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Executive Summary of the USA Study Tour
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MEDIA RELEASE
 IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 30 MAY 2001

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE USA STUDY TOUR  : 8 - 18 MAY

The office of the Secretary to the Legislature initiated a fact finding mission on issues of IT Strategy, capacity building and linkages 
with other Legislatures. This gave rise to a study tour in USA in the States of Wisconsin, Colorado and Texas. Much of the successes of the 
trip has been made possible with the help of Ms Kathy Brennan-Wiggins, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) (USA), Don 
Schneider, Senate Chief Clerk, Wisconsin State, and Dr Joshua Hill of Texas Southern University in Texas, USA .We pay tribute, too, to the 
many men and women of South Africa and the United States who worked behind the scenes and gave of their time and energy to make this study 
tour such a rich learning experience.

A delegation of seven members of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature was selected comprising of three MPLs and four officials and they 
are:

(a) Honourable Mkangeli Matomela: The Speaker of the Legislature
 (b) Honourable Alfred Mtsi: Deputy Chief Whip - African National Congress
 (c) Honourable Neela Hoosain: Deputy Chairperson of Committees.
 (d) Mr Mzwanele Yawa: The Secretary to the Legislature
 (e) Mr Bonga Qunta: Chief Financial Officer
 (f) Mr Vuyani Mapolisa: Director, Organisational Efficiency and Special Programmes
(g) Ms Charmaine Estment: Deputy Director, Organisational Efficiency and Special Programmes.

This mission was of such success that Declarations of Intent were entered into and the delegation received numerous Proclamations, these 
being the USA’s way of honoring special visitors and high-level delegations. Profound interest in the Eastern Cape was expressed by the 
business community in USA as well as by individual citizens. From our discussions with them, these groupings have been inspired to come and 
visit the Province, while other companies have expressed determination to invest not only in our IT but Education (IT) in the Province.

These are set our below.

The achievements of this trip, in summary, are based on and founded in the agreement of co-operation that has been reached with the 
Wisconsin State, Colorado Governor’s Office of Innovation and Technology, National Conference of State Legislatures, Texas State, The City 
of Houston, Texas Southern University, Compaq Computers, stakeholders of the Ministerial Conference in Community Development and Houston 
Chamber of Commerce.Objectives and fruitful discussions/project planning that the delegation has had and is having with key influential 
individuals have potential for enormous opportunities for the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature,

To mention but a few notable individuals, in this regard

(a) Mr Fred Risser, President of the Senate, Wisconsin.
 (b) Mr Steve Freese, Speaker Pro Tempore of the Wisconsin Legislature.
 (c) Ms Sheila Jackson Lee - Member of Congress, Washington.
 (d) Ambassador Retired: Ms Cynthia Shepard Perry
 (e)  Mr Kollaer, President and CEO of Greater Houston Partnerships and Chamber of Commerce.
 (f) Ms Helen Giddings, State Representative, Texas.
 (g) Mr Lee Brown - Executive Mayor of Houston.
 (h)  Dr Henry Cuellar, Secretary of State, Texas.
 (i)  Mr Jim Weynand, Vice President of Government and Education Market, Compaq.

These achievements are outlined in the report accompanied by “ The Way Forward” as well as the follow-up consolidation program.

United States Consolidation Plan as based on the USA study tour and outreach programme of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature 
delegation to Wisconsin, Colorado and Texas States 8-18 May 2001

Members of the Delegation:

* The Speaker
* The Deputy Chairperson of Committees
* The Deputy Chief Whip
* The Secretary to the Legislature
* The Chief Financial Officer
* The Director of Special Programmes and Organisational Efficiency
* The Deputy Director of Special Programmes and Organisational Efficiency

Note to All Readers: This is a list of key contacts made in the USA. Review the list for your functional area and identify the key persons 
with whom you would wish to set up a networking relationship

Then... Please feel free to contact the Deputy Director of Special Programmes should you wish to have contact with any of these persons 
facilitated or contact them directly through the use of e-mail. They would love to hear from you

Thank you!

