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Programme for the Parliamentary Conference on State Capability Theme: “State Capability: Delineating Weaknesses, Devising Strategic Mechanisms to Accelerate Policy Implementation.” Date: 06 May 2022 Venue: Virtual (ZOOM) Speaker ALL ALL Hon.
SE Lucas, MP Deputy Chairperson: National Council of Provinces Time Topic/Focus 08h00 - 09h00 Testing and Connecting 09h00 -09h02 Moment of Silent Prayer or Meditation 09h02 - 09h10 Opening and Contextualization: Contextualizing the Critical Imperatives of State Capability to Accelerate Policy Implementation, in the Current Developmental Landscape.
Prevailing State Capacity Challenges as Articulated in the NDP:  Unevenness in capacity, which leads to uneven performance in local, provincial and national government.

Tensions in the political- administrative interface, instability of the administrative leadership and skills deficits, the erosion of accountability and authority, poor organisational design and low staff morale.
 The retrogressive impact of deficient state capacity in advancing of South Africa’s Developmental agenda Hon AN Masondo, MP Chairperson: National Council of Provinces Hon.
M Gungubele, MP Minister in the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa 09h10 - 09h30 The Impact of State Capability on Three Sphere Coordination Processes in Governance  The role of the NCOP in giving expression to its three sphere oversight mandate, through Targeted-State Capability Oversight  Establishing Social Compacts to Strengthen and Rebuild State Capacity, for Accelerated Policy Implementation 09h30 - 10h00 “Unlocking Capacity to Advance South Africa’s Developmental Agenda”  Major capacity related blockages (Provincial and Local Government), as identified through the Public Service Monitoring and Support Programme  Systemic, Institutional and Bureaucratic Weaknesses, which impede the implementation of strategic policies and programmes  Strategic Interventions in place to unlock and accelerate the implementation of strategic policies and programmes  Capacity Building Programmes: The format and impact of such programmes 1 10h00 - 10h30 “State Capability and Economic Recovery and Reconstruction”  Delineating the Required Capacity to successfully Implement the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan across the three spheres  Building Capacity to Implement the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan  Strengthening State Capability, to accelerate economic transformation, inclusive growth and competitiveness.
10h30 - 11h00 “Developmental States: The Case of South Africa.”  Characterising Developmental States, the case of South Africa  Characterising South Africa’s State Institutions, Processes and Management (Strengths and Weaknesses)  Assessing Organizational and Technical Capacity  Unpacking the State Structure Nexus  The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on State Capacity  Strategic Interventions to (re)build State Capacity Hon.
N Gina, MP Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Dr. K Pooe Senior Lecturer (Political Science and Governance) Wits School of Governance 11h00 - 11h30 “Synthesis evaluation of State Capacity - Focus on DGs & HoDs”  Challenges in building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels  Proposed interventions to Manage Prevailing State Capability Challenges  Outline key principles and values that must underpin a capable, ethical developmental state and practical interventions to inculcate such values  Enhancing State Capability through targeted Oversight and Accountability Mechanisms (the role of Parliament) 11h30 - 12h00 “Building state capacities and dynamic capabilities to drive social and economic development: The case of South Africa”  state capacity beyond merely fixing administrative weaknesses within the state or fixing market failures.
 Public sector effectiveness in South Africa, looking at how challenges and opportunities bolster state capacities for governance effectiveness.

2 Prof. N Bohler-Muller Head of Department: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State, Human Science Research Council Prof. M Qobo Head of the Wits School of Governance, University of the Witswatersrand  Building capacities in SOEs and exploring the transformative potential of these entities.
 Delineating what institutional quality for state capacity should look like in the South African context.

 Building institutional capacities at the local  government level.
Institutional capacities in the context of the Development District Model 12h00 - 12h30 Interactive Discussion All 12h30 - 13h00 “Strengthening the Interface between State Capability and the District Development Model”  Local Government as the battle ground for advancing South Africa’s transformation agenda in the current developmental context  Building Capability at Local Government Level through the effective institutionalization of the District Development Model  Tangible capacity building programmes targeted at Metros, Districts and Localities  Measuring the impact of capacity building programmes at local government level 13h00 - 13h30 “Strengthening State Capacity to advance South Africa’s Developmental Agenda at Provincial and Local Government Level”  Leadership pathologies as an impediment for the required capacity  Defining and addressing Impediments linked to personalism and policy uncertainty 13h30 - 14h00 “Building a capable state through proper human resource management”  The Politics and Administration Dichotomy  Skills Deficit  Lack of Professionalization of the Public Service and Local Government  Organizational Design   Strengthening Accountability of Public Servants Intergovernmental Relations  and Responsibility of Public Servants the Imperatives of Building State Capability through Developmental Local Government in South Africa.
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Dr. NC Dlamini- Zuma, MP Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Dr. M Mohale Director: Special Projects, Office of the Vice Chancellor Durban University of Technology Dr. X Ngumbela School of Public Management, Governance & Public Policy: College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg 14h00 - 14h30 “Institutional Quality and Economic Performance in the Southern African Development Ms. K Malindini 3 Community (SADC) Region: A Dynamic Panel Analysis”  Economic growth in developing economies  The significance of institutional quality for economic prosperity  Definition and types of institutions  Operationalising institutional quality in the context of the SADC region.
Lecturer: Wits School of Governance, University of the Witswatersrand 14h30 - 14h55 Interactive Discussion / Questions / Inputs ALL 14h55 - 15h00 Closing Remarks Hon.

SJ Mohai, MP Chief Whip: National Council of Provinces 4