Gautrain Management Agency demonstrates how it exerts the shared value principles

Gautrain Management Agency

demonstrates how it exerts the shared value principles

The Gautrain Management Agency (GMA)s vision is to provide an integrated, innovative and efficient public transport system that promotes sustainable socio-economic growth in Gauteng. GMA’s functions have been expanded to encompass other related projects and assist other organs of state to realise the integration and co-ordination of public transport within the region – essentially contributing to smart mobility.

The Agency is committed to good governance, constantly striving to improve its governance framework by aligning it with leading practice such as the application of the King Codes. In ensuring that the Gautrain operates in a sustainable manner, the GMA has a clear commitment to governance and is in support of the GPG’s economic and social imperatives. As a government entity, the GMA plays a pivotal role in society and has shown the modernisation in public service and transformation of governance through the Gautrain. Through the Socio-Economic Development (SED) Charter of the Gautrain Project, the GMA contributes positively to the Gauteng society and economy.

Driving economic growth and creating jobs

Since inception the Gautrain Project has been breaking new ground to ensure that specific socio-economic development objectives are met. Gautrain has delivered a spectrum of jobs during its construction and operational phases. The SED deliverables directly demonstrate the benefits of the Gautrain in terms of amongst others, skills transfer and shareholding by black persons and women, in particular procurement, subcontracting and employment equity elements.

Other than driving economic growth and creating jobs, the GMA continues to work towards economic, spatial and social transformation through the

modernisation of the public transport infrastructure and urban development through smart mobility.

Part of the long-term growth plan is centred around building partnerships with taxi associations to create public transport channels to and from Gautrain stations. The GMA has partnerships with various taxi industries. It has midibus services available at Marlboro, Sandton, Centurion and Hatfield Stations, which are operated by a local taxi association. The midibus operations have proven successful in improving accessibility to public transport and integration of the Gautrain system with other public transport services.

As a purpose-led organisation, the GMA hopes to, among others, contribute to business and social impact at scale, create an ecosystem that drives and supports the creation of inclusive societies and create inclusive growth with equitable opportunities for all.

Sustainability and governance

From a sustainability and governance perspective, the GMA has been operating a tight ship for the past decade, recently collecting a ninth clean audit from the Auditor-General, which is a major achievement.

The Agency have also received a one-year certification as a top employer by the Top Employer Institute, while the Ethics Institute of South Africa applauded the Agency’s innovative use of smart technology through the creation of a smartphone app that helps to foster impeccable ethics management by providing an instant method of registering any gifts received from suppliers, clients and other stakeholders.

GMA supports science and technology education

The GMA continues to play a leadership role in society through Social Investment Programmes (SIP). Educating and grooming future generations of engineers are some of the key priorities. As part of their strong community empowerment objectives, the programme reaches out to schools, universities, and research institutions to create programmes for the purpose of growing the field of engineering – particularly rail-related engineering.

Through a partnership with the University of Stellenbosch’s Technology Research Activity Centre (TRAC) South Africa project, GMA supports science and technology education in a number of SA’s secondary schools across the country particularly in disadvantaged communities; by deploying mobile science and technology laboratories.

Realising that the sustainability of the Agency and the wellbeing of its communities are mutually dependent, the GMA launched a Graduate Programme targeted at exposing young graduates, in various fields, to practical and applied knowledge that already exists within the GMA. The programme aims to address any gaps at entry level employment opportunities and gives individuals a broad experience across different fields.

GMA has successfully shown that it has always applied the shared value principles and aims to continue doing so. As part of the shared value community, the GMA believes in collaboration and partnerships to facilitate social change whilst providing a public transport service.

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