Upgrading sustainable development strategy plan

CAIRO – 29 May 2019: The Ministry of planning held a workshop to discuss ways to upgrade the sustainable development strategy, Egypt Vision 2030, in the presence of a set of ministries’ representatives.

The workshop aimed to reach a unified plan for the sustainable development strategy for 2030, including various perspectives and ideas adopted by ministries and set to be completed in October 2019.

The workshop was divided into four main axes: upgrading sustainable development strategies, upgrading communication skills, raising awareness, and developing human resources.

Participants were divided into five groups and each group worked to discuss the main targets and ideas of the developmental plan.

At the end of the workshop, each participant offered applicable solutions and recommendations for the new pan.

Recommendations included increasing investments in the field of railway and river transport, as well as making use of vacant lands, boosting education and offering more job opportunities.

“Upgrading the sustainable development strategy for 2030 is a national dream that plays a significant role in shaping Egypt's future,” the Ministry of planning said in an official statement.

Community dialogue is the first step in a systematic series of effective discussions that reflect Egypt’s keenness to boost the private sector and its role in enhancing sustainable development through huge investments and projects.

For her part, Head of the Sustainable Development Unit at the Ministry of Planning Huwaida Barakat pointed out that the new plan of development comes within the framework of the ministry’s efforts to carry out a modernization process in cooperation with all state institutions.

The new plan of sustainable development comes in accordance with the UN goals of sustainable development and AFRICA 2063.

It aims mainly to keep up with ongoing changes in the Egyptian economy especially after applying the economic reform program in 2016.

Moreover, Barakat emphasized that community dialogue ensures the participation of Egyptian sectors; the government, institutions, youth, Parliament, civil society organizations, private sector, trade unions, people with special needs and others.

Barakat also lauded the effective role of Egyptian experts who exerted their utmost efforts to upgrade sustainable development strategies.

It is worth mentioning that the Ministry of Planning has held a set of introductory lectures to activate community dialogue.