Briefing On National Vision 2035
By Liza Mohd

Kuala Belait - Brunei Darussalam's long-term development plan was explained in a briefing hosted by the Economic Planning and Development for heads of villages and longhouses in the Belait District office yesterday morning.

Under NDP 2007 - 2012, the government has allocated $9.5 billion to execute 826 projects in five years, said Acting Director of Economic Planning Awang Amin bin Haji Hashim.

The core development under the NDP 2007 -2012 is to widen the economic basis and strengthen the economy centred on knowledge; speed up social development and uphold social stability; increase the number of skilful work resources and build up the institution's capacity.

The Belait District is facing various developmental changes which include the installation of public lightings; construction of more public housing; road expansion and others which cover development in the forestry industrial, electrical, drainage and extension of sewerage construction.

Chaired by the Belait District Officer Awang Haji Mohamad bin Haji Abd Rahman, the briefing provided insights on Wawasan Brunei 2035 (Brunei's National Vision 2035) for chiefs and heads of villages, who act as the government's eyes and ears. They will share the information to villagers.

Wawasan Brunei 2035 (Brunei's National Vision 2035) has eight identified strategies namely education, economics security, institutional development, local business development, infrastructural development, social security and the environment.

To achieve Brunei's National Vision 2035), thousands of projects under the National Development Plan (NDP) will be executed for 30 years through three components of strategies and policies for development (OSPD) and 10 years for each OSPD which will support the objectives of the vision.

The OSPD component has six series in the first five years of NDP. The first OSPD is included in the NDP 2007-2012, which is currently in progress.

Also present was the Acting Chief Director of Economic Planning and Development Haji Awang bin Haji Mohd Daud. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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