Premier
[a] What is the (i) total budget for and (ii) expenditure on communication in her Department in the (aa) 2014/15 and (bb) 2015/16 financial years and (b) specifically for which aspects of communication was money being (i) budgeted for and (ii) spent on?
PREMIER
It is important to note that the Department of the Premier (which is separate from the Office of the Premier) provides communication services to all Western Cape Government departments through the Corporate Services Centre. Therefore the costs involved are not for the Department of the Premier alone but include a shared service
I am informed by the Corporate Services Centre that (a) (i) (aa) during 2014/15 financial year the total allocated budget for communication functions (including postage, landlines, faxes, cellphones, remuneration of employees, branding, equipment – such as business machinery, computer software, stationery, etc – and communication to employees and the public, amongst others) was:
1. Corporate Communication[1]: R12 048 000.00,
2. Strategic Communication:[2] R4 317 000.00,
3. Departmental communication:[3] (postage, landlines and cellphones): R 7 206 000.00
[1] Corporate Communications
Purpose: To render communication services to components of the WCG.
Functions: 1. Render a client services relationship management; and
2. Render a creative design service with regard to graphic design, copyrighting, desktop publishing, photographic and translation
[2] Strategic Communications
Purpose: Facilitate ongoing strategic communication (all departments) between the provincial government and stakeholders
[3] Departmental Communication
This is a line item on the budget of the Department of the Premier under “Goods and Services”
