Outputs
1. That the new Business Plan should consist of three separate but linked documents: a
strategic plan document to provide the overall vision, goals and implementing strategies
that will continue to make GFAR a relevant initiative over the long term of 6 years or
more; a flexible 3 year rolling Business Plan that could be updated as the needs arise;
and a GFAR secretariat annual work plan.
2. A prioritized list of the main pillars or elements of the 3-year rolling Business Plan. [...]
3. The development of objectives (what do stakeholders want to achieve), expected
outputs (what would stakeholders do different), strategies and activities (strategies to
operationalize) for each of the main elements of the plan [...]
4. The main Business Plan Pillars were: advocacy, research partnerships, inter-regional
collaboration, and information and communication systems[...]
5. Follow up or next steps that culminate in the publication of the Business plan by May 1st
2004.