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June - July 2006, No. 10-001

Hout Bay (Black) Business Opportunities Forum
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Annual General Meeting
8 July 2006


The Western Cape
Micro-economic Development Strategy



(2)   BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING


The Vision
  In 2015, the Western Cape will have a Business Process Outsource and Outsourcing Industry which is a domestic and international center of high-value added, complex, integrated services within identified industries and functions at the cutting edge of outsourcing and business process outsourcing

The Target
  Facilitate 60 000 new jobs

Essential Strategy
  A readily-available and appropriately skilled labour force, good spaces, low input costs and a good transport system to support round-the-clock operations
  CtC will be the primary investment recruitment agent and relocation facilitation agency
  Provincial Government will provide a supportive and conducive business environment
  Government and large domestic outsourcers will be encouraged to support BBBEE and domestic SMME players on their own or as significant partners in JVs

Impact BPO and Call Centres Interventions
Investment Recruitment Expand support for CtC as the investment and marketing agent
Active political participation in investment drives
Infrastructural Enhancement Interim 24/7 transport measure e.g. Jammie Shuttle
24/7 Public Transport System
Municipal area Wide Area Network
Province-wide IT satellite infrastructure
Strategic Competitiveness Best practice - showcase centre
Research new technologies initiatives
Engage with national government around de-regulation of telecommunications pricing
Workforce Development BPO Training centres (for pre-learnership courses & language)
Enterprise Development & Participation BPO-specific mentoring and market assistance initiatives
Local Economic Development Domestically-orientated pilot projects in districts
Economic Empowerment Initiatives to outsource public sector operations to BBBEEs & SMMEs
SMME and BBBEE Incubators

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Contact details:

Tel.:  +27 21 483-3840
Fax:  +27 21 483-3409

Web:  www.westerncape.gov.za
mail Ecohead@pgwc.gov.za

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Source: News June/July 2006



From the desk of the Chairman of HBBOF, Rev. Jonathan Dreyer
Dermod Gloster, Journalist, Dermod Gloster & Associates
Hayder Dalwai, Business Support Manager Nedbank

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