Madison, Wisconsin:
Contact  Event/Mandate   Focus   Driver  Action
Wisconsin State Legislature:

Don Schneider

Fred Risser

don.schneider@legis.state.wi.us

Sen.Risser@legis.state.wi.us

John A Scocos

Assembly Chief Clerk

john.scocos2legis.state.wi.us    Declaration of Intent   Exchanges

HRD

Mentoring

Coaching

IT etc

as per Declaration       Speaker/

Secretary or duly delegated      Define projects through terms of reference, develop learning plans

Sourcing of funding
Audit Bureau

Don Bezruki

don.bezruki@legis.state.wi.us    Meeting

Has worked with NCOP in SA       Performance

Mgmt     Committees

OE & SP  Technical assistance

re reporting and performance management

Give info to Auditor-General
Fiscal Bureau    Meeting         Fiscal Issues   Chair of Finance and Legislature Audit Committee        Strengthen the budget process and 
auditing process:

Legislatures and Province
Gwendolynne      Meeting         Gender

Committee        Deputy Chair: Committees        As determined
IT Team  Presentation of IT

Declaration      IT systems

Video conferencing       Secretary       Technical Assistance

IT strategy

Denver, Colorado
Contact  Event/Mandate   Focus   Driver  Action
Governor’s Office of Innovation & Technology

Jim Yemane

JAMES.YAMANE @ STATE.CO.US and Robert Feingold

BOB.FEINGOLD@ STATE. CO.US       Meeting         IT twinning, strategy, training in project management   SP & OE         Proposal w.r.t 
Project Management and 4 levels of use of IT

E-government information
NCSL

Tim Storey

tim.storey@ncsl.org

Bruce Feustel

bruce.feustel@ncsl.org

Pam Greenberg

pam.greenberg@ncsl.org

Brenda Erikson

brenda.erikson@ncsl.org  Co-ordination

Trust for Representative Democracy

Committees and Procedural Issues

IT       Conferences

Exchanges : advice on best fit for linkages

Funding

Prioritisation of linkages

Programme choice         The Speaker and Secretary and as per project    Membership feasibility

Trust terms of reference and associated issues

Houston, Texas
Contact Person   Event/Mandate   Focus   Driver  Action
Texas Southern University        Hosting of visit

Relationship and present links to SA     Co-ordination and designated as USA representative

Multi-faceted as per project     The Speaker & Secretary         Formalisation of relationship and Memorandum of Understanding
Compaq Vice President of Corporate Development

bud.enright@compaq.com

and Jim/Dan:SA   Meeting         IT needs

Education project as identified : ensure that there is a “spin” that features legislature needs  The Speaker and The Secretary   As per 
project dictates
Sheila Jackson Lee

TX18@MAIL.HOUSE.GOV      Proclamation and Reception      Broad African and US issues : Links to visit of Colin Powell :African Millennium 
Recovery Plan and African Growth and Development Act

Visit to the EC  The Speaker     Formal Invitation to lead team of business people to the Province



Contact Person   Event/Mandate   Focus   Driver  Action
First Texas Loan Brokerage

Caleb Makukutu

calebmakukutu1@juno.com  Discussions     Funding and co-operation        OE & SP         Definition of projects

Interested in banking sector and IDZ
Connie Chiume Mabuza

tel # 011 980 5420 or 082 702 8639

Arts and Culture

South African    Discussions     Arts and cultural initiatives   OE & SP         Network when she returns home

Assist with project fast tracking
South West Bank of Texas

Brain T. Stoker

BrianS @ swbanktx.com    Conference      Finance and Banking

community projects

Expressed interest in visit to SA        The Speaker     Network and letter that explores relationship

Noel Ngesi network
James Chestnut and Associates

Fax 281 441 4927         Conference and Boat Ride        Same

Link between bank and community projects         Same    Same

Noel Ngesi network
E. James Essien

TX Southern University pharejessien@tsu.edu      Reception at Texas S U  HIV /Aids       The Speaker     Define project

Contact  Event   Focus   Driver  Action
Texas Southern University

Professor Zenobia        Hosting of visit

Relationship and present links with SA   Multi-faceted as per project

Technical assistance in terms of area of expertise       The Speaker and The Secretary   Formalisation of relationship and Memorandum of 
Understanding
South African Cultural and Economic Organisation

