared to 66 % in the country as a whole.

− 27 % of the people in Gauteng live below the Minimum Living Level (a dollar a day) which is indicative of

extreme poverty compared to nearly 47 % in the country.

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− 2,1 % of the population earn more than R25,601 per month.− These figures are not surprising given the high numbers of people that have low levels of educational

attainment.

• According to Stats SA recent survey, more than 337 000 jobs lost between Q4 of 2008 and

Q2 of 2010 in Gauteng, where the province represents nearly 30% of the country’s labour

force.

• Gauteng has a largest impact on SA’s GDP and it is therefore necessary for the province to

take the lead if any material changes in decent work and employment creation through decent

work is possible.



Gauteng State of the Economy – Our current realities in

terms of Income, Poverty and Inequality

• Gauteng has developed an overarching macro-economic strategy called the Gauteng

Employment Growth & Development Strategy (GEGDS)

• The vision of the GEGDS is to develop,” An inclusive and sustainable Gauteng City

Region that promotes a developmental and equitable society.

• 5 pillars underpin the GEGDS

− Transforming the provincial economy through improved efficiency

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− Sustainable employment creation− Increasing economic equity and ownership

− Investing in people

− Sustainable communities and social cohesion .

• Innovation is at the heart of implementing the GEGDS



Innovation as a driver of social change

• Innovation is a key tool in finding new and better solutions to the challenges faced by

society by using existing resources more productively

• Innovation represents the ability of society to identify new and more efficient ways to

solve their problems and challenges, and provide for their needs

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• Innovation needs to expand its reach beyond the realm of science and technology and

touch:

− Prioritised sectors as per the Gauteng Industrial Policy Framework

− Support programmes that enhance the capability for innovation and/or venture capital support for innovation through The Innovation Hub (TIH)

− Socially orientated innovations in order to promote service delivery in a more cost effective and

efficient manner



Innovation a Panacea?

• Innovation is important in creating economic growth

• Linkages between job creation and innovation

• Innovation has to be the locomotive for structural changes that address the constraints to

equitable development through an inclusive economy

• Gauteng must move towards an endogenous economic trajectory that is underpinned by

− Innovation: an innovative economy which unlocks economic energies through supporting and encouraging

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innovation in all spheres of society within Gauteng. This is done to ensure that the needs of citizens, and the demands of consumers, are met in the most efficient and complete way possible .

− Green economy : more productive and sustainable utilization of natural resources.

− Inclusive economy: dramatically expands economic opportunities in a manner that enhances Gauteng’s

economic growth and global competitiveness and at the same time creates a platform for social inclusion

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Accelerating Innovation in the Gauteng City Region

• GDED is actively driving a strategy to promote innovation in Gauteng through

− Technology innovation related to clean technologies and industries

− Social Innovation related to the provision of healthcare and education

− In areas such as Environmental innovation related to green technologies for energy efficiency, water

and waste management, transport mobility

− Public service innovation around improving service delivery for the provincial government

• In so doing an enabling environment to drive innovation needs to be developed:

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− mprov ng e exc ange o n orma on an now e ge e ween e pu c sec or, pr va e sec or,

academia, and the citizens of Gauteng

− Creating specific spaces for innovation, and an innovating energy through supporting cluster and

precinct developments focused on driving innovation

− Financial support for venture creation and other innovations

− Support social and public sector innovation

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Programmes to Accelerate Innovation as per GEGDS

• These programmes are aimed at contributing towards the achievement of an enabling

environment for accelerating innovation:

− Creating a Green Technology Industry Cluster;

− Establishing a Government Innovation Procurement mechanism;

− Establish a robust Smart City Region concept with the various metropolitan and district municipalities;

− Creating support structures for social innovation and entrepreneurship; and

− Implementing financial support for innovation, research and developed in targeted areas.

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Innovation and the GEGDS - Innovation Strategy Workshop 29 November

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