The Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration, Mr Collins Chabane, who is also the Executive Authority noted in the department's 2010/11 Annual Report said: "communication has become service delivery itself; providing for information for action, that people can use to access services that will improve their lives. Communication now stands as a central support to the visible implementation of our Programme of Action." The aim of the report is to provide an overview of the 2013/14 Strategic Plan of the Department. This done, notwithstanding the fact that the Department has not tabled an updated Strategic Plan, the Department has however tabled an updated Annual Performance Plan for 2013/14 financial year on 13 March 2013. The Committee held briefings with GCIS and MDDA on 15 March 2013.