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(c) Fostering entrepreneurship and innovation, building capacity and
increasing the competitiveness and social entrepreneurship of micro, small and
medium-sized enterprises and State-owned enterprises in small island developing
States, as well as encouraging inclusive and sustainable industrial development with
the participation of all people, including the poor, women, youth and persons with
disabilities;
(d) Supporting national, regional and international initiatives that develop
and increase the capacity and development impact of the financial services industry
in small island developing States;
(e) Creating local decent jobs through private and public projects and
encouraging entrepreneurs to start up environmentally sound businesses through
adequate and appropriate incentives;
(f) Promoting and fostering an environment conducive to increased public
and private sector investment and the creation of decent jobs and livelihoods that
contribute to sustainable development, with full respect for international labour
standards;
(g) Promoting and enhancing the use of information and communications
technologies for, inter alia, education, the creation of employment, in particular
youth employment, and economic sustainability purposes in small island developing
States;
(h) Promoting and enhancing gender equality and women’s equal
participation, including in policies and programmes in the public and private sectors
in small island developing States;
(i) Setting national regulatory and policy frameworks, as appropriate, that
enable business and industry to advance sustainable development initiatives, taking
into account the importance of transparency, accountability and corporate social
responsibility.
28. Acknowledging the way in which debt servicing limits the fiscal space of
highly indebted small island developing States, we support the consideration of
traditional and innovative approaches to promote the debt sustainability of highly
indebted small island developing States, including their continued eligibility for
concessionary financing from international financial institutions, as appropriate, and
the strengthening of domestic revenue mobilization.
29. We acknowledge the importance of addressing debt sustainability to ensure the
smooth transition of those small island developing States that have graduated from
least developed country status.
Sustainable tourism
30. Recognizing that sustainable tourism represents an important driver of
sustainable economic growth and decent job creation, we strongly support small
island developing States in taking the following actions:
(a) Developing and implementing policies that promote responsive,
responsible, resilient and sustainable tourism, inclusive of all peoples;
(b) Diversifying sustainable tourism through products and services,
including large-scale tourism projects with positive economic, social and
environmental impacts and the development of ecotourism, agritourism and cultural
tourism;
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