. GCIS should be given more authority over government spokespersons in order to intervene where necessary; . The Head of Communications and spokespersons of government departments should be allowed to attend high-level departmental meetings in order to speak from an informed perspective and authority . Attendance of the National Communicators' Forum must be attached to the performance agreement of all government communications personnel; . Speeding up the process of appointing a service provider for the communications curriculum; . The Committee, however, recommends that the budget for GCIS be supported.