ISS Seminar, Cape Town BY INVITATION ONLY: Mega Infra-Structure Development
Mega Infra-Structure Development: How do we prevent corruption?
The Institute
for Security Studies Governance and Corruption Division, and the Goedgedacht Forum for Social Reflection jointly host the by invitation only dialogue entitled: Mega
Infra-Structure Development: How do we prevent corruption?
Background:
Earlier this year President
Jacob Zuma announced that South Africa would embark on an R850-billion
infrastructure programme to “stimulate industrial development create jobs and
accelerate growthâ€Â. While the aims are
admirable there is some disquiet about the potential for corruption given allegations
of impropriety other public sector mega infrastructure and procurement
programmes. The questions being raised
are around our capacity to ensure that both state-owned enterprises and private
sector contractors are comply with accepted norms and standards.
In the past mega-deals
have revealed some of the flaws in both our anti-corruption policies as well as
their application. The challenge that
lies before us is to ensure that the developmental needs of the country are met
while observing the norms of good governance.
The aim of this dialogue is to look at where the potential gaps are and
what can be done to ensure that the mistakes of the past are not repeated.
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