TRADE AND ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT continued Analysis of SADC competitiveness platform; periodic benchmark of SADC competitiveness strengths and weaknesses; Establishment of agroprocessing and mineral beneficiation industries and those that use local raw materials (links to FANR); Facilitate access to finance; Carry out market surveys and promote creation of export credit guarantee mechanism. Develop a regional industrial development policy and strategy framework; develop SADC economic competitiveness strategy; Enhancing the competitiveness of the manufacturing sector Promote value addition especially in agriculture and mining; encourage creation of new industries including services; encourage manufactured exports and services; Stimulate international industrial location in SADC; Promote exports and in particular nontraditional ones Enhancement of SADC economic competitive-ness by 2015 Diversification of production structure and exports by 2015 2004 – 2015 2004 – 2015 TIME FRAMES D E V E L O P M E N T Increase in export of non-traditional products and export credit guarantee schemes establishment Increased level of use of local raw materials Member States & Secretariat Member States & Secretariat RESPONSIBILITY A F R I C A N Value addition strategy; Reports on best practices adopted. Reports on productivity; SADC industrial development framework; SADC competitiveness strategy; SADC competitiveness report; INDICATORS S O U T H E R N Improve productivity levels through application of science and technology and use of ICT; Strengthening standards and quality infrastructure to achieve international best practice MEASURES STRATEGIES OBJECTIVES PRIORITY INTERVENTION AREA: Trade and Economic Liberalization and Development GOAL: The overall goal of this intervention is to facilitate trade and financial liberalization, competitive and diversified industrial development and increased investment for deeper regional integration and poverty eradication through the establishment of aSADC Common Market. TABLE 4.10 1 1 6 C O M M U N I T Y