The PGDS is a critical tool to guide and co-ordinate the allocation of national, provincial and local resources and private sector investment to achieve sustainable development outcomes. The PGDS are based on a long-term view of a province's development trajectory. Working within a sustainable development paradigm, the primary purpose of the PGDS is to provide a collaborative framework to drive implementation within a province. It is thus not a provincial government plan, but a development framework for the province as a whole.