Business continuity and disaster management within the public service in relation to a national development plan

Cliff Ferguson

Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, 2018, vol. 11, issue 3, 243-255

Abstract: Within South Africa, few public service departments understand the concepts of business continuity management (BCM) and what it takes to implement a well-constructed business continuity plan. Likewise, few of these entities understand the purpose of designing and maintaining resilient systems that are immune to incidents. This paper discusses the integration of the South African Disaster Management Act 2002, the Disaster Management Framework and the National Development Plan, linking these to BCM, through a resilience period model, as a means for the implementation of resilience strategies. The goals of the National Development Plan are outlined with a view to how resilience can be achieved in each. A resilience period model has been advocated for the implementation of projects within the public sector in order to provide continuity and sustainability.

Keywords: business continuity; disaster recovery; strategies; resilience; resilience period model; public sector; National Development Plan; Disaster Management Act (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 M10 M12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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