MEC ADDRESSDURING MEDIA LAUNCH OF THE GAUTENG PROVINCE ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK REPORT Representatives of various national and provincial departments, government agencies, all Gauteng municipalities in attendance, ladies and gentlemen, members of the media present, I greet you all, Introduction Gauteng Provincial Government undertakes biennial Quality of Life (QoL) surveys which measures the quality of life, socio-economic circumstances, attitudes to service delivery, psycho-social attitudes, value-base and other characteristics of the GCR. The surveys serve as a tracking and diagnostic tool, affording a rich information resource for policy making and indications of what the public see as progress made, and where concerns remain. The last survey (Quality of Life 2015), the fourth in the series, was conducted by the Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GPRO), a partnership between the University of Johannesburg, University of the Witwatersrand, the Gauteng Provincial Government and organised Local Government in Gauteng. The survey measured residents’ perceptions across several domains, including: Overall quality of life Health and wellbeing Crime and safety Community, culture and social networks Council decision-making processes Environment (built and natural) Public transport Economic wellbeing, and Housing, etc.
MEC ADDRESSDURING MEDIA LAUNCH OF THE GAUTENG PROVINCE ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK REPORT Representatives of various national and provincial departments, government agencies, all Gauteng municipalities in attendance, ladies and gentlemen, members of the media present, I greet you all, Introduction Gauteng Provincial Government undertakes biennial Quality of Life (QoL) surveys which measures the quality of life, socio-economic circumstances, attitudes to service delivery, psycho-social attitudes, value-base and other characteristics of the GCR. The surveys serve as a tracking and diagnostic tool, affording a rich information resource for policy making and indications of what the public see as progress made, and where concerns remain. The last survey (Quality of Life 2015), the fourth in the series, was conducted by the Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GPRO), a partnership between the University of Johannesburg, University of the Witwatersrand, the Gauteng Provincial Government and organised Local Government in Gauteng. The survey measured residents’ perceptions across several domains, including: Overall quality of life Health and wellbeing Crime and safety Community, culture and social networks Council decision-making processes Environment (built and natural) Public transport Economic wellbeing, and Housing, etc.