The Annual Business Plan is informed by the City of Johannesburg’s planning processes including the State of the City Address, the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) and Service Delivery and Budget Implementation Plan (SDBIP). Interactions with the City of Johannesburg include bilateral engagements with the Executive Mayor, Budget Panel hearings, workshops with the Sustainable Human Settlements and Economic Growth Clusters and the Department of Development Planning. The JDA’s strategic objectives are aligned with the Joburg 2040 growth and development strategy for the City of Joburg and in particular with the cluster plan for Economic Growth and Sustainable Services Clusters in the integrated development plan. Giving effect to resilient city strategies by restructuring spatial logic is the primary objective towards which the JDA will work in the medium term. The JDA’s Board of Directors has the opportunity to engage with the contents of this Business Plans at various stages of its production. The final version of the Business Plan will be reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors.