4. Expenditure Trends The spending focus over the medium term will be on implementing the national communication strategy approved by Cabinet in June 2011 and providing for the operating lease, IT, security and office furniture related to the new head office building, of which the Department is to take occupation of in 2013/14. These activities will be carried out in the Intergovernmental Coordination and Stakeholder Management and Administration programmes. In implementing the national communication strategy, the Department will focus on ensuring that the strategy's framework is adopted at the provincial and local government levels and that their development communication campaigns and programmes are aligned with the government communication programme.