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POLICY AND REGULATORY CONTEXT

District Development Model

The District Development Model is anchored on the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act, 2005,
which provides for a framework for a coordinated and integrated alignment of developmental priorities
and objectives between the three spheres of government. It is envisaged that the implementation of the
model will contribute to vertical and horizontal integration of government planning and implementation.

The model is also meant to enhance other alignment initiatives, such as the development of Integrated
Development Plans (IDPs), with a clear focus on implementing one integrated plan in each District
Municipality and Metro across all spheres of government. Each district plan outlines the role of each
sphere of government, prioritizing the following:

 Managing urbanisation, growth and development
 Supporting local economic drivers
 Accelerating land release and land development
 Investing in infrastructure for integrated human settlement, economic activity and the provision
of basic services
 Addressing service delivery in municipalities

Under this model, District Municipalities and Metros will be supported and resourced to speed up service
delivery. National budgets and programmes must be spatially referenced across all Districts and Metros
and provincial government budgets and programmes must be spatially referenced to Districts and
Metros in the respective provinces. Finally, municipalities must express the needs and aspirations of
communities in the IDPs for the Districts and Metros.

Spatial Data Infrastructure Act

The Spatial Data Infrastructure Act (2003) applies to organs of state that hold spatial information and to
users of spatial information. In terms of section 11(1) of the Act, the Minister may determine standards
and prescriptions to facilitate the sharing and integration of spatial information. A data custodian and a
data vendor must adhere to the standards and prescriptions referred to in this section.
The Act prescribes that organs of state must capture metadata for their data holdings and provide access
to their data holdings by making metadata available to users. They must ensure that their metadata is
published in the Electronic Metadata Catalogue (EMC) of the South African Spatial Data Infrastructure
(SASDI). They must also provide metadata together with any dataset that they distribute/disseminate.
The metadata must also be published in their organisation’s information manual, in terms of Sec. 14 of
the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA, Act No. 2 of 2000).

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