{a) The ECA Secretarlat, together wlth ihe financial lnstltutions, escablisha standard forrlat and guidellner for the presengation of projecta, whlch wouldlake into account the speclflc needs of eich financiat i.nstLtutio! wllh a view toharmonlzing then in order to facilitate and accelerale negollatj.ons betweenAfrican States and flnanclal insti.tutlons. (b) The ECA Secretarlat faciutate contacla between States and financialinstilut,ions lnterested in a given project to ensure lhat lhe Stale promotinglhe proJect agrees to incj.ude the flnanclal instltutlon in the fonEulatlon ofthe projecL, lhereby accelepatlng lhe flnance Eobilizatlon Drocesa.-37 - RecoEuendation ] | Drawing the lesson from the Decade that the development of transport and comnunicaeions ln Afrlca ls a lengihy and exacting task and can be done, above all in an ingegraied fashlon, solely in lhe context of conlinuing co-operatlon beiween the Afrl,can countries, first at the sub-re81onaI leve1, and then at the pan-Afrj.can leve1, and that such continuing co-operation calfs for a dynanic institutional back-up; the Inspectoa reco[urends thai the ECA Secrelariat should, in con6ultation with the reglonal and sub-pegional organj.zatlons and the agencies of the Unlted Nations systen concerned, prepare lor the forthconing oeeting of the Conference of Minislers of lnansport and Comnunlcations, a draft mediuB- and long-tern plan which clearly deflnes lts role in research and concepbua]lzation, fund-raising, monitorlng, evaluati.on, etc., and lhe actj.viti.es to be undentaken by the vari.oua actora concerned afler the end of the Decade. The docuDent would tfren be clrculaied to the j.ntergovernmental authorities of ECA, to lhe Econonlc and Soclal council and the General Assembly and would, if approved, become a sort of framework-plan for the strucluring of inler-African co-operation (paragraph 101 ). Recorurendation 4: The Inspeclor, qonsidering that lhe 1n-depth evaluation of lhe curyeni Decade and lhe elaboralion and negotiallon of a mediun- and long- terro pLan buil"ding on the experience of the first Decade are actions which naturally muat be carried out before taktng a decision ei.ther on a new Decade on
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the development of a framework plan for inter-African cooperation in the field of transport and communication, with a focus on harmonizing standards and facilitating negotiations between African states and financial institutions. The language used is technical and bureaucratic, suggesting a focus on policy and planning rather than specific projects or initiatives.

**Category**
Transport and communication, Economic development