LOCAL IMPACT THROUGH IDP

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• LOCAL IMPACT THROUGH IDP
• IDPS IN THE PAST
• No proper legal and policy framework
• No ownership of the process by the municipality
• No tested planning methodology
• No nation wide IDP Funding System
• No appropriate support system in place
• Limited skills and know how on IDP
• Huge dependency on consultants
• Training not target group oriented
• Technical vs Strategic thinking on IDPs
• Comprehensive documents that are not
  implementable
• Unstructured participation
• Conclusion In the past IDPs were not very
  impactful, nor
• were they clearly enforced by any legislation.
  The status of
• IDPs was not taken seriously by municipalities,
  therefore the
• emergence of long wish lists that creates false
  hope.

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• IDPS THE SECOND TIME AROUND!
• DPLG CREATING AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
• The New Cycle
• A clear legal framework in place.
• The Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000.
  Chapter 5 dedicated to
• Integrated Development Planning and Regulations
• Strong Support Structures established.
• The Planning and Implementation Support Systems
  (PIMS Centres).
• The development of the PIMSS.NET cd
• Clear and Comprehensive Guidelines on IDPs.
• IDP Guide Packs Guide I - Guide Vi
• Intensive nation wide training

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KEY LOCAL IMPACT AREAS OF IDPS WHERE THE IDP
MAKES A DIFFERENCE Impact Areas of IDPs in the
Municipality 1.A tool to promote developmental
local governance as stipulated in The
Constitution of South Africa 2. Municipal
Strategic Five Year Plan 3. Attraction of
additional funds for municipalities 4. Promoting
the Batho Pele through democratisation in
planning 5. Promoting the bottom-up approach 6.
The tool to overcome the apartheid legacy 7. A
tool for Spatial Integration 8. Fast tracking
delivery 9. A tool for Local Economic
Development 10. A tool for poverty reduction and
promotion of gender equity 11.A strategy to
address HIV/AIDS
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THE IDP CYCLE EXPERIENCE TO DATE DPLG OUTCOMES OF
THE NEW CYCLE General IDP Findings
Implementation Focused IDPs Major shifts
from long project title wish lists Project
designs linked with the municipal budgets IDP
plans owned by municipalities
Democratisation/Bottom-up/ Batho Pele
Structured Participation Voices of the
Voiceless uplifted including the Traditional
Leaders New approach on IDPs emphasised
Definition of IDP a principal strategic planning
instrument which guides and informs all
planning,budgeting, management, and
decision-making in a municipality for a period of
five years. Strong emphasis on implementation
The IDP process A municipal driven process
Less usage of Consultants and good management of
consultants where used Qualified Support
Systems
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THE IDP CYCLE EXPERIENCE TO DATE DPLG OUTCOMES OF
THE NEW CYCLE General IDP Findings - Lack of
alignment with Sectoral Programmes - No
reflection on causes and effects of needs -
Limited strategies
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IDP Support Programme 1. IDP Guide Pack 2. Over
1300 officials and Councilors trained 3.
PIMS-Centres established in 31 districts 4. IDP
task team providing hands-on support 5.
Provincial support system strengthened 6. IDP
assessment and support panel established 7.
Dedicated panel session with the 13 rural
nodes 8. PIMS-Centres established in all 13
rural nodes
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IDP Support Programme 1. IDP monitoring system
established 2. IDP Nerve Centre to support
intergovernmental planning 3. CBO and NGO
training programme conducted 4. Ward committee
and IDP rep forum training programme