QNA
DOHA
President of the Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) HE Dr Saleh bin Mohammed Al Nabit has affirmed that Qatar is on the right path towards building a diversified and sustainable economy in order to achieve the goals and aspirations of Qatar National Vision 2030.
In an interview with Qatar News Agency (QNA) on the occasion of the preparations for the third National Development Strategy in cooperation with the relevant authorities, Al Nabit said that the follow-up results of the implementation of the second National Development Strategy 2018-2022 indicate that there is a progress in implementing most of the strategy's initiatives and projects, with the pace of implementation different from one sector to another, from one goal to another, and from one project to another, especially in the field of economic diversification and the encouragement of the private sector, with a focus on priority economic sectors.
He said the contribution of the non-oil sector to the real GDP amounted to more than 60% in the second quarter of this year, accompanied by the development of the economic and logistical infrastructure, as the implementation stages of the Hamad Port and Hamad International Airport were completed according to this plan, in addition to the development of commercial ports in the country's main cities and their services.
The PSA president also stressed that the intensive use of advanced technology helps in achieving a progress in the field of energy security, by increasing production capacities and diversifying their sources, as well as achieving progress in the field of water security with an increase in production capacity on the one hand and storage capacities on the other hand, and establishing an advanced crops, livestock and fish production system.
He underlined that coordinated efforts to enhance the self-sufficiency system go hand in hand with sustainable management of the environment, including the acceleration of the implementation of initiatives to confront climate change.
He went to say that in general, all projects that included a digital transformation component have achieved further progress, driven by the repercussions of the Covid-19 crisis and its restrictions, noting that a quantitative and qualitative development was monitored in government services provided to individuals and the business community. These accessibility services are enhanced through user-friendly apps, as the e-government services amounted to 1,200.
He also announced the start of the institutional arrangements for the State of Qatar's third National Development Strategy 2023-2027, noting that benefiting from the State's two previous experiences, an organizational structure aimed at governing the preparation process has been set up, with the highest possible level of participation and at the same time with greater flexibility, in particular the proposal of the committees and work teams representing all governmental and non-governmental bodies and sectors of the State.
He said that confirming the lessons learned from the development, implementation and follow-up of the strategy in general is part of the preparations, in addition to the administrative and technical arrangements related to the inputs of the committees' work and the works teams to be formed.