This initiative is very important, especially as the National Development Plan enjoins us to ensure that skilled, technical, professional and managerial posts better reflect the country's racial, gender and disability make-up.
Hon Chair and hon members, we urge all government institutions and agencies to use statistics to improve service delivery.It should inform policy- making. [Applause.] Failure to use this evidential knowledge results in a situation such as the one in Gauteng where findings reveal that transport infrastructure is not aligned to the spatial distribution of the population, a situation that we have noted with grave concern. [Interjections.]
We have noted the importance of Programme 5: Statistical Support and Informatics, which enables service delivery programmes through the use of technology in the production or the use of official statistics. We commend the steps that Statistics SA is taking to ensure an uninterrupted network availability for users at all times and a commitment to maintain 500 000 dwelling points across 45 municipalities. [Interjections.]