Gauteng Business 2016 edition
The 2016 edition of the Gauteng Business and Investment Guide is the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng province and the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA). In addition to detailed profiles of key provincial organisations, including the GGDA, the Automotive Industry Development Corporation Centre (AIDC), the Gauteng Investment Centre, the Gauteng IDZ, the Gauteng ICT Park SEZ and Constitution Hill, this edition includes well-researched economic and demographic data on the province, as well as insights into the province’s five development corridors and the new industries and development nodes in these corridors; a focus on Gauteng as a global city region; and key growth sectors for the province.
The 2016 edition of the Gauteng Business and Investment Guide is the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng province and the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA). In addition to detailed profiles of key provincial organisations, including the GGDA, the Automotive Industry Development Corporation Centre (AIDC), the Gauteng Investment Centre, the Gauteng IDZ, the Gauteng ICT Park SEZ and Constitution Hill, this edition includes well-researched economic and demographic data on the province, as well as insights into the province’s five development corridors and the new industries and development nodes in these corridors; a focus on Gauteng as a global city region; and key growth sectors for the province.
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PROFILE<br />
• Collating and reporting project status to senior<br />
management<br />
• Providing standards, methodologies and a set of<br />
PM tools<br />
• Managing project documentation (including risk<br />
registers, schedules, incident logs etc)<br />
• Promoting project management within the<br />
organisation<br />
• Providing estimating, scheduling and risk management<br />
expertise to PMs<br />
• Coordinating plans between projects and<br />
reviewing resource use<br />
• Reviewing project performance<br />
Facilitate Trade and Investment<br />
The primary output is to improve the province’s ability<br />
to attract and retain investments (Foreign Direct<br />
Investment as well as Domestic Direct Investment)<br />
and enhance export capability resulting in economic<br />
growth that will contribute to business growth, job<br />
creation and poverty reduction.<br />
Subsidiaries<br />
Four subsidiary organisations fall under the umbrella<br />
of the GGDA. These organisations and their respective<br />
mandates are outlined below.<br />
Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC)<br />
The AIDC was established in 2000 as a supporting<br />
organisation to provide effective project delivery<br />
assistance in line with the province’s industrial policy<br />
and other strategic initiatives within the automotive<br />
sector in <strong>Gauteng</strong>.<br />
Constitution Hill (ConHill)<br />
ConHill was established in 2000 to provide the appropriate<br />
management arrangement to ensure the<br />
delivery of heritage, education and tourism programmes<br />
in <strong>Gauteng</strong>.<br />
<strong>Gauteng</strong> IDZ Development Company (DEVCO)<br />
Established in 2009, DEVCO’s main objective will be<br />
the management of the Jewellery Manufacturing<br />
Precinct (JMP), once this is fully established.<br />
<strong>Gauteng</strong> Investment Centre<br />
The GIC was set-up to support the <strong>Gauteng</strong><br />
Provinces’ economic development initiatives as a<br />
one-stop-shop (OSS), and it is considered to the<br />
province’s key differentiator. The GIC differentiates<br />
<strong>Gauteng</strong> in terms of offering potential investors and<br />
exporter efficient services to enable them to more<br />
easily invest in <strong>Gauteng</strong> and play a role in developing<br />
the economy. The main goal of the GIC is to<br />
make <strong>Gauteng</strong> become the preferred location for<br />
investment, to provide an investment and export<br />
facilitation mechanism where relevant organs of<br />
state and state entities/agencies are brought to one<br />
location, co-ordinated and streamlined to provide<br />
prompt, efficient and transparent services to investors<br />
and exporters.<br />
The Innovation Hub (TIH)<br />
The TIH was set up in 2001 to foster the development<br />
of smart industries (high technology sectors)<br />
in <strong>Gauteng</strong>.<br />
Newtown<br />
Situated in Johannesburg’s inner city, Newtown<br />
forms part of the city’s cultural and creative hub. The<br />
district houses theatres, art galleries, museums, restaurants,<br />
bookstores, craft markets, clubs and cafés.<br />
In the early 20th century, the area was originally used<br />
primarily for brickmaking since the land was rich in<br />
clay. Due to its easy access to Johannesburg’s railway<br />
lines, Newtown became a commercial and trading<br />
hub as banks, brick companies, breweries and fisheries<br />
were establishing themselves in the area. The<br />
district has a politically turbulent past and, due to<br />
its multiracial diversity, it was the scene of some of<br />
the first forced removals in <strong>Gauteng</strong> implemented<br />
by the apartheid government. Today, Newtown remains<br />
resolutely colour-blind with artists of all races<br />
gathering there.<br />
CONTACT INFO<br />
Physical address: 124 Main Street,<br />
Marshalltown, Johannesburg<br />
Tel: +27 11 085 2321<br />
Website: www.ggda.co.za<br />
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