Question NW2373 to the Minister in the Presidency
03 January 2024 - NW2373
Graham, Ms SJ to ask the Minister in the Presidency
(1)Whether, with reference to the Reconfiguration Project of The Presidency, what are the details of the (a) Review and Reconfiguration Task Team and (b) Government Technical Advisory Centre; (2) whether she will furnish Ms S J Graham with a copy of the As-Is Report; if not, why not; if so, on what date; (3) whether any progress has been made with the reconfiguration; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the action that has been taken in this regard?
Reply:
1(a) The Presidency reconfiguration project is aimed at repositioning the Presidency / the strategic center of government to be “fit-for-purpose” to support the President and Deputy President in the execution of their responsibilities. The Reconfiguration Task Team was appointed in 2020 to oversee the implementation of this project.
(b) The Presidency strategically partnered with GTAC to assist the organisation with the development of a future service delivery model and configuration of the strategic center of government.
2. As part of the diagnostic phase, the RRTT conducted a critical analysis of the “as-is” of the Presidency, DPME, and GCIS, with a view to determine whether they are optimally configured to deliver on their respective mandates. This assessment is an internal working document, and will be included as part of the final business case developed for this reconfiguration.
3. In March 2020, following the declaration of the COVID-19 National State of Disaster as well as following the July 2021 unrest, the Presidency had to reprioritise its efforts and refocus its work on the implementation interventions to firstly mitigate and fight the pandemic and to deal with the socio- economic impact of both the pandemic and the July 2021 unrest. This resulted in the delay in the finalisation of the reconfiguration project.
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