Gauteng Business 2016 edition

PROFILE
Gauteng ICT Park
Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
The ICT SEZ is an instrument available for the
Gauteng Province to attract Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) and Direct Domestic Investment
(DDI) to a dedicated industrial park (NASREC) using
meaningful incentive packages from National
Treasury, Department of Telecoms & Postal Services,
SARS, Municipalities and other relevant institutions.
It aims to provide world class economic infrastructure
and facilities to investors through offering
competitive incentive packages to attract and
retain investments; developing and providing required
ICT skills to investor businesses; shortening
the processes of business registration, permitting
and settling of investors.
Establishment of green technology
manufacturing hub
The overall project objective is to formulate a robust
foundation for the establishment of a commercially
viable community-based renewable energy sector
for rural development.
Supporting targeted projects by:
Working with development finance partners in a
project appraisal capacity to assess the case for
proceeding with specific projects or proposals.
• Undertaking the coordination, pre-planning and
evaluation of sites for clients, and conducting
post-investment site visits.
• Providing and disseminating market intelligence
in the form of sectoral and regional
economic data.
• Assisting with company registrations and
helping businesses to obtain work permits
and visas.
• Facilitating access to national and local government
investment incentives.
• Facilitating local and foreign business retention,
expansion and after-care services.
• Hosting and coordinating inbound foreign and
local business delegations and undertaking
outbound missions to promote Gauteng as a
premier investment destination.
• Providing export development and facilitation
assistance.
Creating an enabling environment
Enterprise Program Management Office
(EPMO)
The GGDA has strategically aligned with its EPMO to
provide holistic management over multiple projects.
In this regard the EPMO serves as an overarching
umbrella that enables the organisation to maintain
oversight and quality assurance over multiple programmes
and projects. EPMO primary output is to
enhance the GGDA capability to align and oversee
programmes and projects to be executed as part of
the organisational strategy.
Purpose
Provide project management support for strategic
economic infrastructure projects.
Functions
Provide transversal services in respect of centralized
and coordinated management of capital infrastructure
projects, i.e. project management support functions
along the project cycle to:
• Gauteng ICT & Media
• Green Economy
• Project oversight, incubation and development
• Gauteng municipal infrastructure projects
• Serve as registrar of Gauteng Economic
Infrastructure projects
Programme objectives
• To increase investment in economic infrastructure
delivery programmes through appropriate
project packaging and optimal deal structuring
• To develop and support Special Economic Zones
in the Gauteng province
• To support sustainable economic development
through green economy approaches
• To ensure sound project management processes
incorporating risk management and quality
standards
• To ensure prudential appraisal of economic
infrastructure projects
• To ensure stakeholder engagement and
management
Services
• Administrative support for project managers
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