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Why the Programme of Action is being published

'We will open a page . . . containing information of the Government's Programme of Action. By checking on this page, the public will be able to follow progress with regard to the implementation of this Programme of Action. It will also be possible for the public to communicate its views about the Programme directly to the Government, through the Internet and other more traditional ways and means.'

'Further to improve the capacity of The Presidency to discharge its functions of oversight, co-ordination and evaluation, more work will be done to increase the effectiveness especially of the Policy Coordination and Advisory Service Unit, the PCAS, working together with the Cabinet Secretariat.'

'To facilitate the work of the PCAS, the Ministries and Departments are working on business plans for each of the tasks they have to carry out. These business plans will include an indication of the resources allocated for the fulfilment of each of the tasks, as well as the necessary implementation timeframes.'

'The Government has also agreed that we should use the system of Cabinet Committees to monitor and co-ordinate the implementation of the Programme of Action. This will be done once every two months, bringing together Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Directors-General who belong to the various clusters to consider progress with regard to the tasks relating to each Cluster. This will improve co-ordination to ensure that the programmes of the various Ministries and Departments are consistent with one another.'

President Thabo Mbeki speaking in Parliament on 23 June 2004 in the debate on The Presidency's Budget Vote

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