Chief
Directorate: Policy and Media Analysis, and Research
Chief Director:
Policy and Media Analysis, and Research
Chief Director:
Tasneem Tayob Carrim
Tel: 012 314 2160
Fax: 012 323 0642
Cell: 082 467 9227
E-mail: tasneem@gcis.gov.za
The Chief Directorate contributes to the development of policy in the fields of media, communication and information and to the monitoring of government policy in general from a communication perspective. It is also responsible for communication research.
The Chief Director's responsibilities and functions include:
- member of the GCIS Secretariat, a strategising body chaired by the CEO
- managing the sections in the Chief Directorate
- overall budget and personnel in the Chief Directorate
- acting as a programme manager for the Programme: P&R
- providing strategic direction to the Chief Directorate.
- heads the National Imbizo Core team
The Chief Directorate
comprises the following directorates:
Directorate:
Policy and Media Analysis
Director:
Nkosana Sibuyi
Tel: 012 314 2123
Fax: 012 321 0826
Cell: 082 444 9733
E-mail: nkosana@gcis.gov.za
The Directorate monitors and analyses the communication environment within which government operates and focuses on government’s Programme of Action (PoA). The Directorate also monitors the development of policy within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. It keeps GCIS informed of the environment within which GCIS is communicating by keeping abreast of developments that impact on the media agenda.
Functions of
the Directorate are:
- contributing, on an ongoing basis, to a number of campaign strategy documents, through
- direct involvement with the following clusters:
- International Relations, Peace-keeping and Security cluster
- Governance
and Administration cluster
- Social
Sector cluster
- Justice,
Crime Prevention and Security cluster
- Economic,
Employment and Investment cluster
- participating
in Imbizo research
- taking a lead role in the mass communication campaign on economic opportunities, which is a Second Economy intervention aimed at publicising government's economic opportunities programmes
- facilitating a partnership of communicators from all sectors to leverage the opportunities that democracy continues to bring
- liaising with the Communication Resource Centre on media monitoring and analysis
- compiling
regular communication environment reports
- ongoing analysis of the media and policy environments
- liaising with the Policy Co-ordination and Advisory Services unit in The Presidency, departments and stakeholders
- keeping GCIS informed from a communication perspective on the implementation of government's PoA
- providing strategic and administrative assistance to the Media Development and Diversity Agency
- contributing to government's participation in the SADC information sector.
Contacts:
Nkele Sebasa
Tel: 012 314 2179
Fax: 012 321 0826
E-mail: nkele@gcis.gov.za
Kgomo Mokgoebo
Tel: 012 314 2180
Fax: 012 321 0826
E-mail: kgomo@gcis.gov.za
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Directorate:
Research
Director:
Dr Marietjie Strydom
Tel: 012 314 2174
Fax: 012 328 7200
Cell: 082 416 8171
E-mail: marietjie@gcis.gov.za
The Directorate
is responsible for:
- ongoing research
to assess the communication environment, both in general and for
specific communication campaigns/projects
- research
to assess the impact of communication efforts
- ongoing research
to ascertain communication and information needs
- enhancing
access to communication research (distribution of research results,
promoting buy-in into GCIS tracking research and syndicated
projects conducted by private research houses)
- providing
research advice to internal and external government clients.
Contact:
Ntombifuthi Gumede
Tel: 012 314 2226
Fax: 012 328 7200
E-mail: ntombifuthi@gcis.gov.za
Solly Molayi
Tel: 012 314 2157
Fax: 012 328 7200
E-mail: sollym@gcis.gov.za
Thivhulawi Mukwevho
Tel: 012 314 2192
Fax: 012 328 7200
E-mail: thivhulawi@gcis.gov.za
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