Without limiting the scope of issues the parties will need to address in the IPF, the following matters will be addressed as part of the mandate of the committee:

To investigate and seek consensus on all those factors that contribute to the decline of the industry in terms of output, employment, contribution to the GDP etc.  To design strategies and implementation plans to grow investment, skills jobs and markets.

To develop strategies and implementation plans that secure the long term future of the council parties on a        level playing field that is globally competitive.

To develop strategies and implementation plans and secure the consensus of the appropriate stakeholders on such matters as:

To develop strategies and implementation plan to optimize the use of industry funds to achieve improvements in: