Enhancing Greater Sydney's productivity, export sectors and global competitiveness will be critical to increasing the region's economic activity to $655 billion by 2036. This will require greater choice for where development can occur to enable the required employment growth of 817,000 jobs . Strategic planning will guide the locations of business growth and investment and provide better freight connections, economic agglomerations and skills development. Building on health and education strengths and growing the advanced manufacturing sector will be central to delivering an innovative and internationally competitive economy.