Nomsa Cele

nomsatz@mymailstation.com        Detailed discussions    Funding and co-operation        OE and SP       Definition of projects
Greater Houston Partnership

Jim.C. Kollaer

jkollaer@houston.org     Plaza Club      Chamber of Commerce     The Speaker and The Secretary   Define project
Houston Urban League

Slyvia Brooks

sylviab@haul.org         Reception       Community projects

Funding  SP & OE         Define project

Contact Person   Event/Mandate   Focus   Driver  Action
Kathi Wilkes     Reception       Local Economic Development Programme (Housing)  SP & OE         Network
Mick Lewis

Anheuser Busch

mick.lewis@anheuser-busch.com    Reception       Brewery and Business

IDZ      The Speaker and Secretary

Economic Affairs

OE & SP (to provide information requested)       Network and explore opportunities for job creation
James Carr

Fannie Mae Foundation

jcarr@fanniemaefoundation.org    Reception       Fund-raising    The Speaker and The Secretary or as delegated   Funding proposa
Texas Credit Union League

Brian K. Jammer

bjammer@tcul.org         County Line dinner

Radiant Energy   Deputy General Counsel and Vice President Government Affairs    The Secretary   Funding and Business links
Helen Giddings   Briefing and

Breakfast        South African links and linkage with TX State   The Speaker and Secretary       Linkages and visit to Province
Larus Builders

Chuck Irick

713 426 3386     Visit to Ward 4         Low cost housing        The Speaker     Housing projects and networks



Contact Person   Event/Mandate   Focus   Driver  Action
Bob Hunter       State Representative Texas     International Relations  The Speaker and The Secretary   Networking and project planning
Gene Seaman

State Representative

gene.seaman@house.state.tx.us    Breakfast and missionary work   TX linkage and desire to visit SA       The Speaker and OE and SP       
Network and explore possibilities
Janet Richardson IT/Call Centre

janet.richardson@tlc.state.txus  IT in Texas     IT      The Secretary and OE and SP     Network and linkage
Geoffrey Conner and H. Cuellar : Deputy Secretary and Secretary of State

gconnor@sos.state.tx.us  Briefing        Education linkages      The Speaker & Secretary        Educational projects with strong links to 
Legislature
Kenneth Ausbie

Computer Service

Fax 281 835 4236        Church choir and boat ride       IT      OE and SP       Network
Carole Pinkett

CAROLEPINKETT@MSN.

COM      Houston and TX SU       Linkage and Co-ordination

HRD issues       All     Maintain contact




Contact Person   Event/Mandate   Focus   Driver  Action
Ambassador Retired

Mrs Perry        Houston         SA and diplomatic links         All     Maintain contact
Gregory Carter TX SU

carter_ge@tsu.edu        Houston and Austin driver       Special Projects

housing

Loan Executive   All     Maintain contact
Pearl Toke Selane

Pselane@yahoo.com        Houston         South Africa and Public Health

Training programme       All     Maintain contact
ElsieE Calhoun

9403 Foudren

Houston TX 77074

USA      Party ex-SA     Friendship      Whomever        Maintain contact
Albert Agard JR and Hope

bertiejr@yahoo.com       Houston         CV      All     Maintain contact
Julia Matlamela

jul112749@AOL.COM        Party ex-SA     Friendship      whomever        Maintain contact
Lueretha Jones

Guaranty Bank

lueretha.jones@

guarantygroup.com        Austin visit    Banking and Finance     OE and SP       Network and explore possibilities

Contact Person   Event/Mandate   Focus   Driver  Action
Harry Montgomery

Legislative Budget Board analyst

HARRY.MONTGOMERY@

LBB.STATE.TX.US  Visit to TX legislature         Budget and Committees   The Deputy Chair of Committees  Network
Minister Malahk

African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem

Fax 713 533 1450         Detailed discussion     Employment Projects and outreach programmes     The Secretary

OE and SP        Project proposals

As compiled by Deputy Director of Special Programmes
 083 788 0417 or Office 1271 Eastern Cape Legislature Building

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