Implementing the Strategic Development Plan is the Government of Timor-Leste’s background paper for the 2013 Development Partners’ Meeting in Dili (18–20 June 2013). It was written for donors under the Fifth Constitutional Government of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão. It reports progress two years into the Strategic Development Plan 2011–2030 and explains how the government coordinated aid. For tourism, it is a short official snapshot of how the SDP’s three tourist zones were being put into practice.
Key contents
- Context: The paper presents the SDP, the Program of the Fifth Constitutional Government 2012–2017, the Millennium Development Goals, and the g7+ “New Deal” agenda. It also sets out a new Development Policy Coordination Mechanism with four strategic sector working groups: economic, social, infrastructure, and governance/institutional.
- Headline indicators: a Human Development Index of 0.576 (ranked 134 of 187). Non-oil GDP grew at nearly 12% a year over the previous five years. The Petroleum Fund grew from US$1.8 billion in 2007 to over US$13 billion.
- Tourism section:
- Tourism is one of the three strategic industries in the SDP. The government is positioning the country in the eco, marine, historical and adventure tourism markets.
- The airport, telecommunications and roads on key tourist routes were being rehabilitated, including the newly named Great North Coast Road from Com to Balibo.
- Eastern Tourist Zone (Tutuala–Com–Baucau–Hera): road projects, plus work with local businesses on eco-tourism, including promotion of Nino Konis Santana National Park.
- Central Tourist Zone: a Timor-Leste Tourist Information Centre had opened in Dili. Atauro is named for eco and marine tourism, and Maubisse as the base for Mount Ramelau trekking.
- Western Tourist Zone: promotion of the Dutch fort in Maubara and the Aipelo prison ruins. The Balibo fort and Portuguese house were being restored, with a boutique hotel inside the fort due in 2014. Development of the Marobo hot springs was planned.
- Other sectors covered: agriculture, regional development (the National Program for Suco Development), health, education, water, electricity, roads, ports and airports, the Tasi Mane petroleum project, decentralisation, justice, security and ASEAN accession.
Document details
- Publisher: Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
- Year: 2013 (meeting held 18–20 June 2013, Dili)
- Language: English
- Pages: 28
- Download: timorleste.tl PDF