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KDI Presentation Dec 10 2009 - Midrange Development plan 2009/2010-2013/2014Mid- Range Plan – 2010 / 2011 - 2013-2014

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General Secretary for Supreme Council for Planning and Development

Midrange Development plan2010/2011-2013/2014


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Vision and Strategic Objectives

Pillars of the Midrange Year Plan


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"Transforming Kuwait into a financial and trade center, attractive to investors, where the private sector leads the economy, creating competition and promoting production efficiency, under the umbrella of enabling government institutions, which accentuates values, safeguards social identity, and achieves human resource development as well as balanced development, providing adequate infrastructure, advanced legislation and inspiring business

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Vision “Kuwait 2035”


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Vision Components

Re-Invoking the regional pioneering role of the State of Kuwait as a financial and commercial hub, previously reached through hard work 1

Reviving the central role of the Kuwaiti private sector in driving development, a role which has already achieved leading Kuwaiti commercial entrepreneurship in the past

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Rebuilding important new roles for the state’s institutions to empower and support work, production, and investment, to ensure the appropriate infrastructures, legislations, and to create favorable business environment.

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Improving regulations and appropriate climate with special focus on balanced human development while instilling social values, preserving Kuwaiti identity, empower citizens achieving social justice and improving quality of life.

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Strengthening democratic system based on respecting and abiding by the Constitution to maintain justice, political participation and freedom 5


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DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC GOALS UNTIL 2035

Increasing GDP and raising

citizens livelihood

The private sector leads to

development following

stimulating mechanisms

Supporting human and

social development

Five Strategic Objectives

Developing population policies to

support development

Efficient government

administration


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Increasing GDP and raising citizens livelihoodFirst Goal:

Increasing non-oil growth to improve citizens livelihood

Diversification of production base from the financial, commercial and services sectors - without neglecting other sectors

Improving oil sector performance and increasing its interrelations in the national economy - particularly the petrochemical and technology

industries of high added value

strengthening financial institutions competitiveness, diversifying investment and financial instruments of the capital market,

reforming and developing general budget structure to promote non-oil deficit reduction

maintain economic stability and justice in the distribution of national income


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efficient partnership between public and private sectors and privitization

All administrative and regulatory obstacles in the business environment should be either limited or removed

providing the appropriate land for private sector

supporting SMEs and achieving diversification in their activities and integration with large projects

creating the appropriate environment to attract foreign direct and indirect investments

diversification of ownership structure in economic activities

strengthening middle classes productive role in supporting economic development

The private sector leads to development following stimulating mechanisms

Second Goal:


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Developing education and training systems

Scientific research that contributes to developing all development sectors

Developing social care and development systems and stressing on women empowerment and youth care

Ensuring environment regulations and efficient sustainability within the state

Developing health services and improving their competences benchmarked against international

standards

Development of housing care, cultural, media and religious affairs services

Supporting Human and Social Development Third Goal:


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Improving the population structure

Quality shift in the local labor market structure through modern professional methods and skills to improve workforce in both public and private sectors

Improving the quality and productivity of foreign labor by applying various mechanisms and legislations

Maintaining the reputation of the state of kuwait on the international scene as a defender of human rights committed to relevant international pacts.

National workforce development, rehabilitation and training issues to support development with trained national cadres

Developing population policies to support development Fourth Goal:


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Efficient and Effective Government Administration Fifth Goal:

Consolidate and enforce mechanisms of efficient management of development by stressing on and instilling transparency, accountability and integrity concepts in society and economy

Re-activation of the planning function at all levels and timelines in society and state bodies

Modernizing statistics activity and civil information system to support development and decision-making processes in all areas

Restructuring institutionally, organizationally and electronically government agencies in order to improve public and business services,

Providing and supporting the basic needs to building an information society within the state.


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Present Development Situation Analysis

Part Two


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Present Developmental Situation

Includes the following:

Economic Development1

Social Development2

Government Admin, Stat, and Information3


13 First: Economic Development

Economic Growth1

Growth of Real GDP

2002 2005 2006 2007

3% 10.6% 5.2% 4.4%

IMPACTS OF WORLD FINANCIAL CRISIS 2

The decline in export revenues

The collapse of stock and bonds prices

The decline in performance confidence

The bad impact on growth rates in the national economy

The decline of local banks deposits in foreign currencies abroad


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Private sector Role3

Private sector share in GDP

20022007

37%32%

Three Main Sectors

finance and insurance and transport, communications and telecommunications

Transformative Industries

47%9%

Weak share of the private sector in total

investments

20022007

40%42%

2002-2007

44%

Inflation4

Inflation Rate20022005

1%4.1%

20062007

3.1%5.5%

2008

10%


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DIVERSIFYING PRODUCTION BASE5

Avg % of GDP 2002-2007

Financial sector 5-1

17%

Avg % of Annual Growth 2002-2007 25%

Commercial sector 5-2

8.5%

90%

Oil sector5-3

48.1%

30%

Industrial sector 5-4

87.6%

54.2%

Avg % of GDP 2002-2007

Avg % of Annual Growth 2002-2007

Avg % of GDP 2002-2007


Avg % of OIL sector of all industrial output 2002-2007



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INFRASTRUCTURE6

electricity power production (36MM kilowatt )

Electricity and water6-1

2002

average annual growth rate of the electricity and water 2002-2007

6%

contribution to GDP 2002-2007

Transport and communications 6-2

6%

Avg % of Annual Growth 2002-2007 30%

2007 Avg Ann Grth

36 49 6.1%

composed capacity for water production 2002 2007

316 417


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Major Challenges in the Kuwait Labor Market

Public Finance7

Large financial surplus after taking into account the reserve for future generations (million KD).

