THEMATIC AREA ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE 1: PROMOTE MACRO-ECONOMIC POLICIES THAT SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE 2: IMPLEMENT SOUND TRANSPARENT AND PREDICTABLE GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC POLICIES OBJECTIVE 3: PROMOTE SOUND PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE 5: ACCELERATE REGIONAL INTEGRATION BY PARTICIPATING IN THE HARMONISATION OF MONETARY, TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICIES OBJECTIVE 1: PROMOTE MACRO-ECONOMIC POLICIES THAT SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT Expected output Required Action as specified in PoA Time frame Progress Service Delivery is Improved Improve service delivery through partnerships December 2009 Government has developed national KPAs for local government and establishment of a Local Government War Room based at the DBSA An IDP Format Guide aimed at providing guidance on how to structure and organize the IDP process was developed. By October 2009, 88 officials had received training on the Guide Provincial administrations have accelerated the implementation of LED strategies and resolutions of growth and development summits. Government introduced the Comprehensive Rural Development Strategy focusing on coordinated and integrated broad-based agrarian reform, improved land reform programmes, and strategic investments in economic and social infrastructure. Through the DBSA’s Siyenza Manje programme, an amount of approximately R340 million was utilized to employ engineers, technicians, financial expects, planners, young professional and artisans who were seconded to municipalities and government departments to address bottlenecks in service delivery 72 Remarks Partnerships between the Eastern Cape Department of Agriculture and the Chris Hani District Municipality has led to R2.9 million set-aside for livestock marketing and related programmes. Municipalities have also benefitted from the Nguni Programme where bulls and heifers were handed over to farmers