Ministry of Development Strategic Plan 2018–2023.

The Ministry of Development Strategic Plan 2018 – 2023 is developed upon reviewing, re-analysing and assimilating previous strategic plans and at the same time conforming to the current trends and issues in development to ensure its relevancy and continual application. In this strategic plan, six priority areas have been identified. These priority areas focus on Governance; Coordination and Integrated Planning; Streamlining Operations and Processes; Optimisation; Investment and Collaborative Networking; and lastly developing Local Business Development.
The Ministry of Development’s Strategic Plan 2018 – 2023 presents a structured plan that the Ministry is committed to undertake within the span of the next five (5) years. The Strategic Plan will define the Ministry’s view of success and outline the priorities that must be completed to achieve our goals by 2023. The guiding principles adopted in the formulation of the strategic plan are based on the following premises: A long term vision and mission that outlines the Ministry’s future ideal state; Overarching and cross-cutting core strategies that unite departments under the Ministry to collaborate effectively towards a common end that will facilitate greater inter-departmental and ministerial collaboration; An implementation plan comprising of key initiatives and deliverables that will align and support the core strategies; Finally, baseline indicators that will be monitored and measured periodically by the Ministry to track the progress towards the achievement of the Strategic Plan.
The Ministry of Development as the champions for Infrastructure Development, Land Use and Environment Strategies has identified key policy directions to be adopted in the next 5 years for the Policy Framework 2018 – 2023. The policy covers the core sectoral areas under the purview of the Ministry of Development namely land use, housing, roads, water, drainage, sanitation, environment, construction industry and infrastructure financing.
The Vision and Mission statements of the Ministry are the bedrock for the new strategic plan because it serves as the foundation for understanding the Ministry’s aspirations and its key priority areas. The vision statement forms the foundation for the development of the Ministry’s core strategies as well as actions needed in order to fulfill and realise its vision and mission. The prioritisation of key programmes and activities is made based on the assessment of projects that will deliver high impact value towards the achievement of the outcomes that is stipulated under the strategic plan. The Ministry’s priority initiatives, the one that drives the highest success are selected based on the following criteria: Projects are selected based on clear linkages and delivers high value towards the achievement of multiple and collective strategic outcomes for the Ministry; Collaborators and other stakeholders actively collaborate to accelerate the progress and alternative funding sources have already been identified and can be successfully secured; Projects selected not only for their technical excellence but also the likelihood that they will deliver the desired scale and impact; Projects are innovative in nature and leverages the competitive advantages of the Ministry or enables cross leveraging of resources.
Based on the systems approach to the strategic planning process, in order to meet the Vision of the new strategic plan, the Ministry has identified the main focus areas that the Ministry will concentrate in order to deliver and achieve its Vision. These focus areas are consolidated and translated into four main goals, as follows: 1. Ensuring high accessibility to quality and reliable public infrastructure and services; 2. Enabling affordability for infrastructure and services that supports the inclusive development initiative; 3. Optimization of resources and assets primarily through our efforts for integrated and sustainable development; and 4. Effectively implement PPP in order to facilitate investment in infrastructure development for a vibrant economic growth.