‘Planning prerequisite to Oman Vision 2040’

Secretary-General of the Council of State, Dr. Khalid bin Salim Al Saidi gave details of the Sultanate’s plan to meet the future growth

Times News Service

MUSCAT: State Council hosted on Wednesday the main committee of Oman Vision 2040 at a forum to gain an in-depth view.

Present at the forum were the Vice Chairmen of the Council, honourable members and the Secretary General of the Council.

The Secretary-General of the Council of State, Dr. Khalid bin Salim Al Saidi, delivered a keynote address at the outset, welcoming the Heads of the main committee of Oman Vision 2040, including Talal bin Suliman Al Rahbi, Chairman of the Technical Committee and Chairman of the organising and follow-up committee, Sheikh Abdullah bin Salim Al Salmi, CEO of Capital Market Authority and Head of Economy and Development Committee, Dr. Said bin Hamad Al Rubei, Secretary General of the Education Council and Head of People and Society Committee and Salim Al Busaidi, Chairman of the Governance and Institutional Performance Committee.

He noted that the hosting confirms the Council’s approach of hosting officials and stakeholders of State institutions to highlight their work and achievements in various fields.

Dr. Khalid added that planning is a prerequisite for development and achievement of goals, and was a key factor for success in achieving the objectives and building a prosperous future for nations and peoples. He added that the progress of nations is measured by the extent to which a culture of strategic planning is rooted, and its output is employed to develop the societies in various spheres of economic, social, cultural, scientific and political life.

He continued by saying: Since the beginning of the Blessed Renaissance, the Sultanate has recognised the leadership of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said as he has placed high importance on planning in promoting and sustaining development paths, and led to the adoption of the first Development Strategy (1970 – 1995); the development strategy (1996-2000) followed by the vision Oman 2020 with a number of five-year development plans from the first five-year development plan (1976-1980) to the current ninth five-year development plan (2016-2020). He noted that these plans and strategies have yielded a comprehensive development.

Dr. Khalid noted that, in continuation of this planning-based development approach, the vision for the Oman 2040 were strategised with efficiency and precision, and with the participation of different groups of society to accommodate future development needs.

He underlined the importance of this national project, which stems from its ambitious objective of looking ahead objectively and on the basis of a methodology based on study, focusing on three main axes covering all development vocabulary in their human, social and economic aspects.

He said that all this qualifies the future vision of “Oman 2040” to be a platform of action and a basic reference for all development strategies and plans in the Sultanate for the next two decades.

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