Davies, who briefed the National Assembly's portfolio committee on trade and industry, outlined several achievements of the plan but hastened to add that a lot of work still had to be done in the role out of IPAP. The initiative was launched last year.
He said lots of work had so far been spent setting up systems, but said the coming year would yield results, particularly with the country's revised procurement legislation - the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) is expected to come into force.
The full document detailing the activities to be rolled out under the IPAP in the next financial year is expected next month, he said.
Most significantly - does the IPAP play second fiddle to Ebie's NGP. Apparently not:
Davies also clarified the role of the IPAP under the New Growth Path, pointing out that while the growth path referred to totally of measures, the IPAP focused on manufacturing and high-value sector inside the NGP.
"There are no battles between ourselves and Economic Development over whether the IPAP has priority over the New Growth Path and visa versa," he said, adding that because of their scope both plans could not be run by the same department.
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