The purpose of the workshop was to familiarise the Select Committee on Economic Affairs and the Trade and Industry Portfolio Committee on the key aspects of the National Industrial Policy Framework (NIPF) and Industrial Policy Action Plan. DTI was congratulated on the paradigm shift of both the policy and the action plan. It finally dealt with some of the Committee’s concerns and openly acknowledged the constraints and the limitations the South African economy.
A major concern of the committees was that there needed to be an alignment between the policy and action plan accompanied by key performance indicators which would allow both Committees to exercise their oversight role on the implementation. In addition the Members indicated that they would require a continuous engagement with the policy to ensure that it was fully internalised and Members could provide better guidance and critique.