Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA), 2010-2013 - Vol I: Policy Framework is anchored on the continued pursuit of macroeconomic stability and the sustainable exploitation of Ghana’s natural resource endowments in agriculture, minerals and oil and gas supported by strategic investments in human capital, infrastructure, human settlements, science, technology and innovation to drive industrialisation, in particular, manufacturing.
In the medium-term, the strategic direction will be to lay the foundation for the structural transformation of the economy within the decade ending 2020, through industrialisation especially manufacturing, based on modernised agriculture and sustainable exploitation of Ghana’s natural resources, particularly minerals, oil and gas. The process will be underpinned by rapid infrastructural and human development as well as the application of science, technology and innovation.
In this regard, expenditure will be prioritized in favour of policies, programmes and projects in the following areas: Agriculture; Infrastructure (including energy, oil and gas); Water and sanitation; Health; Education (including ICT, Science, Technology and Innovation).
The strategy will also entail: Improved enabling environment to empower the private sector; Active collaboration between the public and private sectors, including public-private partnerships and civil society organisations; Active government interventions where appropriate; Transparent and accountable governance and efficiency in public service delivery at all levels; and Effective decentralisation for enhanced local economic development.
This will enhance the creation of employment and income earning opportunities for rapid and sustained economic growth and poverty reduction.
Within this context, the thematic areas of the Medium-Term National Development Policy Framework (MTDPF) will be as follows:
- Ensuring and sustaining macroeconomic stability;
- Enhanced competitiveness of Ghana’s private sector;
- Accelerated agricultural modernisation and natural resource management;
- Oil and gas development;
- Infrastructure and human settlements development;
- Human development, employment and productivity; and
- Transparent and accountable governance.
Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA), 2010-2013 - Vol II: Costing Framework is also available on the GGKP National Document Database.