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INTRODUCTION TO SADESO

In its White Paper on the Defence Related Industries (DRI), the South African Government identified and prescribed the need for Government to support the DRI.

SADESO
has taken up the challenge in support of Government's initiative and the South African DRI. SADESO will not focus on rendering marketing support to the DRI but rather export support in line with the South African Government's export initiatives and incentives.

SADESO, being an extension of South African Government, embodies a South Africa incorporated strategy in order to ensure that all stakeholders, large as well as small business concerns, have access to the benefits of association with SADESO.

SADESO
aspires to unify the individual contributions of all the members of the DRI cluster in order to maximise the potential of legitimate South African defence-related exports in cooperation with the South African DRI.

SADESO is pleased to announce the inauguration of the South African Defence Export Support organisation (SADESO) and invites you to enquire as to how we can be of service to you.

 

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AN INSIGHT INTO SADESO

SADESO is structured to efficiently, effectively and economically facilitate the needs of both the Department of Defence (DoD) and the DRI. In order to do so SADESO has a three-tier structure, comprising a policy, executive and transactional level. The responsibilities of each level are as follows:

The Policy level is responsible for interpreting and giving input regarding Government policy, major foreign policy, as well as taking into consideration all industrial as well as economic initiatives and factors.

The Executive level is responsible for ensuring that Policy level strategies and decisions are implemented and executed by the Transactional level.

The Transactional level is responsible for the execution of as well as reporting on strategies formulated by the Executive level.

SADESO’s AIM

On behalf of the South African Government and by means of Government export support structures, initiatives and incentives, to develop and facilitate a South Africa incorporated export drive, geared to promoting export opportunities that will result in upliftment, job creation and growth within the Defence Related Industry.

 

SADESO’s MISSION

On behalf of the South African Government, through the Ministry of Defence, to develop and implement export support services and mechanisms that promote and benefit both the South African Government and the South African DRI.
 

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SADESO's GOALS

  1. To, by means of a South Africa incorporated approach, support the export initiatives of Government and the Defence related Industry (DRI), with a view to increasing the South African Defence Related Industry's contribution towards the earning of foreign exchange, upliftment, job creation and gross national product, while further promoting South Africa as a world-class supplier of defence products and systems.

  2. To support the DoD's preservation of strategic and non-strategic technologies and capabilities.

  3. To support the DoD by contracting, on their behalf with the Defence Related Industry, all export support requests for SANDF personnel, equipment, materiel aid and the use of defence installations and facilities.

  4. To formulate a South African Defence Related Industry Export Support strategy for international markets as well as a National strategy for an African Defence Industry development programme, based on South African capabilities, in support of South African Government initiatives such as SADC and NEPAD.

  5. To facilitate mutual understanding and cooperation between the DRI and the Department of National Conventional Arms Control.

  6. To facilitate DRI involvement in the drafting of government-to-government agreements and memoranda of understanding.

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SADESO’s SERVICES

Although SADESO has an established service portfolio, it does recognise that being a service provider it is essential to render services that fulfil the changing needs of its clients and stakeholders.

SADESO is therefore committed to providing a dynamic export support service and invites prospective Clients to discuss their export support needs with SADESO by means of activating the registration form button below. This process will facilitate the formulation of a cooperation agreement, which will enable SADESO to assign its resources accordingly.

Although a cooperation agreement is not a prerequisite to enjoy the export support services of SADESO, it will contribute towards the efficient and effective rendering of the following export support services:

  • The loan or use of SANDF equipment.

  • The secondment of SANDF personnel.

  • The use of and access to SANDF facilities/installations.

  • International and local shows and exhibition support rendered to the Defence Related Industry.

  • Sale of SANDF equipment/systems.

  • Defence-related, public, private partnering (PPP).

  • Government-to-Government defence-related agreements.

  • Government support for defence-related export drives.

  • Access to the South African DRI.

  • Access to international export markets.

  • Prospective export opportunities.

  • Access to foreign military attachés in South Africa.

  • Access to South African military attachés abroad.

  • Membership of the South African Defence Related Export Council.

  • Facilitation regarding South African export incentives.

  • Outward-bound defence-related business missions.

  • Incoming foreign defence-related delegations and dignitaries.

  • Assistance rendered to defence-related Black economic empowerment entities and SMEs.

  • Facilitation of international financing and commodity trading.

  • Business opportunities derived from Defence Industrial Participation (DIP).

In order to access the registration form, please click on the registration form link.


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