The Minister for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME), Minister Jeff Radebe will release the Development Indicators 2014 Report on Sunday, 20 September 2015.
The Development Indicators are numerical indications of changes and long term trends in South Africa. Some of the indicators have data ranging from 1994 to 2014.
These indicators are used as criteria to measure progress and assist government to track, using quantitative measures, the effectiveness of government policies and interventions towards achieving the national goals in areas of development.
The data is sourced from various government administrative datasets, national official statistics and research by local and international institutions.
Economic growth and transformation, Poverty and Inequality, Employment, Education, Health, Safety and security, Social cohesion, International Relations, Good Governance are some of the themes covered in the report.
The first Development Indicators were produced in 2007 as a Mid-Term document. The DPME thereafter produced the Indicators on an annual basis in line with its mission to facilitate, influence and support effective planning, monitoring and evaluation of government programmes aimed at improving service delivery, outcomes and impact on society.
The details are as follows:
Date: Sunday, 20 September 2015
Venue: GCIS Head Office, Tshedimosetso House, 1035 Francis Baard Street, Hatfield, Pretoria
Time: 09h30
RSVPs: Sandisiwe Vilakazi - 071 370 1048 -Sandisiwe@presidency-dpme.gov.za or Takalani Mukwevho - 082 227 9308/ takalanim@gcis.gov.za
Enquiries:
Mmabatho Ramompi
Cell: 076 480 3513
E-mail: Mmabatho.Ramompi@presidency-dpme.gov.za
