REGIONAL INDIC ATIVE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PL AN • Target 8: A SADC Plan of Action for the implemen- 6 3 Information flow between the public and private sectors, including the SADC Secretariat. tation of the 2002 Johannesburg Plan of Action (2002 WSSD) developed by 2004 and specific programmes and projects emanating from the plan developed by 2005; and Target 9: Principles of sustainable development inte- 4.8.4 Strategies • Institutionalise Public – Private sector dialogue through the development of a SADC Policy. The grated into country policies and programmes and consultative process and development of this Policy reverse the loss of environmental resources by 2015. will be completed within 2004; • 4.8 PRIVATE SECTOR As immediate interim measures, prior to the SADC Policy on Public Private Sector partnership, the Private Sector will be adequately represented at all decision-making levels of the SADC structures where 4.8.1 Introduction Private Sector related issues are being discussed, and National Private Sector Institutions will be World trends have shown that a developed private sector, incorporated into SADC National Committees; linked to a robust public- private partnership, and an achievement based and inclusive public - private sector • SADC will adopt the ASCCI White Paper as a current dialogue, encourage better orientation of the economy in Regional Agenda for dialogue between Member meeting human needs. The Private Sector is a strategic States and the Private Sector; vehicle through which the SADC Region will achieve its • Institutionalise and support a Private Sector Unit as objectives including deeper integration and poverty part of the restructured SADC Secretariat which alleviation. should be resourced to meet the needs of the private The business environment of the Region will be sector in support of regional economic integration determined by agreed policies for private sector and development, and the implementation of the development and the willingness of member countries to Public - Private sector dialogue/participation Policy; address existing and potential impediments which hamper • the in-country and cross-border development of business. Review and facilitate the development of the capacities of SADC Chambers and Business associations and facilitate the development of a sustainable 4.8.2 Overall Goal capacity enhancement programme; The overall goal of the interventions indicated in this section is to integrate the private sector - the engine of growth – in policy and strategy formulation, and programme implementation in the SADC new development model in order to accelerate and achieve • Carry out a regional competitiveness and business climate survey biennially followed by a SADC Biennial Business Forum to accelerate the creation of an enabling regional environment for private business development. sustainable regional economic integration. 4.8.3 Areas of Focus • Public-private sector partnership and dialogue; • Quality of dialogue between the public and private sector; • Capacity in the private sector institutions and at the SADC Secretariat to meet the needs of the anticipated partnership and improved dialogue; 4.8.5 TARGETS Target 1: A SADC policy on Public-private Sector partnership developed by June 2004; Target 2: SADC Private sector MOUs reviewed, enhanced and signed explicitly allowing for engaging the private sector through the structures of SADC by June 2004;