Work groups to focus on key sectors

These work groups will focus on the key sectors already selected as priorities in the economic diversification strategy, namely tourism, manufacturing, and logistics, as well as two fundamental cross-cutting areas – finance, and the labour market and employment. A second stage of the programme will cover fisheries and mining sectors.

The participants in these work groups will strive to translate existing national plans for economic diversification into practical, detailed programmes, finding solutions, initiatives, and detailed projects for immediate application, and then determining the parties responsible, the agreed resources, and funds required for implementation. They will also set specific timetables and performance indicators. The results of the working groups will be announced, and the programme for implementation will be published once approved.

There will also be a clear mechanism to monitor that implementation.

During the implementation of the programme, ideas, opinions and enquiries will be encouraged through community participation. This will contribute to enhancing the output and ensuring the best level of implementation for the projects.

Al Rahbi said by implementation of the National Programme for Enhancing Economic Diversification it would reinforce the existing efforts of government agencies and the private sector to implement their respective plans and strategies.