Strategic Pillar 4: Effective Planning

Recognizing the critical role of comprehensive and coordinated planning, this pillar emphasizes the need for well-structured, actionable, and measurable national and regional plans that align with global aviation strategies. Effective planning not only supports the efficient allocation of resources but also ensures that the aviation sector can adapt to emerging challenges and seize opportunities for growth and innovation.

Regional Challenges and Aspirations

Challenges in the SAM region include a lack of sufficient information for comprehensive plans, difficulties in coordinating across institutions, and limited monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs). To address this, aspirations focus on aligning national plans with regional and global strategies, strengthening institutional coordination, and enhancing the tools used for planning and monitoring to create a unified and impactful framework.

A strong aviation sector drives prosperity by boosting trade, tourism, and creating jobs. This guideline aims to strengthen these benefits by encouraging stakeholders to demonstrate the sector's role in the value chains of other industries. It emphasizes active participation in policy formulation across different sectors to reinforce aviation's contributions, foster intersectoral collaboration, and maximize its economic impact through structured collaboration mechanisms.

Fragmented plans limit the benefits of a comprehensive approach. As the aviation sector evolves with new technologies and sustainability demands, it is key that plans reflect the most recent local developments while staying aligned with global provisions. This guideline intends to promote continuous assessment and feedback to planning processes, considering aviation's broader economic impacts and aligning with long-term policy goals.