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 />
Special Programmes Department<br />
A key challenge facing the automotive supply<br />
chain is the cost of logistics. Extensive<br />
lead times coupled with the domestic reality<br />
of inefficiencies, fuel costs, and poor<br />
infrastructure presents a scenario that<br />
inhibits South Africa’s ability to compete<br />
globally. The AIDC’s Special Programmes<br />
Department, therefore, focuses on supply<br />
chain development and logistics to develop<br />
state-of-the-art solutions, tailored specifically<br />
to address the needs of the South<br />
African automotive industry.<br />
Department (SEDD) was established to develop<br />
component manufacturers in the supply chain to<br />
conform to the international standards prescribed<br />
by the automotive manufacturing industry.<br />
The department’s service offering ranges from a<br />
combination of efficiency improvement projects<br />
related to productivity, quality assurance in accordance<br />
with ISO standards, including environmental,<br />
lean and clean production (including all<br />
green projects as related to the Government and<br />
the Province’s low carbon economy projects), to<br />
manufacturing concepts, logistics, clustering and<br />
SMME development initiatives.<br />
Skills Development & Training Department<br />
Skills shortages are widely regarded as the main<br />
factor which slows economic growth globally. As a<br />
result, AIDC established its Skills Development and<br />
Training (SD&T) Department to identify sectors with<br />
skills deficiencies, and then develop programmes<br />
to nurture individuals to drive economic growth<br />
across South Africa.<br />
The main focus of AIDC is to become a catalyst for<br />
Government to explore solutions to overcome skills<br />
shortages in the automotive industry.<br />
<strong>Gauteng</strong> Automotive Learning Centre<br />
As part of <strong>Gauteng</strong> Provincial Government’s<br />
commitment to skills development, the<br />
AIDC and Nissan SA (NSA) launched the<br />
<strong>Gauteng</strong> Automotive Learning Centre in June<br />
2014. The Learning Centre is part of the Nissan SA<br />
Investment Support Programme.<br />
Winterveld Enterprise Hub: Automotive<br />
This is the first of six Automotive Enterprise Hubs<br />
to be established by AIDC and <strong>Gauteng</strong> Provincial<br />
Government. It was officially opened in February 2014<br />
by the <strong>Gauteng</strong>’s former Premier Nomvula Mokoyane,<br />
and it is one of the organisation’s flagship projects<br />
that addresses skills shortages and socio-economic<br />
challenges in the Province.<br />
Automotive Supplier Park<br />
The Automotive Supplier Park (ASP) is managed by<br />
the Facilities Department at AIDC. Based in Rosslyn,<br />
the ASP spans an area of 130 hectares, with a tenant<br />
pool comprising mainly of component manufacturers<br />
and suppliers to OEMs, who require a continuous<br />
supply of components to assembly plants.<br />
CONTACT INFO<br />
Physical Address: 30 Helium Road, Automotive<br />
Supplier Park, Rosslyn EXT 2, 0200<br />
Postal Address: Private Bag X35, Rosslyn 0200<br />
Tel: +27 12 564 5000 / 5300<br />
Email: info@aidc.co.za<br />
Website: www.aidc.co.za<br />
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