INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND POVERTY ERADICATION continued STRATEGIES Promote sustainable environmental practices Promote regional centres of excellence in training for the transport and communications sectors OBJECTIVES To provide transport services with minimal negative environmental impact To develop regional capacity in human resources development By 2004 By 2008 By 2008 Identify regional training centres for the road, railway, maritime, civil aviation and communications sectors Promote research into transport and communications Promote training centres run by the private sector By 2005 Make environmental impact and performance assessment compulsory for project evaluation By 2005 Establish railway safety regulators By 2004 By 2004 Harmonise all relevant aspects of road traffic legislation and its enforcement Develop harmonised rules and regulations for the handling and transportation of hazardous materials TIME FRAMES MEASURES Private sector, SADC Training centres, universities, SADC Research reports Directory of private sector training centres Member States, training centres, universities, SADC RESPONSIBILITY Guidelines for recognition training centres INDICATORS c) TRANSPORT PRIORITY INTERVENTION AREA: Infrastructure Support for Regional Integration and Poverty Eradication GOAL: To ensure the availability of a sufficient, integrated, efficient and cost effective infrastructure system that will support and sustain regional economic development, trade and investment for poverty alleviation TABLE 4.11 REGIONAL INDIC ATIVE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PL AN 1 2 7