First Visioning Exercise to start tomorrow with the Energy, Education, Private, Finance and Social Sectors
October 03, 2017
The first sectorial sessions for the Visioning exercise for the development of Vision 2030 and the eventual National Development Strategy 2018-2022 will from tomorrow the 4th and the 5th of October 2017, from 9.00a.m to 4.00 p.m, at the International Conference Centre.
The sessions will start with the Energy, Education, Private, Financial and Social Sectors.
The Government of Seychelles has embarked on an initiative to establish the Vision 2032 and the National Development Strategy 2018-2022; a framework for Sustainable National Development, (NDS). The Department of Economic Planning in the Ministry of Finance, Trade and Economic Planning has been given the responsibility and mandate to coordinate the process of the Visioning Exercise for Vision 2032, inclusive of a stakeholders’ analysis, mapping of sustainable development processes and strategies in Seychelles.
The second exercise which will take place from the 9th to the 10th of the same month will comprised of Housing and Infrastructure, Tourism, Agriculture, Fisheries, Transport, Environment and Governance Sectors.
It is intended that the NDS will become an effective and enduring mechanism for guiding and coordinating national efforts and initiatives for sustainable development in Seychelles, through ‘multiple, diverse and as large a stakeholder participation as possible’.
The NDS will lay the foundation and pathway for attaining developed country status by the year 2030, providing for an orderly long-term development process, inclusive of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the NDS 2018-2022 will be the first national instrument that will priorities and articulate a 5-year development programme in greater details.
The Economic Department is calling on members of the public, partners and stakeholders to participate in the exercises and contribute as much as possible in the drafting and implementation of the Vision 2032. And to ensure that every one can contribute a dedicated email address and a Face book page have been set up for this sole purpose.
People can send their contributions, suggestions and or comments on:
Email: vision2032@gov.sc
Facebook: details to be provided later.