2003/02 2008/07

670 7,422

Annual Avg

3,285

Percentage of oil revenue from total public revenues (2002/2003 – 2007/2008).

91.5%

1. The national labor force is focus in the public sector (83% in the public sector, 17% in the private sector).

2. The direction of the occupational distribution of the national labor force towards concentration in non-scientific and technical occupations.

3. Low-level of vocational and educational level in the composition of expatriates (53.9% with no qualifications).

4. Concentration of expatriate labor force in the category of marginal employment (55.2% in the year 2008).

5. Lack of legislation incentives for the Kuwaiti labor force to work in the private sector.6. Lack of legislation that contribute to the support and promotion of small enterprises.


Second: Human Resources and Social Development

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Demographics and labor market1

Demographic1-1

Labor Market1-2

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Total Population 2.420 2.547 2.754 2.991 3.183 3.310 3.443

(%) Kuwaitis 37.43 36.77 35.65 33.95 33.03 31.21 31.44

(%) Non-Kuwaiti s 62.57 63.23 64.35 66.05 66.97 68.79 68.56

Table (1) Development of Population in Kuwait 2002 – 2008

Total Labor Force 2008 (million) 2.09

Average growth rate of Kuwaiti labor force during 2002-2008 4.3%

Average annual new national labor entrants to labor market 21,000


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Education and Training: 2-1 Basic Education2

Table (2): Some indicators of basic education between 2005 and 2007

Index Males Females

Attainment levels for students of government schools in 2006 (fourth grade)

48% 58%

Index Secondary Middle Primary

Attainment levels for students of government schools (eighth

grade)* 14.1% 6.3% 1.4%

The average number of study hours per year (hours) 525 565 576

Index Sciences MathematicsThe rank of the State of Kuwait in the TIMSS tests in 2007 among 36 states

31 34

The rank of the State of Kuwait in the TIMSS tests in 2007 among 36 states 43

The rank of the State of Kuwait Pearls PIRLS tests in 2006 among 45 states 81%

Measurement of job satisfaction for teachers in 2005: the fourth grade teachers who do not feel satisfied with the job (more than 15 years of experience)

83%


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Higher Education2-2

Table (3): Some indicators of higher education in 2006/2007

IndexIndex value

The percentage of students who are studying applied studies in 2006/2007 26%The percentage of students who have completed their studies without repetition in the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training in 2006/2007 40%The percentage of dropouts in the institutes of the Public Authority for Applied Education in 2006 27%

IndexTheoretical Literary Colleges

Occupational Literary Colleges

Science colleges

Average rates of admissions at the university in the last five years (without the Women's College) 28% 30% 39%

Average rates of graduates from the university in the last five years (without the Women's College) 32% 41% 27%

IndexSecondary Middle Primary Kindergarten

KD per student 2005/2006 Cost per Student 1,738 1,641 1,359 2,100


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Public Health3

Some Primary Health Indicators in the State of Kuwait

Global index (average 2000-2007)*

Index value Index

1.1 2.02 The number of doctors per 1000 persons of the population (2007)

0.2 0.52 The number of dentists per 1000 persons of the population (2007)

2.9 0.87 The number of nurses per 1000 persons of the population (2007)

2.5 1.83 The number of beds per 1000 of population (2007)

90 91.3The percentage of infants who are born per 1000 births weighing less than

2500 grams (total) (2007)

Dentist PediatricGeneral

practitioner Index

60 114 326 Daily average number of visits to the health-care centers (2006)

Escorts Patients Index

5,971 3,819 The number of patients for treatment abroad and escorts (2007)


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Environment4

Marine Environment

Desert Environment

•Increasing rates of desertification and violations.•The leakage of oil from the bottom of the oil lakes resulted in the pollution of about 30 million cubic meters of aquifer.

•Increase in concentration of heavy metals in the waters of the Gulf•Lack of quantities of dissolved oxygen in the water, which affects the growth of aquatic plants, and the growth and reproduction of aquatic life.•Marine coasts suffer from flagrant abuses that adversely affect the balance in the biosphere.


