INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND POVERTY ERADICATION RETOSA, SADC Secretariat, private sector and SADC Member States SADC Member States, IS Directorate and Monitoring and Implementation Committee (MIC) SADC Secretariat /IS directorate and SADC Tourism Training Committee SADC Secretariat /IS directorate and SADC Tourism Training Committee Increased Domestic and DFIs levels (15% of GDP) SADC UNIVISA system SADC Tourism Training needs report SADC Tourism Training plan in place 2003 – 2008 By 2008 2004 2005 promoting investment in resources that transcend territorial boundaries where necessary through PPPs Establish UNIVISA system Needs assessment of the tourism sector Development of a Training Plan Easing or removing travel and visa restrictions Capacity building and training A F R I C A N To improve the quality, competitiveness and standards of service and infrastructure of the tourism industry in the region RETOSA, and SADC Tourism Ministries, SADC Secretariat, private sector and IS Directorate Availability of marketing collaterals. 2003 – 2005 Marketing the region as a single but collective destination Strengthening the Regional Tourism Organization of Southern Africa (RETOSA) To develop and market the region as a single but multifaceted tourism destination S O U T H E R N Increase in Tourist arrivals; and Increase in SADC World market Share RESPONSIBILITY INDICATORS TIME FRAMES MEASURES STRATEGIES OBJECTIVES b) TOURISM PRIORITY INTERVENTION AREA: Infrastructure Support for Regional Integration and Poverty Eradication GOAL: The goal to use tourism as a vehicle for achieving sustainable socio-economic development, poverty alleviation and as a key incentive for the conservation and utilization of the regionís natural resources. TABLE 4.11 1 2 0 D E V E L O P M E N T C O M M U N I T Y