International Trade Strategy for Manitoba
Prepared by The Council on International Trade

Section VI Roles, Responsibilities and Accountability Framework

The Council on International Trade is committed to working with all the partners and stakeholders in our province to achieve the vision for the benefit of all Manitobans.

1 The Collaborative Model

The most effective way to accomplish the objectives of this plan is through collaboration of major stakeholders. The key elements that will define an effective collaborative model are:

a.	An overall governing body responsible for the co-ordination and monitoring of the trade strategy and the accomplishment of its objectives.
b.	A collaborative body that provides a vehicle for communication, coordination and specific collaboration around initiatives. Trade Collaboration Agreements may be a mechanism for supporting the collaborative framework.
c.	A clear definition of the roles and responsibilities of each organization as it relates to the strategy. These roles and responsibilities must align with the strengths that the organization brings to the table.
d.	The strategy must be endorsed and communicated to the governing bodies of each organization.
e.	The collaboration must be used to identify existing efforts in trade development, existing resources and programs, existing networks and agreements, and existing expertise or knowledge, and existing trade data or exporter information that can be leveraged to accomplish our strategic objectives.
f.	The collaboration must be a vehicle to co-ordinate communications among the different stakeholder groups at the political, government, business and sector levels.

2 Metrics, Priorities and Operational Plans

The implementation of this strategic plan consists of deciding metrics, establishing priorities and developing specific operational plans. Developing metrics is critical to measuring progress toward the strategic objectives. Multiple measures for each objective will be developed since the complex nature of the strategic objectives do not lend themselves to a single measure.

Setting priorities will assist in developing effective operational plans. The Council will collaborate on deciding priorities and these will then be translated into specific actions with associated metrics, accountability and target completion times. Effective collaboration is a key theme in this strategic plan and mechanisms will be developed to facilitate collaborative relationships. These relationships will define roles and responsibilities of stakeholders as the plan is implemented. The Council on International Trade is committed to working with all the partners and stakeholders in our province to achieve the vision for the benefit of all Manitobans. The successful execution of this strategic plan is the first step toward achieving that vision.