Chairperson, if you'll remember the old monitoring framework was disjointed. For example, there was no tool to monitor financial and nonfinancial performance in an interlinked way. There was no system to monitor government and direct impact on government programmes to the people. This new system integrates all this into one.
Government will no longer focusing on POA monitoring but rather on a holistic integrated system.
So, the answer is yes. The purpose of monitoring is the routine check of information so as to confirm that progress is occurring against the defined direction in the five-year MTSF.
To ensure the timely interventions take place; the setting of specific milestones to be reached with leading indicators which is key.
The integrated monitoring framework requires that implementing departments develop delivery plans for the outcomes and targets for which they are responsible for.
The plans will articulate that it will be achievable, the impact, the outcome, the targets and the outputs. It will also indicate who is involved, at what level are they involved about and how are they going to achieve their set targets. These outcomes and targets which will be set online will be properly planned for and they will be resourced.
Quarterly assessment by the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation will check if delivery is on track. Where performance gaps are observed and the relevant Cabinet cluster is informed of the remedial actions which will be required to improve on service delivery and performance.
So, therefore, the new tool which is going to be effected after Ministers and Deputy Ministers sign with the President about their performance agreement will assist a great deal. Thank you.