Estratègies per al desenvolupament sostenible - Generalitat de ...

A change from formulating and implementing a fixed plan that will inevitably becomeobsolete, to producing an operative, adaptive and constantly-improving system.A change from the idea that governments are solely responsible for developmentto the idea that responsibility lies with society and all its components, withoutdetriment to the specific responsibilities of governments.A change from controlled and centralised decision-making systems towards thesharing of results and opportunities, open negotiations, co-operation and concertedaction.A change from a solely product-based focus (plans, rules and projects, etc.) to afocus on results and the quality of participation and management processes.A change from sectoral planning to integrated planning.In the last ten years, the notion of what a strategy for sustainable development shouldbe has changed appreciably. Today, strategy is no longer confused with a documentthat contains a new, unique executive plan. In fact we know there are documentswithout strategy and strategies without documents. According to the OECD, todaythere is a tendency to see strategies as a series of co-ordinated processes andmechanisms which, considered as a whole, provide a participatory system for theimplementation of outlooks, goals and objectives, in order to decide upon actionand to co-ordinate implementation and review thereof. A strategy is not an initiativeto be undertaken on a single occasion, but one that requires an ongoing participatoryprocess that includes permanent learning mechanisms 3 .Principles that may inspire the production and deployment of sustainable developmentstrategies have now been formulated. The following (in no order of precedence)should be considered:1. Clear focus on people’s wellbeing, including future generations.2. A long-term consensus-based outlook, including ways of dealing with needsand changes in the short and medium term.1323 See Carley, M. and Christie, I. “The World’s Commons: The Challenge of Governance”, a Governancefor Sustainable Development. London: World Humanity Action Plan, 2000.