SENTECH SOC LIMITED Corporate Plan 2015-2018
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SENTECH SOC LIMITED Corporate Plan 2015-2018 Presentation to the PPC on Telecommunications and Postal Services 14 April 2015 SENTECH SOC LTD Corporate 1 Plan 2015-2018 CORPORATE PLAN 1 FOREWORD 2 COMPANY PURPOSE 3 ALIGNMENT TO SHAREHOLDER PRIORITIES 4 PERFORMANCE REVIEW 5 MARKET OUTLOOK 6 BUSINESS STRATEGY: MTEF 2015 - 2018 7 STRATEGIC PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS 8 FINANCIAL PLAN 9 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SENTECH SOC LTD Corporate Plan 2015-2018 2 FOREWORD • SENTECH hereby presents the Company’s Corporate Plan for the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) for 2015 – 2018 which was tabled to Parliament by the Honorable Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services. • The Corporate Plan was also submitted to National Treasury as required in terms of Section 52 of the PFMA and Treasury Regulation 29. • As one of the primary enablers of Government interventions in the Information Communication and Technology (“ICT”) sector, SENTECH’s business strategy is informed by and aligned to the Shareholder’s Medium Term Strategy Focus (“MTSF”) objectives, the Strategic Goals of the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (“DTPS”) for the same period, as well as the Company’s internal objectives as adopted by the Board of Directors from time to time. • For this MTEF period, the Board is re-committing SENTECH to a singular business strategy theme: “To provide and operate communications network services that enable all broadcasting and content services to be accessible by all South Africans” SENTECH SOC LTD Corporate Plan 2015-2018 3 FOREWORD: SENTECH of the Future • In order to ensure that the Company employs the required focus into the execution of the expanded business strategy, the Company has resolved to operate along a business unit structure and specifically, through four (4) distinct business units that will separately manage Broadcasting Signal Distribution Services, Digital Media Services, Connectivity Services and Public Safety Services. • For the broader communications industry, the Company will consolidate its current capabilities in the management of transmitter networks and network facilities, to offer specialized and focused third party networks and facilities management services. • The Company believes that given the current rapid development of technologies to enable machine-to- machine communications, it can facilitate adoption of such technologies in South Africa through the deployment and operation of open-access Internet-based machine-to-machine networks. The Company envisages that application of such interventions in the public sector will result in significant value being added to the efficiency of certain public sector operations. • Finally, the Company has reflected on the skills sets required to efficiently operate certain public safety network services. In this regard, the Company believes that the skills it uses in the management of its broadcasting signal distribution transmitter networks for television, FM, MW and SW radio services and also in the management of the related network facilities are unique and applicable in the operation of some public safety services. During the MTEF period, the Company will therefore pursue opportunities to deploy these skills in specific public safety network services. SENTECH SOC LTD Corporate Plan 2015-2018 4 CORPORATE PLAN 1 FOREWORD 2 COMPANY PURPOSE 3 ALIGNMENT TO SHAREHOLDER PRIORITIES 4 PERFORMANCE REVIEW 5 MARKET OUTLOOK 6 BUSINESS STRATEGY: MTEF 2015 - 2018 7 STRATEGIC PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS 8 FINANCIAL PLAN 9 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SENTECH SOC LTD Corporate Plan 2015- 5 2018 COMPANY PURPOSE: Vision, Mission And Values Statements VALUES VISION • Integrity: We act with honesty, fairness and openness; To be a world-class provider of sustainable • Quality Customer Service: We are committed communications platform services in South to proactively ensuring high values of customer Africa and the rest of the African Continent. satisfaction and building a relationship based on trust; • Innovation: We endeavour to develop and MISSION support creativity and responsible risk-taking; To provide and operate communications • Accountability: We deliver on our promises network services that enable all broadcasting and take responsibility for our actions; and and content services to be accessible by all • Social Responsibility: We endeavour to fulfill South Africans. our mandate in a manner that benefits our employees, customers, suppliers, communities and the environment in all the areas that the Company operates in. SENTECH SOC LTD Corporate Plan 2015-2018 6 COMPANY PURPOSE: Public Service Mandate Context • To date, SENTECH’s Public Service mandate is primarily provided for in: o The SENTECH Act (No. 63 of 1996), as amended: Communications Services “... to provide