Atlantis Special Economic Zone Community Stakeholder Network: Building economic resilience in Atlantis, South Africa

The document details the creation of the ASEZ-CSN, a representative community forum designed to connect the local workforce and businesses in Atlantis to opportunities within the Atlantis Special Economic Zone (ASEZ) for Green Technologies. It outlines the election process managed by GreenCape, the eight sectors represented in the network, and how the structure aims to foster a 'social license to operate' through transparent communication and skills development.

• The Atlantis Special Economic Zone (ASEZ) for Green Technologies aims to attract foreign and domestic investment to create jobs and develop the regional economy, with a potential to attract approximately R3.7 billion in investment and create around 3,000 jobs by 2030.
• The ASEZ-CSN serves as a communication conduit between the local community and the SEZ, providing investors with a channel to engage with different community sectors and ensuring the community can access economic and skills development opportunities.
• The ASEZ-CSN is composed of representatives from eight specific sectors: business (including small, informal, and large business), education, labour, civic organisations, faith-based organisations, cultural and traditional councils, women and people with disabilities, and youth.
• The network builds economic resilience through three primary mechanisms: empowering individuals via skills development and governance training, building unified community networks with a shared vision, and providing partnership support for enterprise development to enable local businesses of all sizes to benefit from SEZ growth.
• The election process for the ASEZ-CSN was managed by GreenCape and overseen by a volunteer Oversight Committee to ensure legitimacy. The process included public meetings, a Terms of Reference adopted on 15 November 2018, and a formal appeals period reviewed by the Atlantis SEZ Steering Committee.
• The ASEZ is positioned as a tool for urban renewal and community upliftment in Atlantis, a former textile manufacturing hub that suffered significant job losses due to trade liberalisation.

APA

GreenCape (2019). Atlantis Special Economic Zone Community Stakeholder Network: Building economic resilience in Atlantis, South Africa. https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/GreenCape_Resilience-Case-Study-1_Skills_ASEZCSN_20-09-2019-3.pdf

Chicago

GreenCape. Atlantis Special Economic Zone Community Stakeholder Network: Building economic resilience in Atlantis, South Africa. 2019. https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/GreenCape_Resilience-Case-Study-1_Skills_ASEZCSN_20-09-2019-3.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greencape2019atlantis, author = {{GreenCape}}, title = {{Atlantis Special Economic Zone Community Stakeholder Network: Building economic resilience in Atlantis, South Africa}}, institution = {GreenCape}, year = {2019}, url = {https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/GreenCape_Resilience-Case-Study-1_Skills_ASEZCSN_20-09-2019-3.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }