Costed Action Plan for SADC Industrialization Strategy and Roadmap Expected Results/Outcomes Targeted Outputs Output Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Main Tasks/Activities Timeframe Sub-activities Phase 1 Phase 2 (2016 - 2020) (2021 - 2030) II.2.4: Establish and Invest in Innovation and Technology Transfer Programmes in support of Industrialization Centres of Regional No. of Centres of Identify existing Assess existing 2018 Excellence industrial Excellence and CoEs and CoSs CoEs and CoSs (CoEs) and Centres of Centres of Strengthen Identify initial 5 20192021Centres of Excellence Specialization existing CoEs and CoEs/CoSs and 2020 2030 Specialization (CoEs) and identified/ CoSs to serve the raise funding to (CoSs) for Centres of strengthened/ region capacitate them selected priority Specialization established Establish new Provide 2021sectors (e.g. (CoSs) for CoEs/CoSs, resources for 2030 engineering, ICT, priority sectors leveraging on establishing pharmaceuticals) identified and/or comparative targeted identified/ strengthened by advantage CoEs/CoSs strengthened/ 2030 established Enhanced Government Percentage Promote Facilitate 1% by 2% by innovation and investment in increase of GDP investment in partnership 2020 2030 business R&D increased invested in R&D R&D and between sophistication to to 2% of GDP Innovation academia, advance research technological institutions and readiness industry Commercializa No. of innovative Establish/strength Develop a 2018tion of products and en national and programme for 2019 innovative services regional promoting R&D, products and innovation innovation and services in systems commercializati SADC on by SMEs Implement 2021innovation and 2030 commercialization programme Indicative Costs Responsibilities Private Sector (USD) SADC Member Secretariat States SADC Secretariat Member States Identify/ propose strengtheni ng/ establishme nt of CoEs/CoSs Participate in and support identification / propose strengtheni ng/ establishme nt of CoEs/CoSs Participate 4,900,000 in identification /propose strengtheni ng/ establishme nt of CoEs/CoSs Monitor level of investments in R&D and Innovation Invest in R&D and Innovation programmes Invest in R&D and Innovation activities Develop R&D and Innovation programmes Develop Invest in R&D and R& D and Innovation Innovation and programmes commercializain support of tion support industrializat programmes ion for SMEs 1,810,000 108