Strategic Directions
The Department of Trade and Economic Development creates and implements policies and initiatives strategically designed to increase the economic prosperity of South Australia.
It works with business and industry across the State to foster an attractive environment for investors, business owners and employees, introducing policies that create and retain jobs, support investment, encourage creativity and innovation, and promote the State nationally and overseas.
With South Australia’s Strategic Plan as its template, the Department of Trade and Economic formulates policies designed to maintain South Australia’s international competitiveness, advance economic growth and investment, increase population and develop sustainable regional communities.
South Australia's Stategic Plan - DTED Targets
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Exceed Australia’s economic growth rate by 2014
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Maintain Adelaide as Australia’s most cost competitive capital
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Exceed Australia’s share of business investment by 2014
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Exceed Australia’s average labour productivity growth by 2014
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Become Australia’s best provider of State Government services to business
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Increase defence industry jobs from 16,000 to 28,000 by 2013
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Double defence industry value to $2 billion by 2013
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Treble SA’s export income to $25 billion by 2014
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Increase SA’s population to two million by 2050
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Increase overseas migration to 8,500 people a year by 2014
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Maintain a rate of at least 1.7 births per woman
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Have more than half of SA’s businesses innovating by 2010
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Increase SA’s share of Australian Government venture capital funds to 7% by 2010
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Maintain regional SA’s share of the State population at 18 per cent
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