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Department of Economic Development and Tourism

Economic Planning

About Us

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Our mandate

We aim to stimulate market growth, support growth opportunities, and enable the business environment. 

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What we do

We provide support to the provincial leadership and enable economic growth through the generation and coordination of economic research and planning, and through the active support of key economic thematic drivers and enablers that will stimulate economic growth across the economy and within sections of the economy.

Projects & Initiatives

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Economic Research and Development

Supporting the development of provincial economic policies and strategies.​

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Enabling Infrastructure and catalytic initiatives

Develop and/or stimulate an enabling economic environment through catalytic interventions and infrastructure.

Welcoming diverse group of people

Digital Economy

Economic activity resulting from billions of online businesses.

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Green Economy

Aims to improve the resource resilience of businesses.