** The relatively higher total cost in Phase 1 (2016-2020) is attributed to setting up activities which will not recur during the 2021-2030 period. Priority Project Sequenced Matrix Although the 50 projects in the Draft Action Plan are split into Phases, there is need to prioritize and sequence the interventions within each phase. The importance of the sequencing of interventions has been strongly made in the Strategy and Roadmap. Considering that a fully functional Industrial Directorate will take some time to be established and operationalized, it is recommended that a limited number of projects are prioritized for the period up to 2020 corresponding to Phase 1 of the Strategy and Roadmap as well as the RISDP. Many of the projects in the Action Plan are to be undertaken by Member States and/or the private sector with the Secretariat playing the regional coordinating role. It will also be critical to ensure the alignment between the projects and to re-enforce the linkages between programmes. Having a limited number of projects to focus on should allow a more realistic alignment of budgets to the income potential that is anticipated, and ensure greater impact during the kick-start phase. In light of the above, the interventions in this prioritized list have been selected on the following basis: 1) Short-term kick-starter projects for Phase 1 (such as Value Chain studies; Value Chain coalitions etc.), 2) Projects of long duration that will be essential for Phase 3 (such as skills development; and R&D, innovation and technology transfer), but must start during Phase 1 in order to avoid a bottleneck in the future, 3) Quick-win projects addressing the binding constraints (such as a particular priority infrastructure project or quickly implemented reform to the Power Pool, and access to finance by SMEs etc). 10 Vers. 11.03.2017