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Transport as Driver in Vision 2030 Overview of Na,onal Planning Commission
Na,onal Development Plan
Summit on ITS as Driver for Economic Growth 8 March 2012
Cape Town
Dr Paul Vorster, CEO ITS South Africa
Country of great achievements
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Country of rich and poor
• NPC is headed up by Minister Trevor Manuel • Housed in the Office of the President
• Not a Government Department
• Advise on issues impac,ng on long-‐term development
• Cut across typical isolated silos • Holis,c, integrated view on planning
National Planning Commission
• Opening Parliament Pres Zuma announced a mega infrastructure push
• Budget alloca,ons focused on infrastructure
• Na,onal Development Plan and Vision 2030 by Na,onal Planning Commission based on cri,cal assessment
New Growth Plan
Integrated approach
Diagnostic Report
Central challenges identified: • Too few people work • Low standard of
education • Infrastructure poorly
located, under-maintained and insufficient
Diagnostic Report 2
Central challenges identified: • Spatial development excludes the
poor • Economy too resource intensive • Widespread disease burden, failing
public health care • Public services uneven and often
poor quality • Corruption is widespread • South Africa remains divided society
• Crea,ng jobs and livelihood • Expanding infrastructure • Transi,on to low-‐carbon economy
• Transforming urban and rural spaces
• Improving educa,on and training
• Providing quality health care • Building a capable state • Figh,ng corrup,on, create accountability • Transforming society and uni,ng the na,on
Requirements
• An economy that will create more jobs (11 million jobs by 2030)
• Transi,on to low-‐carbon economy
• An inclusive and integrated rural economy
• Reversing spa,al effects of apartheid
Summary of the Plan
• Improving quality of educa,on, training and innova,on
• Quality health care for all • Social protec,on and inclusion • Building safer communi,es
• Reforming the public service
• Figh,ng corrup,on • Transforming society and uni,ng the country
Summary of the Plan 2
• As transport-‐intensive country transport per unit of output is above global average
• 34% of SA’s gross value-‐add is concentrated in Gauteng – far from ports and end-‐markets
• Exis,ng corridors serviced by outdated rail technology and poor intermodal linkages
• Ports have high costs and low produc,vity
NPC on Transport
• Rail is ideal but 89% of all freight is done by road
• Strains road network suffering significant maintenance backlogs
• Poor road safety adds addi,onal costs • Social and economic exclusion due to long distances
• Mobility broadens social and economic access
NPC on Transport 2
• Not all transport dreams can be fulfilled: priori,es are key – Focus on safe, affordable and effec,ve transport
• Transport as an enabler: Geang SA to work – Emphasis on total system efficiency to maximise strengths of different modes
• Modal shib from private transport in the long run – A marked change towards public transport
Key considerations
• Create workable urban transit solu,ons with public and private components
• Strengthen and optomise freight corridors
• Provide long-‐distance passenger transport op,ons
• Rural access and mobility
Policy & Planning Priorities
Pres Zuma chairs the Presiden,al Infrastructure Coordina,ng Commission
Cabinet approved PICC’s second ‘Infrastructure Implementa,on Plan’ report
Includes a framework outlining an integrated management and delivery system for 17 strategic infrastructure projects (SIPs)
Details of SIPs s,ll to be released Over the coming three years, Euro 85-‐billion has been budgeted for public infrastructure (new vs old money?)
Infrastructure Coordina>ng Commission
Conclusion
• The Na,onal Development Plan posi,ons transport and ITS as key levers
• Redefine ITS value proposi,on as key policy driver to achieve policy outcomes
• Need to show the benefits to end-‐users • Demonstrate cost-‐benefit evalua,on of ITS amidst shortage of resources
Conclusion
• Govt has excellent macro-‐economic policies, BUT
• The failure is to take ac,on
• Implementa,on only possible in partnership between Govt and Industry
All challenges are possible
Thank you for your ahen,on!