Question NW3856 to the Minister in The Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
08 January 2024 - NW3856
Nothnagel, Dr J to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
What plans has she put in place to (a) effectively disseminate the 30year review of the three decades of the democratic government in the Republic and (b) have a national dialogue on the 30year review across our diverse nation? (
Reply:
a) The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation’s (DPME) communication activities on the 30 Year Review form part of the overall plan that is coordinated by the Government Communications and Information System (GCIS) on the 30-Years of Freedom and Democracy.
Specific planned activities are for the President to launch the 30 Year Review Report. The DPME will publish the report on the website in order to make it accessible to all stakeholders across the various sectors. Various communication platforms will be used to disseminate relevant material, for instance media briefings, interviews and social media material, and also allowing other parts of government to disseminate further information. All this will be done to maximise citizen engagement by stimulating discussions and facilitating South Africans to take ownership of the country’s progress over the three decades of democracy.
The report will also be shared with all government departments for upload in their websites to broaden its accessibility.
b) Stakeholder engagement sessions will be held to provide platforms for various sectors of the society to engage with the outcomes of the review process and to add their voices on their experience of South Africa’s democracy in the past 30 years.
The DPME will produce an executive summary, which will be translated into various official languages and disseminated to maximise accessibility and used in various stakeholder engagement summits – all in order to encourage the citizenry to engage with the report and contribute to shaping South Africa’s future.
Importantly, the findings and recommendations from the 30-year review will be considered when developing plans for the next cycle, that is the 2024-2029 Medium-Term Development Plan (MTDP).