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• Sustainable Development Strategies Samoa
• Wednesday May 4th 2006

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• Background
• Between 1962 to 1992, a total 7 Development Plans
  (DPs) were produced
• Comprehensive (Had both National, Sectoral,
  Corporate objectives strategies )
• Minimal consultation/ownership
• 1996 to date 5 Strategic Plans developed
• 1996 -1998 (Theme - A New Partnership)
• 1998-1999 (Theme - Strengthening the
  Partnership)
• 2000-2001 (Theme - Partnership for a
  Prosperous Society)
• 2002-2004 (Theme - Opportunity for All)
• 2005-2007 (Theme - Enhancing peoples choices)

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• (Key Areas of the Reforms/Changes implemented in
  early 1990s
• Developing a comprehensive planning framework,
• Partnership approach to planning
• Linking planning and finance (resource
  allocation- budgetary process including external
  assistances)
• Developing a conducive private sector
  environment,
• Implementing an appropriate taxation policy
• Well planned privatisation program focusing on
  private sector areas of expertise
• Improve public sector efficiency
• Strengthening areas of potential comparative
  advantages

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• Key Areas of Changes Late 1990s
• Greater emphasis on social issues
  redistribution of wealth
• Acknowledging the culture as an important
  mechanism in developing and implementation phases
• Using established networks for output delivery-
  For example. Using established NGOs for Health,
  environmental services delivery as well as
  village councils for maintaining Law and Order
  and Social Harmony
• Tourism Development (new phenomena at the time)

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• Planning Framework
• The National Plan sets the broad economic
  scenario
• Sector Plan details key priority areas for each
  sector
• Corporate Plan identifies how each bodies
  contribute to the achievements of sector targets
• All these levels of planning are interlinked

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• Planning/Monitoring Framework
• The Cabinet Development Committee ensures
  projects and programs proposed are inline with
  SDS priorities
• Aid Coordination Committee harmonises
  development partners efforts with the SDS
• Corporate Plan are linked to both Sectoral
  Objectives as well as SDS priorities.

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• SDS Process
• Through review of previous SDS document, (matrix,
  survey etc)
• Sectoral Consultations of key issues drawn for
  their respective sectoral plans,
• Specific Consultation with influential
  stakeholders church leaders, Village majors

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Key features of a National Plan

• A clear Vision and theme
• Key Priority Sectors/Areas identified
• Desired outcomes
• Policy statements to support the achievements of
  desired outcomes

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GIVES THE COUNTRYS VISION OF DEVELOPMENT
ASPIRATIONS

• Samoa to lead the region in structural and
  public sector reform, good governance and
  increasing per capita incomes, growth in
  employment and improved health and education
  standards while incorporating social and cultural
  values and environmental sustainability

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• Lessons Learnt
• Ownership/Nationalism leads to greater commitment
  and participation especially during
  implementation,
• Plans only effective if implemented, need to
  consider action plans when formulating
  strategies,
• Sequencing is very important
• Mitigating short term demand and political
  pressures

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• Main Challenges
• Scarcity of resources
• Marginalised groups difficult to satisfy
  everyone, (chamber and Manufactures regarding
  tariffs. (More consultative and transparent also
  enhances this)
• Monitoring/measuring achievements (Especially
  impacts. Could measure at the vision broad or
  at the sector level)
• Minimal global influence (converse impact also
  significant)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Envisaged Outcomes
• Flexibility to allow countries that have
  established planning frameworks to mainstream
  sustainability issues at the national as well as
  sectoral levels
• More action oriented (Nike Advertisement Just Do
  it)
• Regional and global cooperation in resource
  sharing (financial and human)
• Thanks