electronic communications services and electronic communications network services in accordance with the Electronic Communications Act.”; and o The Electronic Communications Act (No. 36 of 2005): Broadcasting Signal Distribution Services “...to construct, maintain and operate an electronic communications network for the provision of electronic communications services, electronic communications network services and broadcasting signal distribution services as a common carrier … to broadcasting licensees upon their request on an equitable, reasonable, non-preferential and non-discriminatory basis”. • In addition, the Company’s public service remit is also informed, guided and governed by a range of Legislations and Regulations, including, but not limited to the Constitution of the Republic, the Companies Act, the Public Finance Management Act and Treasury Regulations. SENTECH SOC LTD Corporate Plan 2015-2018 7 COMPANY PURPOSE: Our Customers • The Corporate Plan is also informed by the current and future needs of our primary stakeholders – our Customers. • The Board has committed the Company to work closely with its customers in exploiting new ICT technologies to find solutions that will ensure that South Africa’s broadcasting and content distribution industry stays at the cutting-edge improving connected experiences for our customer’s content consumers. SENTECH SOC LTD Corporate Plan 2015-2018 8 CORPORATE PLAN 1 FOREWORD 2 COMPANY PURPOSE 3 ALIGNMENT TO SHAREHOLDER PRIORITIES 4 PERFORMANCE REVIEW 5 MARKET OUTLOOK 6 BUSINESS STRATEGY: MTEF 2015 - 2018 7 STRATEGIC PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS 8 FINANCIAL PLAN 9 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SENTECH SOC LTD Corporate Plan 2015-2018 9 ALIGNMENT TO SHAREHOLDER PRIORITIES SHAREHOLDER STRATEGIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES_MTSF 2015 - SENTECH STRATEGIC PLAN 2020 ALIGNMENT STRATEGIC GOALS STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES Provide input into the development of the policies, regulations and SG 1: Enable the programs that enhance the viability maximization of investment in SO 1.1: Inclusive economic growth community broadcasting and the the ICT sector and create new through the development and digital content sector based on competitive business implementation of ICT policies, operational insight into various opportunities for the growth of legislations and strategies. regulatory, technical and business the ICT industry for socio- interactions in the communications economic development. industry and strategic insights into the future of digital content systems. SG 2: Ensure that ICT infrastructure is accessible, SO 2.1: Increased Broadband coverage Sentech will actively participate in the robust, reliable, affordable and and affordable access to government DTPS development of the SA secure to meet the needs of services for all households by 2020. Connect implementation plan. the country and its people. SENTECH SOC LTD Corporate Plan 2015-2018 10 ALIGNMENT TO SHAREHOLDER PRIORITIES SHAREHOLDER STRATEGIC GOALS AND SENTECH STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVES_MTSF 2015 - 2020 ALIGNMENT STRATEGIC GOALS STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES Implement an Enterprise Development strategy that supports Local ICT SMME SO 3.1: Growth and the development of SG 3: Accelerate the socio- Procurement and develops the SMMEs to improve their sustainability economic development of entrepreneurship capabilities for the through the use of ICTs. South Africans and facilitate content industry and in particular, the the building of an inclusive digital media content sector. Information Society through Ensure that the Company’s Digital partnerships with business SO 3.3: An inclusive information society Multimedia platform services are and civil society and the 3 through partnerships with business, civil provided on open access principles to spheres of Government. society and the 3 spheres of enable access to all stakeholders in the government. broadcasting and content distribution value-chain. SENTECH SOC LTD Corporate Plan 2015-2018 11 ALIGNMENT TO SHAREHOLDER PRIORITIES SHAREHOLDER STRATEGIC GOALS AND SENTECH STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVES_MTSF 2015 - 2020 ALIGNMENT STRATEGIC GOALS STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES SG 4: Improve Departmental Ensure that SENTECH has the performance and enhance the SO 4.1: Efficient and effective oversight to appropriate corporate governance role of ICT SOE’s as the SOCs. structures and policies to enable delivery arms of Government. effective Shareholder oversight. SO 5.1: South Africa’s active participation Ensure that SENTECH submissions in bilateral and other African International on policy and regulatory Forums to advance the SA ICT Agenda. development processes are informed by global benchmarks, with particular SG 5: Contribute to the global focus on Africa and developmental ICT Agenda prioritizing Africa’s SO 5.2: