Systems and Institutional Development was a newly created programme with effect from 2007/08. The amounts in 2006/07 and prior years represent expenditure which was restated for comparative purposes in respect of the GIS function, previously under Programme 3: Development and Planning.

The main purpose of this programme is to develop and implement a comprehensive capacity building strategy for the department, in addition to establishing business units to handle monitoring and evaluation and external communications in order to promote municipal and traditional institutional transformation.

This programme consists of the following five sub-programmes: Capacity Building, Monitoring and Evaluation, Institutional Transformation and External Communications and Development Information Services.

Programme 6.1:  Capacity Building
Programme 6.2:  Monitoring and Evaluation
Programme 6.3:  Institutional Transformation
Programme 6.4:  External Communications
Programme 6.5:  Development Information Services