Development Planning Intelligence Management and Research
ABOUT US
The main business of the Directorate is to deliver development planning intelligence services, that assist local municipalities, provincial partners and other stakeholders to better perform their development planning functions. The mandate includes the establishment of spaces online where information can be shared and accessed. The Directorate is guided by a Development Planning Intelligence Management Framework.
Value Proposition
“To deliver development planning intelligence services that are human rights and citizen-focused and grounded in Western Cape Government values”
SERVICES
The Directorate’s services seek to:
- Understand the client’s needs
- Provide data and analysis in new and useful formats
- Deliver a knowledge and data service for positive impact through partnership
“Towards resilience, sustainability and transformation in development planning”.
SERVICES
Manage Development Planning Intelligence
Collection, engineering, analysis and sharing of relevant development planning data and information, in order to build capacity of stakeholders and support informed decision making and planning.
Conduct Development Planning Research
Define and lead a common development planning research agenda with stakeholders.
Coordinate Land Use Planning Policy
Collaborate with internal and external partners to monitor and evaluate land use policy formulation, review and implementation. We lead in the maintenance of a development planning policy database.
The Directorate is tasked with the development of a system that can measure spatial performance and that brings a broader planning intelligence and knowledge base to decision making processes in the Western Cape. The intent is to seek insights for impact through research, data, intelligence and providing support:
Research: Define and lead a common development planning research agenda. The aim is to deliver outcomes-aligned research results to support the key strategic policy priorities in the Western Cape.
Data: Develop and/or maintain key data sources, such as sharing platforms, digital tools, and data repositories. Collection, analysis and dissemination of data relevant to development planning, to support impactful evidence-led decision-making.
Intelligence: The focus is on providing intelligence services that support the formulation of Strategic Plans, Annual Performance Plans and Operational Plan deliverables.
Support: Enable access to data, information and intel through Sharing Platforms and through development of applications to support intergovernmental and transversal integrated planning, as well as service delivery.
Forums: Support forums and communities of practice relevant to development planning. Collaborate with partners to monitor and evaluate land use policy.
FEATURED
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Differential urbanisation for settlement planning - A Western Cape case study The differential urbanisation model is a means to assess settlement growth rates. While the model has been tested primarily at a national level, including in South Africa, this study seeks to apply the analysis to the sub-national scale in the Western Cape province and Cape Winelands district municipality. Read the study here |
Growth Potential Study 2018 The Growth Potential Study (GPS) is a decision-support tool for effective spatial investment planning and implementation. The tool aims to provide insights about the likelihood that investments will translate into economic growth in settlements and regions. Download here |
Publications:
State of Development Planning Report (in progress).
Collaborations
Resource Centre for Development Planning:
An online SharePoint platform dedicated to the dissemination of development planning information and data to Municipal officials. The platform was established as a first-generation sharing environment, to aid in decision making, collaboration, policy alignment and spatial transformation throughout the province. Access procedures to the site are currently being revised, and the site will be offline until further notice.
HELPFUL LINKS
Western Cape Open Data Portal (under construction)
Western Cape Provincial Treasury Resource Library
City of Cape Town Open Data Portal
South African Risk and Vulnerability Atlas
CONTACT PERSON
Director: Helena Jacobs
Intelligence Management: Riëtte Fourie
Policy Coordination: Natasha Murray
Research: Dylan Johnstone