Defining the Pathway – What are the functional dimensions of integration?

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What are the functional dimensions of integration?
1. In the SDPP, integration has three functional dimensions:

An operational dimension (levels 1 and 2)
An analytical dimension and
A dimension that focuses on evaluation, reporting, innovation and improvement.

The Operational Dimension- Level 1 (Development Plan Domain)

The development plan domain connects the following areas:
1. The broad problem context related to an issue area for which a division has responsibility
2. The broad policy contexts
3. The suite of legislation related to the broad problem context
4. The issue areas related to the broad problem context
The development plan domain is important for thinking about how, within a planning jurisdiction, public problems, their related policy solutions and legislative/regulatory protections should help to inform the establishment of development programme plans for broad issue areas related to education, agriculture, the environment, public safety and so on and how focus areas are connected to a broad issue area.
The connections between the different elements of the sequence are outlined in decision step 5 of the implementation logic.

The Operational Dimension- Level 2 (Development Programme Domain)

The development programme domain connects key elements within a focus area program (i.e., a development program), including but not limited to:
1. Development agenda priorities.
2. Regional development goals
3. Sustainable development goals
4. National development goals, e.g., Vision 2030 thematic areas.
5. Targeted public problems/issues
6. Targeted policy solutions
7. Targeted legislative protections
8. Programme performance targets and measures of success related to policy solutions
9. Actions related to the program performance targets
10. Target timelines
11. Budgets related to the targets and
12. Capital investment categories, e.g., physical, human and technological/innovation capital.
The development program domain ensures that all programmes across every division of the THA are aligned to the common set of considerations outlined in (a) to (l) above.

The Analytical Dimension

The analytical dimension focuses on analyzing capital investment.
1. The analytical dimension integrates capital investment analysis across all Focus Areas, Programs, and development agenda priorities in every division of the THA.
2. Recall that in the operational dimension (level 2), Focus Area Programmes, FAPs, are aligned to both development agenda priorities and capital investment categories.
3. Hence, capital spending can be cross-tabulated, aggregated and analyzed based on development agenda priorities across all programmes.
Analyzing categories of capital spending is important for estimating different categories of capital investment as a percentage of GDP.

The Evaluation, Reporting, Innovation, and Improvement Dimension.

This dimension focuses on evaluation and reporting by connecting and tracking focus area programme performance targets and measures of success within prescribed implementation timeframes and budget allocations.
All Programme reports will focus on the attainment of targets based on measures of success.
Reports will be used for re-engagement and feedback from key rights and interest holders, and lessons learned will be incorporated into current or future programmes.

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