National Council of Provinces Co-ordination, Co-operation, and Consultation Workshop

Day 1: Session 1 
Focus: Programme synchronisation and knowledge management
Chairperson: Advocate ME Phindela
Secretary to the NCOP

TIME

ITEM

PERSON RESPONSIBLE

08h30 - 09h00

Registration

All

09h00 - 09h45

• Address by Secretary to Parliament

Mr X George
Secretary to Parliament

09h45 - 10h15

Context, purpose, and desired outcomes of the workshop

Adv ME Phindela
Secretary to the NCOP

10h15 - 10h55

How Co-ordination, Co-operation, and Consultation can achieve improved programme synchronisation to enhance Public Participation, Oversight and Accountability

• Programming Committee activities and processing of bills affecting provinces
• Designing Co-operation Framework

Ms R Begg
Division Manager: Core Business Support
Ms M Hermans
Senior Manager: House Proceedings, Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
Mr L Joel
SALGA COO

10h55 - 11h45

Discussion

All

Day 1: Session 2 
Focus: Knowledge management 
Chairperson: Ms N Naidoo 
Secretary to the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature

11h45 - 12h25

Knowledge Management & Monitoring and Evaluation (Opportunities for co-ordination, co-operation, and consultation)
Using data and sharing of information to enhance oversight and accountability

Dr L Gabriel
Division Manager: Knowledge and Information Services
Mr L Joel
SALGA COO TBC

12h25 - 13h10

Discussion

All

13h10 - 14h00

Lunch

All

Day 1: Session 3 
Focus: Harnessing Information technology to enhance Public Participation, Oversight & Accountability
Chairperson: Mr M Xaso 
Secretary to the National Assembly

14h00 - 14h40

Harnessing information technology to enhance Public Participation, Oversight & Accountability
The potential for automated systems to improve Public Participation, Oversight and Accountability

Ms F Boltman
Chief Information Officer: Parliament
Mr Z Msitshana
Manager: ICT Business Support
Mr J Pieterse
Manager: MIS

14h40 - 15h30

Discussions

All

Day 1: Session 4 
Focus: Facilitation of Public Involvement in the Legislative Process
Chairperson: Ms N Ngcakani 
Secretary to the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature

15h30 - 16h10

Revisiting facilitation of public involvement in the legislative process on bills affecting provinces: Impact of recent Constitutional Court judgments on the facilitation of Public Involvement in the Legislative Process 

Adv Z Adhikarie
Chief Legal Adviser: Parliament
Ms J Thomas
Manager: Public Education
Adv K Beja
Legal Advisor: Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
Mr N Sukraj: Legal Directorate, KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature

16h10 - 17h00

Discussions

All

Day 2: Session 5 
Focus: Commissions
Chairperson: Mr PB Moopelwa 
Secretary to the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature

08h30 - 09h00

Registration

All

09h00 - 09h15

Briefing on Terms of Reference (TORS) for Commissions

Mr Z Mvulane
Head: Office of the Chief Whip NCOP

09h15 - 09h30

Questions for clarity

All

09h30 - 13h00

Break-aways: Commissions  

• Commission 1: Development of a mechanism to better synchronise programmes of National Assembly, National Council of Provinces, Committees Sections, Provincial Legislatures, and SALGA to enable collaborative oversight.
• Commission 2: Development of a draft Stakeholder Relations Framework.
• Commission 3: Development of a draft revised Practice Note on Public Participation in lawmaking.
• Commission 4: Development of an impact assessment framework for bills affecting provinces.

All

13h00 - 14:00

Lunch

All

Day 2: Session 6 
Focus: Commissions’ reports & way forward
Chairperson: Mr H Shabangu
Secretary to the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature

14h00 - 16h30

Plenary: Reports from commissions

All

16h30 - 17h00

Recommendations & action list

All

17h00 - 17h30

Way forward and closing remarks

Adv ME Phindela
Secretary to the NCOP