This strategic mechanism can be further developed to create domestic demand. Various factors need to be addressed for public procurement to have the intended effect on local enterprises regarding demand (UNCTAD and BMZ, forthcoming). As noted in the Industrial Policy Action Plan of South Africa: “Much public procurement is currently conducted on an ad hoc rather than strategic basis and does not deliver adequately on either value-for-money or key industrial policy objectives” (South Africa, Department of Trade and Industry, 2010: 33).