Expanded Public Works Programme
EPWP
3 rd Summit
Commissions Discussions Template
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Commission 01: EPWP Institutional Arrangements
Responsibility Time Frames Issue
How to streamline and improve the institutional arrangements in EPWP?
(with focus of introducing convergence to avoid duplication at coordination level)
How should the EPWP be institutionalised within the
PEP IMC and the Provincial
EPWP Political Structures?
(Roles and responsibilities of each role-player)
How to ensure that sectoral and sphere structures engage effectively?
Action
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Issue
Cont’d..commission 01: EPWP Institutional
Arrangements
Action Responsibility Time Frames
What strategies should be used to prioritise EPWP in
IDPs and Provincial
Plans?
How can the EPWP use protocols, policies and incentive agreements to improve accountability and implementation of the programme?
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Commission 02: Implementing Sustainable Livelihoods
Issue Action Responsibility Time Frames
How to achieve
Sustainable Livelihoods within the context of
EPWP?
What type of programmes/activities are required to achieve
Sustainable Livelihoods?
What indicators should be used to measure SL in
EPWP?
What Sustainable
Livelihoods strategies should be developed?
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Commission 03: Practical measures to achieve convergence
Issue Action Responsibility Time Frames
How should the EPWP sectors and programmes converge?
At which stage of the project management cycle (i.e. conceptual, design, planning, implementation) should convergence take place and how?
What is the role of the
EPWP unit at DPW in terms of convergence?
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Commission 04: EPWP Management Information needs
Issue
Reporting beyond numbers: what type of indicators are important for reporting? How to close data gaps existing in
EPWP?
Data process flow –which model should be adopted data integrity and ownership of data?
Ownership of data – who is responsible for what and how to ensure this ownership takes place?
How to improve the data gaps that exist in the EPWP reports?
What strategies should be used to improve auditing processes in EPWP?
Action Responsibility Time Frames
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