PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE OF HOME AFFAIRS GPW : Role, Mandate and Challenges Prof A D Mbewu Chief Executive Officer 2 September 2014 GOVERNMENT.

PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE OF HOME AFFAIRS

GPW : Role, Mandate and Challenges

Prof A D MbewuChief Executive Officer

2 September 2014

GOVERNMENT PRINTING WORKS

GOVERNMENT PRINTING WORKS

ROLE

The role of the Government Printing Works is summarised in its vision :

“To be the State’s Mandated Security Printer”

This it has effectively achieved over the past 5 years, but this has still to be ratified in legislation

The details of this role are encapsulated in the mission of GPW :

•To provide cost effective, reliable and timeous services in security printing to all spheres of Government

•To provide the public with valuable information

•To disseminate Government information through technology, innovation and service excellence

GOVERNMENT PRINTING WORKS

MANDATE

The GPW was founded in 1888 and is 126 years old.

The GPW derives its legislative mandate from the Public Service Act of 1994, as amended in 2007.

Before 2009 the GPW had been a sub department of the Department of Home Affairs.

On 9 October 2009, the Ministers of Finance, Home Affairs and Public Service and Administration approved the business case for GPW, and it became a Government Component (Government Gazette 32616).

This was always intended as a transitional phase on the way to becoming a State Owned Company.

A Government Component is defined as “a national or provincial government component” as set out in section 7(1) and 7(2)(c) [column 1 of Part A of Schedule 3] of the Public Service Act Nr 103 of 1994 (as substituted by the Proc 59 Government Gazette 32566, 11 September 2009).

MANDATE

The GPW is an institution within the Public Service with the Department of Home Affairs as its principal national department.

It is a “specialized service delivery unit” for government within the Public Service.

In the case of GPW the special service delivered is security printing services primarily for the Department of Home Affairs : producing passports, ID books, smart ID cards, birth certificates, visas, and licences.

The GPW also provides general printing services for government, supplies stationery for government departments, and produces the Governement Gazette.

The CEO of the GPW reports directly to the Minister of Home Affairs.

GPW operates on regular business principles, having to defray all its expenditure from the revenue generated by services rendered. It ceased to receive government subsidies 2 years ago

The GPW has doubled it turnover (R781 million in 2013/14) since being established as a government component in 2009.

GPW fully supports the objectives set out in the National Development Plan and specifically Chapter 13 on building a capable and developmental State.

KEY CHALLENGES

Transformation from a Government Component to a State Owned Company

Renovation of Visagie Street and purchase of Administration Building : > R 1 billion

Special salary dispensation in order to improve staff retention

Asset recapitalisation programme : R 600 million from 2012 to 2017

Smart ID card rollout

The new Dispatch Centre for passports and smart ID cards

Strategic Outcome Oriented Goals 2013 - 2018

Strategic outcome oriented goal 1

State Owned Enterprise

Goal statement Further develop the Government Component organisation to become a State Owned Enterprise

Strategic Outcome Oriented Goals 2013 - 2018

Strategic outcome oriented goal 2

Optimise processes and facilities

Goal statement Optimise processes and facilities to increase operational effectiveness and improved customer service

Strategic Outcome Oriented Goals 2013 - 2018

Strategic outcome oriented goal 3

Developed workforce

Goal statement Have an efficient, effective and well-trained/developed workforce and special remuneration dispensation for the Government Component

BUDGETTo achieve the strategic outcome oriented goals the necessary resources need to be available. GPW has provided for this as follows as part of the budget :

Specific budget R’000

2014/15

R’000

2015/16

R’000

2016/17

Remuneration (Roll-Out of new Structure) 211 513 280 642

325 890

Staff development15 345 20 789

21 826

Capital expenditure – Facilities 220 000 270 000

180 000

Capital expenditure – Machinery Replacement Programme

217 005 67 326

60 000Capital expenditure – IT Equipment & Furniture

19 850 18 000

15 000

PRODUCTION STATISTICS FOR THE YEARS 2011 TO 2014

Product

2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012

Passports (booklets) 656 600 627 152 707 384

Identity Documents (booklets)

1 884 3261 995 421 2 395 393

Smart ID cards134 867

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Examinations (books) 20 463 372 16 518 188 26 538 274

Government Gazettes (editions)

2 5732 384 2 180

Government Gazettes (total number of A4 pages per annum)

  105 120 97 110

KEY PROJECTS Installation and commissioning of new security printing division

New ID Smartcard

Implementation of the E-Gazette : http://www.gpwonline.co.za

Create capacity to print passport visa pages in-house

Implementation of new ERP system

Development of new facility at Visagie Street

Polycarbonate card manufacturing plant13

WE THANK YOU KINDLY!

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