Empowering citizens and qualifying them for business market a pillar of National Strategy
Third National Development Strategy will make Qatar a world-class govt. services provider to citizens, residents, and companies
NT Bureau
Doha: Qatar’s third National Development Strategy will help the private sector to give an impetus to economic growth, upgrade business environment and encourage effective engagement of national companies in the critical fields. Shura Council has been told.
Addressing the weekly regular meeting of the Shura Council held on Monday, Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Ibrahim bin Ali bin Issa Al Hassan Al Mohannadi and Assistant to the President of the Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) Mohammed Abdul Aziz Al Nuaimi spoke of the prominent strategic priorities of the third National Development which is considered the final phase towards achieving the Qatar National Vision 2030.
The Minister said that empowering the citizens and qualifying them for the business market are one of the major pillars the strategy intends to achieve through supporting the education sector and upgrading the training programs by drawing high talents to meet the requirements of the business market.
The presentation made by the Minister stated that the strategy seeks to ensure that highly skilled workers make up 46 percent of the total workforce with Qataris constituting no less than 20 percent in the private and joint sectors.
Regarding the strategic goal of government institutions’, the presentation explained that the strategy aims for the State of Qatar to become a world-class government services provider to citizens, residents, companies, and institutions, and a leader in the field of effectiveness, efficiency, and transparency of governance, indicating that at least 90 percent of government services had been completely automated.
It stressed the strategy’s interest in preserving authentic values, strong family ties and cohesion, enhancing national identity, responsible citizenship and cultural enrichment, and building a harmonious local society capable of facing the challenges imposed by external factors and developments, highlighting the strategy’s support for all societal groups.
The presentation explained that creating a high-quality life is achieved through excellent health care, security, public safety and ease of life, making Qatar one of the best countries for family life.
It also stressed that the State of Qatar’s first and second national development strategies achieved important strides in this direction, culminating in high-level achievements that should be preserved and developed.
The financial sustainability the third National Development Strategy intends to achieve is meant for bolstering the stability, safety, and flexibility of the public budget in the long term, by setting a framework of medium-term public budgets that are more sustainable and capable of resisting changes.
