The programme recognises that maintaining these standards is fundamental to the creation of an environment which is conducive to strong investment and long-term economic growth. NEPAD seeks to attract increased investment, capital flows and funding, providing an African-owned framework for development as the foundation for partnership at both the international and regional level.
2.3  NEPAD priority action areas include operationalising the African Peer Review Mechanism, infrastructure, agriculture and food security, the preparation of a coordinated African position on market access, debt relief and official development assistance, and human resource development in the areas of health and education (NEPAD 2006). 2.4  And the current conjuncture is essentially promising.