Costed Action Plan for SADC Industrialization Strategy and Roadmap (ii) Access to advanced technology and modern means of production, service and distribution. (iii) Enhancing ability to acquire and master technology and to innovate. (iv) Accesses to finance as own resources are insufficient for promoting technologically based SMEs. (v) Establishment of SMEs support agencies to render them partnership-ready (in terms of management and technical skills) as well as to facilitate their integration into RVCs and GVCs. 4.5.2 Cluster Development Proposed interventions include: (i) Actual and potential cluster identification, by geography, industry composition, and existing networks. (ii) Once identified and received government recognition, clusters’ capacities should be built. (iii) A Master Plan for national and regional clusters should be developed, underpinned by related government policies geared towards their success. (iv) Determination of the cluster infrastructure needs in the short, medium and long term. (v) Capacity building in terms of institution building, human resources development and physical environment readiness. (vi) Deliberate technological upgrading programme to enable clusters develop cutting – edge positions. (vii) Develop cluster policies to promote entrepreneurship. 4.6 Government Interventions (i) Mapping industrial structure and capacity, including quality of capital stock, efficiency, skills and competitiveness. (ii) Establishing credible criteria for identification of industries that are appropriate to the endowment structures and have potentiality for becoming globally competitive. (iii) Readiness actions to facilitate spontaneous self-discovery by private entrepreneurs and to encourage innovation in new industries. (iv) Facilitation of intra-firm collaboration. (v) Skills upgrading and retooling to meet the dynamic and technological needs of firms and clusters. This includes reorientation of education in favor of science and technology, and target international standards compliance (health, safety, environment, etc.). (vi) Establishing supportive technological institutions to facilitate skill development for firms and clusters directly or indirectly. 41

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