tracking transformation progress since dawn of democracy.
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tracking transformation progress since dawn of democracy
with Masters, Doctoral or Post Doctoral qualifications.
content providers, data cloud providers, media and funding partners
InsightsTI analyses and evaluates to what extent government, society and the private sector are progressing along the following four dimensions of transformation:
Guided by a standardized codebook, our expert assessors measure each dimension against predefined criteria and indicators. These experts ground the scores they provide in assessments that comprise the transformation reports.
Transformation is understood differently by different constituencies and occurs along a continuum from mild to radical. For our purposes, transformation refers to a dramatic and radical change in form, shape or appearance.
The four transformation dimensions of InsightsTI align to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals as follows:
Transformation Dimension | Sustainable Development Goals |
Society, Health and Education | Goal 1: No poverty Goal 2: Zero hunger (No hunger) Goal 3: Good health and well-being Goal 4: Quality education Goal 5: Gender equality |
Economy and Innovation | Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production |
Environment and Sustainability | Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy Goal 13: Climate action Goal 14: Life below water Goal 15: Life on land |
Governance, Peace and security | Goal 10: Reduced inequality Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Goal 17: Partnership for the goals |
The four transformation dimensions of InsightsTI align to the 9 national development Plan priorities as follows:
Transformation Dimension | NDP Priorities |
Society, Health and Education | · Improving education and training · Ensuring quality healthcare · Consolidating social cohesion |
Economy and Innovation | · Creating employment · Expanding infrastructure
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Environment and Sustainability | · Transitioning to a low‐carbon economy |
Governance, Peace and Security | · Building a capable state · Fighting corruption and improving accountability · Transforming urban and rural communities |
Managing the peaceful transition to democracy and the broadening of economic participation represents a tremendous challenge. Whether it comes to reconstituting the coherency of the state, expanding participation rights and the rule of law, fighting poverty and inequality, or establishing clear rules for stable market-economic competition, the requirements are enormous, and the pressure on responsible leaders is intense. The quality of governance makes an essential contribution to the success or failure of transformation processes.
The Insights Transformation Index (InsightsTI) is a national transformation index that seeks to track progress made by South Africa since the dawn of democracy in 1994. InsightsTI should be viewed in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) which are a global call to action to end poverty, protect the earth’s environment and climate, and ensure that people everywhere can enjoy peace and prosperity. The SDG is also aligned to South Africa’s National Development Plan.
Accordingly, the InsightsTI systematically places political decision-makers, societal leaders and corporate captains at the heart of its analysis. This is done in the firm conviction that the ongoing comparative study of transformation processes is invaluable for the successful design of reforms and holds enormous global potential to learn from different political and economic strategies for steering change, even though diverse traditions, power configurations, resources and cultures necessarily make each transformation process unique.
Managing the peaceful transition to democracy and the broadening of economic participation represents a tremendous challenge. Whether it comes to reconstituting the coherency of the state, expanding participation rights and the rule of law, fighting poverty and inequality, or establishing clear rules for stable market-economic competition, the requirements are enormous, and the pressure on responsible leaders is intense. The quality of governance makes an essential contribution to the success or failure of transformation processes.
The Insights Transformation Index (InsightsTI) is a national transformation index that seeks to track progress made by South Africa since the dawn of democracy in 1994. InsightsTI should be viewed in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) which are a global call to action to end poverty, protect the earth’s environment and climate, and ensure that people everywhere can enjoy peace and prosperity. The SDG is also aligned to South Africa’s National Development Plan.
Accordingly, the InsightsTI systematically places political decision-makers, societal leaders and corporate captains at the heart of its analysis. This is done in the firm conviction that the ongoing comparative study of transformation processes is invaluable for the successful design of reforms and holds enormous global potential to learn from different political and economic strategies for steering change, even though diverse traditions, power configurations, resources and cultures necessarily make each transformation process unique.
