Policy Development, Analysis and Market Modelling

Chief Director: Sandile Nene
Tel: 012 473 3658
Email: sandilen@gcis.gov.za 

The purpose of the chief directorate is to develop government policies, legislation and regulation that support the development of government communications, nation brand, and community and community media.

Functions of the chief directorate include: 

  • Developing legislation, regulations, policy and guidelines that govern government communication and relevant communication sectors, thus ensuring broad-based economic development within the sector;
  • Ensuring alignment between South Africa's International priorities South Africa's foreign policy;
  • Providing economic analysis of government communication, community media, and the nation brand to determine trends and create growth projections; media, and the nation brand to determine trends and create growth projections;
  • Rendering strategic oversight in community media and the nation brand sector;
  • Overseeing economic transformation in the MAC, Print and Digital Media as well as in the community media sector;
  • Undertaking market research to explore areas that require policy and regulatory intervention.
  • Undertaking Branding Policy and Multilateral International Agreement;
  • Monitoring the implementation of community media policies and providing guidance on the future direction of the sector;
  • Monitoring the implementation of branding policies.
     

Director:  Business Enhancement and Industrialisation

The purpose of the Directorate is to provide sector oversight of SOCs by advancing industrialisation, transformation, intergovernmental relations and international collaboration services.

The functions of Business Enhancement and Industrialisation include:

  • Contributing to the performance of SOCs on an ongoing basis by conducting reviews, research and modelling of pipelines and new business enhancement opportunities within the SOCs.
  • Assessing operations of SOCs and developing mitigation instruments in conjunction with policy departments,
    regulatory bodies and industry.
  • Conducting research, modelling job creation and transfonning instruments for SOCs to inter alia inform compact
    alignment imperatives.
  • Undertaking Branding Policy and Multilateral International Agreement.
  • Overseeing economic transformation in the MAC, Print and Digital Media as well as in community media.
  • Overseeing the management of resources within the Directorate.

Acting Administrative Officer: Doreen Mokone
Tel: 012 473 0492
Email: doreen@gcis.gov.za