REGIONAL • INDIC ATIVE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PL AN Promote competitiveness, quality, and standard- Promote harmonization of policies, rules and regulations ization of services and infrastructure in the tourism to improve the level of safety and facilitate the cross- industry through harmonization in the grading and border transportation of people, goods and information; classification system for hotels, other accom- • • 6 9 • Improve accessibility to affordable universal com- modation establishments and ground operators; munications services through the use of appropriate In the development of human resources, Member technology; States will harmonise standards of training in their • Liberalise the provision of postal services, and separate the policy and regulatory responsibilities to countries and ensure that tourism-training institutions create a level playing field for all service providers. in different parts of the region are complementary to one another in the training courses. • TARGETS To ensure equity, balance and complementarity in the Transport regional tourism industry by developing and harmon- Target 1: Liberalise regional transport markets by ising policies, strategies and legislation. 2008; Target 2: Harmonise transport rules, standards and TARGETS policies by 2008; Target 1: Facilitate the implementation of the Target 3: Recovery of all costs for maintenance of Tourism Protocol by all Member States by 2005; infrastructure by 2008 and full infrastructure Target 2: Development of Tourism Policy and investment costs by 2013; Strategy document by 2004; Target 4: Removal of avoidable hindrances and Target 3: SADC share of World Market of tourist impediments to the cross border movement of arrivals to reach 5% by 2005; persons, goods and services by 2015. Target 4: Gender mainstreaming by in the tourism industry 2005; TARGETS Target 5: Increase the SADC share of World tourism Communications and Metrology receipts from 1% in 2001 to 3% by 2005; Target 1: Upgrade the capacity of ground stations to Target 6: Implement the SADC UNIVISA system by retrieve information from the high-resolution second- 2008; generation meteorological satellites by 2005; Target 7: Harmonise policies, legislation and stan- Target 2: Develop appropriate policy and legal dards by 2008; frameworks to facilitate operational cost-recovery, harmonisation and regional integration by 2006; Target 8: To brand SADC as a destination of choice Target 3: Develop operational capacity of regulators for tourism. to respond to customer expectations by 2007; Target 4: Facilitate growth of public – private sector 4.11.4.3 partnerships to achieve national universal access to Transport and Communications and Meteorology services by 2010; • Increase efficiency and reduce the costs of operations; • Ensure appropriate levels of accessibility and policy units and regulators particularly for the postal mobility in rural areas; services by 2005. • • • Target 5: Separate operational responsibilities of Promote sustainable sources of funding for the provision and maintenance of infrastructure; 4.11.4.4 Promote public-private partnerships in the provision Water of infrastructure and services; • Establish and strengthen shared watercourse Liberalize markets in road transport, air transport management institutions in order to facilitate the services, coastal shipping, and railway services to development of comprehensive, integrated basin- ensure competitiveness and efficiency; wide plans;