Strategy also calls for efficient functioning and inclusiveness of the industrialization decision-making process. It is therefore imperative that these singular and complementary roles be formalized and institutionalized. The Action Plan outlines the specific functions of these bodies. In particular, it calls for the reconfiguration of the Industrial Development Forum to consist of Member States, the private sector, think tanks and other stakeholders. The technical capacity of the Secretariat should be substantially enhanced to cope with the heightened coordination and monitoring responsibilities. To this effect, the Action Plan strongly recommends the establishment of an Industrial Development and Trade Directorate within the Secretariat to provide guidance to implementation. In line with this, the industry related functions currently residing in different units would need to be structurally aligned. The Action Plan Framework (Part II) outlines the numerous actions and policy interventions embodied in the goals and objectives of the Strategy. Without such framework and direction, there is obvious risk that the interventions, while competing for financial, technical and time resources, may not impact synergistically or result in unpredictable outcomes that will inhibit industrial and overall development of the region. To this end, the Action Plan utilizes a number of guiding principles on form and content. Among the most important principles are: - A developmental state perspective as an essential driving force for advancing industrialization, while recognizing the critical role of the private sector. - The strengthening of trade and industry capacity across Member States to support and manage the application of cohesive industrial policy tools. - Strong complementarity and interdependence of the three strategic pillars of the Industrial Strategy. - The recognition that targeted outcomes are a function of the quality of deployed assets (physical, human and technological) and policies. - Prioritization of actions embracing the three growth paths identified by the Strategy, namely: agro-processing, minerals beneficiation and manufacturing value chains development. - The Action Plan also attaches equally high priorities to removing the three binding constraints indicated in the Strategy (i.e. infrastructure, skills and finance). The prioritization of these focus areas arises from their combined positive impact on deepening regional integration and speeding up the tempo of industrialization. - The critical need for initiation and sustainability of industrial clusters and regional value chains and their integration into global value chains, including upgrading and deepening of existing value chains. 8 Vers. 11.03.2017