Strategic Guidelines Plan

The Strategic Guidelines for the Competitive and Sustainable Development of the U.S.-Mexico Transborder Region is an initiative of the Border Governors Conference. The Plan was originally commissioned during the XXVI BGC in Hollywood, California; adopted by the Governors’ and released at the XXVII BGC in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon; and will be incorporated into all aspects of the conference at the XXVIII BGC in Arizona in September 2010.

The Plan proposes and outlines in detail an ambitious development strategy for the U.S.-Mexico border region through 2030.  It is non-binding for participant border states and its purpose is to serve as a mechanism for cooperation and coordination in the transborder region.  The report was developed through a series of in-depth interviews, focus groups and panels that were convened to obtain a state-of-the art understanding of border polices and policy making in the principle areas of competitiveness, sustainability, security and quality of life.  These four policy areas have been adopted by the Governors’ as organizing principles for the work of the conference. 

The Strategic Guidelines Plan foresees a transborder region whose people and governments are willing to advance the plan goals in the medium and long term. It is with this in mind that the 13 Worktables of the Border Governors Conference were tasked to align their recommendations within the four policy areas of: Competitiveness, Sustainability; Security and Quality of Life. 

Strategic Guidelines ~ Sept 2009