Transport  as  Driver  in  Vision  2030  Overview  of  Na,onal  Planning  Commission    

Na,onal  Development  Plan    

Summit  on  ITS  as  Driver  for  Economic  Growth  8  March  2012  

Cape  Town  

Dr  Paul  Vorster,  CEO  ITS  South  Africa  

Country of great achievements

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Country of rich and poor

•  NPC  is  headed  up  by  Minister  Trevor  Manuel  •  Housed  in  the  Office  of  the  President  

•  Not  a  Government  Department  

•  Advise  on  issues  impac,ng  on  long-­‐term  development  

•  Cut  across  typical  isolated  silos  •  Holis,c,  integrated  view  on  planning  

National Planning Commission

•  Opening  Parliament  Pres  Zuma  announced  a  mega  infrastructure  push  

•  Budget  alloca,ons  focused  on  infrastructure  

•  Na,onal  Development  Plan  and  Vision  2030  by  Na,onal  Planning  Commission  based  on  cri,cal  assessment  

New Growth Plan

Integrated approach

Diagnostic Report

Central challenges identified: •  Too few people work •  Low standard of

education •  Infrastructure poorly

located, under-maintained and insufficient

Diagnostic Report 2

Central challenges identified: •  Spatial development excludes the

poor •  Economy too resource intensive • Widespread disease burden, failing

public health care •  Public services uneven and often

poor quality • Corruption is widespread •  South Africa remains divided society

•  Crea,ng  jobs  and  livelihood  •  Expanding  infrastructure  •  Transi,on  to  low-­‐carbon  economy  

•  Transforming  urban  and  rural  spaces  

•  Improving  educa,on  and  training  

•  Providing  quality  health  care  •  Building  a  capable  state  •  Figh,ng  corrup,on,  create  accountability  •  Transforming  society  and  uni,ng  the  na,on  

Requirements

•  An  economy  that  will  create  more  jobs  (11  million  jobs  by  2030)  

•  Transi,on  to  low-­‐carbon  economy  

•  An  inclusive  and  integrated  rural  economy  

•  Reversing  spa,al  effects  of  apartheid  

Summary of the Plan

•  Improving  quality  of  educa,on,  training  and  innova,on  

•  Quality  health  care  for  all  •  Social  protec,on  and  inclusion  •  Building  safer  communi,es  

•  Reforming  the  public  service  

•  Figh,ng  corrup,on  •  Transforming  society  and  uni,ng  the  country  

Summary of the Plan 2

•  As  transport-­‐intensive  country    transport  per  unit  of  output    is  above  global  average  

•  34%  of  SA’s  gross  value-­‐add  is  concentrated  in  Gauteng  –  far  from  ports  and  end-­‐markets  

•  Exis,ng  corridors  serviced  by  outdated  rail  technology  and  poor  intermodal  linkages  

•  Ports  have  high  costs  and  low  produc,vity  

NPC on Transport

•  Rail  is  ideal  but  89%  of  all  freight  is  done  by  road  

•  Strains  road  network  suffering  significant  maintenance  backlogs  

•  Poor  road  safety  adds  addi,onal  costs  •  Social  and  economic  exclusion  due  to  long  distances  

•  Mobility  broadens  social  and  economic  access  

NPC on Transport 2

•  Not  all  transport  dreams  can  be  fulfilled:  priori,es  are  key  – Focus  on  safe,  affordable  and  effec,ve  transport  

•  Transport  as  an  enabler:  Geang  SA  to  work  – Emphasis  on  total  system  efficiency  to  maximise  strengths  of  different  modes  

•  Modal  shib  from  private  transport  in  the  long  run  – A  marked  change  towards  public  transport  

Key considerations

•  Create  workable  urban  transit  solu,ons  with  public  and  private  components  

•  Strengthen  and  optomise  freight  corridors  

•  Provide  long-­‐distance  passenger  transport  op,ons  

•  Rural  access  and  mobility  

Policy & Planning Priorities

 Pres  Zuma  chairs  the  Presiden,al  Infrastructure  Coordina,ng  Commission  

 Cabinet  approved  PICC’s  second  ‘Infrastructure  Implementa,on  Plan’  report  

   Includes  a  framework  outlining  an  integrated  management  and  delivery  system  for  17  strategic  infrastructure  projects  (SIPs)  

 Details  of  SIPs  s,ll  to  be  released   Over  the  coming  three  years,    Euro  85-­‐billion  has  been  budgeted  for  public  infrastructure  (new  vs  old  money?)  

Infrastructure  Coordina>ng  Commission

Conclusion

•  The  Na,onal  Development  Plan  posi,ons  transport  and  ITS  as  key  levers  

•  Redefine  ITS  value  proposi,on    as  key  policy  driver  to  achieve  policy  outcomes  

•  Need  to  show  the  benefits  to  end-­‐users    •  Demonstrate  cost-­‐benefit  evalua,on  of  ITS  amidst  shortage  of  resources  

Conclusion

•  Govt  has  excellent  macro-­‐economic  policies,  BUT  

•  The  failure  is  to  take  ac,on  

•  Implementa,on  only  possible  in  partnership  between  Govt  and  Industry  

All challenges are possible

Thank  you  for  your  ahen,on!  

paul@itssa.org