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Die Vrystaatse Premier, me. Winkie Direko, het 'n ekonomiese taakspan van kundiges saamgestel om haar oor ekonomiese ontwikkeling in die provinsie te adviseer. Bekend as die “Premier's Economic Advisory Committee” (PEAC), is die liggaam die realisering van pleidooie wat reeds lankal gelewer word.
Dr. Khoso Mokhele van die Foundation for Development Research in Johannesburg is as voorsitter aangewys, met prof. Stef Coetzee, rektor van die Universiteit van die Vrystaat as die ondervoorsitter. Die ander lede is dr. Kobus Laubscher van Sentrale Besigheid Ingelyf, mnr. James Moses van die UV se departement ekonomie, prof. Lucius Botes van die UV se Sentrum vir Ontwikkelingsteun, mnre. Beef Molefe van Nafcoc, Dick Kruger van die Kamer van Mynwese, Kiewiet Ferreira van Vrystaat Landbou, Coenie Nolte van die SBI, Chose Choeu van Telkom, Elmore Marshall van Sasol, N.E. Ratshikopa van Investec, prof. Ithumeleng Mosala van Technikon Noordwes, mnre. Max Sisule van Denel, Tom Scott van die Ontwikkelingsbank en Andile Nkhuhlu van die Departement Openbare Ondernemings.
Hoewel die stap wyd verwelkom word, word gevra hoekom die voorsitter van buite die provinsie is en of die span genoeg bedryfslui op grondvlak insluit. Hoe dit ookal sy, die gevoel is dat die span die bes moontlike kans gegun moet word en volle ondersteuning moet kry.
The BRAIN Programme (Business Referral Advisory Information Network) in Pretoria has established a council of persons involved in the emerging business sector to advise it on its functioning in the field. The council consists of Ms. Letta Mabuya of The Kleco Business Centre on the East Rand, Messrs. Jo Zeelie of the PE Technikon Entrepreneurial Centre, Paul Maribate of the Northern Province SMME Support Agency, Owen Fielding of the Technology Enterprise Centre in Cape Town and Dr. Johann Dannhauser of The Business Bulletin in Bloemfontein.
The council held its firs meeting on 16 November 2001 in Pretoria. After having been briefed by the Manager of BRAIN, Ms. Emilie Pretorius and the Assistant Manager, Mr. Thami Bolani, on the success achieved so far, enhancement of the service delivery of BRAIN was discussed in detail. The two main points emerging from the discussion was, firstly, that the BRAIN system should be made much more accessible to people at grassroots level, probably through public Internet points at schools, etc. Secondly, it was felt that the business service centres across the country affiliated to BRAIN should be drastically capacitated to provide a much better follow-up service to initial enquiries to BRAIN, which are being recorded and appropriately referred.
For more info on BRAIN, website www.brain.org.za could be consulted.
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