Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT)

View: Building a Dynamic Future: A Roadmap for Development 2007-2011

The IMT-GT Roadmap for 2007-2011

Development Vision and Goal. The IMT-GT envisions a seamless, progressive, prosperous and peaceful subregion with improved quality of life.  This will contribute to the realization of an ASEAN Economic Community by 2020.

To realize this vision, the IMT-GT aims to accelerate private sector-led economic growth and help facilitate the development of the subregion as a whole. Its objective in the next five years is to increase intra-IMT-GT and inter-IMT-GT trade and investment.

Substantial improvement in physical connectivity of the IMT-GT subregions is expected by 2011, with a number of road, airport and port projects being completed. Much closer collaboration between the public and private sectors, and participation of provincial and state governments in the process, are expected to be achieved within the Roadmap implementation period.

Strategic Thrusts. The Strategic Thrusts of the IMT-GT Roadmap are:

• facilitate and promote intra- and inter-IMT-GT trade and investments;
• promote the growth of agriculture and agro-industry and tourism;
• strengthen infrastructure linkages and support to the integration of the IMT-GT subregion;
• address cross-sectoral concerns such as HRD, labor and environment issues;
• strengthen institutional arrangements and mechanisms for cooperation

To sharpen its focus, the Roadmap will build on two anchors:

• a policy and regulatory anchor, designed to provide an enabling environment conducive to private sector activities
• an anchor built around major IMT-GT corridors that can serve as trunk lines from which development will radiate to neighboring areas through transport and economic linkages

Action Plan. The IMT-GT Strategic Thrusts are translated into an Action Plan in the form of a development matrix, aimed at guiding the detailed programming and implementation of specific IMT-GT programs. See Action Plan Status Report [ PDF: 252kb | 23 pages ].

Implementation Mechanisms and Arrangements. Institutional arrangements for monitoring, coordinating and implementing the Roadmap and Action Plan will be reviewed periodically to ensure timely and effective implementation. The establishment of a Center for IMT-GT Subregional Cooperation is expected to help in tracking the progress and performance of IMT-GT programs and projects