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The Department of Economic Development's vision is encapsulated in the vision of the National Growth and Development Strategy and the vision of iKapa eliHlumayo.

The National Growth and Development Strategy's Vision is one of a South Africa which is:

• The leading emerging market and destination of first choice for investors while retaining and expanding social equity and fair labour standards
• A productive economy with high levels of service, a highly skilled workforce, and modern systems of work organisation and management.
• A society in which there are economic opportunities for all, poverty is eradicated, income inequalities are reduced and basic services are available to all.
• A society in which our people, our most precious resource, are given the opportunity and support to develop to their fullest potential.
• A society that promotes the values of social equity, fairness, and human dignity in the global economy.

iKapa elihlumayo's vision is one of a Western Cape which offers dignity, equity and prosperity to all those who make it their home.

In essence, our Vision is one of a shared, sustainable, growing, labour-absorbing and globally competitive economy.

In the light of the Vision, the Department of Economic Development examined national policies, strategies, mandates, Cabinet Lekgotla outcomes, and speeches of the President and National Ministers, and combined these with the Provincial political imperatives of iKapa eliHlumayo.

From this we distilled our understanding of the Department's essential brief to be the following:

• To grow the economy in a sustainable manner, for the benefit of all who make the Western Cape their home.
• To create employment, especially for the presently unemployed.
• To make ownership of the economy representative of the demography of the Province.
• To increase levels of participation in the economy by all, especially by the previously excluded and presently marginalised.
• To make citizens and their enterprises effective players in the global economy.
• To create a fair, effective and conducive business environment for enterprises and consumers.

To achieve the goals of iKapa eliHlumayo, we need to:

• Use resources of the state to benefit all, especially the poor.
• Bring together our development partners to achieve a single set of goals.
• Co-ordinate the budgets and plans of all three spheres of Government [within spheres and across spheres].
• Align all social partners to work towards the development and implementation of a Provincial Growth and Development Plan.
• Foster creativity, dedication and boldness in Government to deliver the vision.

• develop, constantly refine and expand the Micro-economic Development Strategy.
• inform other Provincial Strategies.
• intervene in the Economy to achieve the iKapa eliHlumayo goals.