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Social Welfare and Development5

Index Index valueThe number of families benefiting from social

assistance21,653

The percentage of children benefiting from children clubs in 2007

Females for the age group 4-16

Males for the age group 4-10 years

1% 20%The percentage of elderly benefiting from

mobile services in 20074.8%

The total number of beneficiaries of the Family Care in 2007

711

The total number of beneficiaries of the services for the disabled

657

The average number of young people (in the age group 14-25 years old), for each sports arena or

youth club (person per club)72,720

Housing Care1.The increased backlog of applications and the length of the

waiting period. The number of requests reached about 86,818 applications until March 31, 2009.

2.The need to identify additional sources of financing for the activity of housing care.

3.The poor private sector participation in the activity of providing housing alternatives.

4.The need to review the operational policies, tools and roles in the provision of housing care

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24 Third: Public Administration, Planning and Information

Public Administration1.Inflation in the public service with overlapping functions which negatively

impacted the investment and business environment. 2.Retreat of Kuwait on the Transparency International index.

Planning•Absence of regularity of the planning function in the State over more than two

decades, which was not conducive to the culture of planning in the society.•The obsolescence of the planning legislative framework.

•Challenges facing the development of national statistics data base.

Information1.Information society is facing significant challenges regarding the need to modernize the legislative framework (e-commerce – Intellectual property).

2.Modernization of technological and institutional infrastructure, and the development of employment information services.

3.The development of the investment and business environment, and the dissemination of culture and information applications in the community.


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Policies of the Midrange

Development Plan

Part Three


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First: Economic Policies

•Economic Growth Policies1.Enhancing the opportunities and areas of macro-economic sustainable growth2.Decreasing the dominance of the oil sector in the national economy3.Reducing the imbalance in the relationship between current consumption and capital formation

•Policies for addressing the impact of the global financial crisis•Revitalization of the economic activity in the State, through the enhancement of the public expenditure rates•Developing and amending a number of laws and legislations that establish more stability and transparency.•Providing the liquidity necessary to raise the rates of economic growth in the society.


Policies for supporting and expanding the role of the private sector

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•Restructuring the role played by the State so as to allow more of the private sector to play the primary role.•Limiting the role of the State to ensure the proper functioning of the economic system, through the tasks of regulation, oversight, follow-up. •Motivating and encouraging the growth of the private sector to exercise a greater role in economic and social development.•Adopting the economic reform approach based mainly on the partnership of the private and public sector and the principle of privatizing many of the government agencies and public institutions.•Outsourcing some major projects in full or in partnership with the private sector.•Adoption of various forms of cooperation between public and private sectors and in particular the (BOT).• Stimulating the private sector to implement a number of government projects..•The issuance of the necessary legislation to create a better business environment for the private business sector and individual initiatives.•Supporting small and medium-size enterprises diversity in their activities and integrate them with the major projects.•Ensure that the national labor is not affected in the projects that will be transferred to the private sector.


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Policies for diversifying the production base 4

Policies for transition to financial and trade center (financial sector) 4-1

•Improving organizational status for financial investment in Kuwait•Strengthening the role of Central Bank as the regulatory and supervisory body over financial and banking system. •Promoting the principles of good governance in the banking business,•Improving the regulatory environment and ensuring the transparency of the legislative and judicial system.•Follow-up on the commitment of the banking and financial system in terms of operating according to international standards.•Strengthening the financial reserves, and devoting the relative stability of the exchange rate of the Kuwaiti dinar.Modernization of the regulatory and oversight environment of Kuwait Stock Exchange.


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Policies of transition to a financial and trade center (trade sector) 4-2

Policies for the development of the oil sector performance 4-3

•Significant changes in the structure of output of trade and increasing the rate of contribution to GDP,.•Create an administrative, regulatory and legal environment in the private sector, with the provision of

facilities, services and investment incentives •Developing infrastructure supporting the trade sector, both internal and external,

•Development and modernization of road transport services and increasing the road network. •Facilitating the re-export procedures and encouraging transit trade

•Opening all areas of business activities for job seekers in the local market to reduce the phenomenon of monopoly

•The gradual withdrawal of government from direct contribution to economic activities and reducing the dominance of the state over land ownership.

•Increasing awareness among citizens and residents to promote the concepts of integrity and transparency.

•The continuation of the essential role of the State in the production of crude oil and natural gas, with the participation of the private sector in the subsequent activities.

•Development of reserves of crude oil and natural gas.•Increasing production rates of crude oil and natural gas.

•Expansion of refining capacity for crude oil locally. •Modernization of Fleet to improve the competitiveness of the oil sector in global markets.


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(4-4) Manufacturing policiesi.Significant changes in the structure of industrial output and

raising the proportion of its contribution to the GDP ii.Increasing the contribution of the private sector in the national

industrial investment . iii.Restructuring the industrial sector,

iv.Removing regulatory and administrative restrictions that prevent the accomplishment of the national objectives for

industry.v.Attention to industries with high added value and advanced

technology. vi.Expansion of opportunities and areas of domestic investment in

industry. (4-5) Agriculture sector policies

i.Significant changes in the growth rates of agricultural output .ii.Encouraging investment in various agricultural areas (plant -

animal – fish-landscaping) and giving a greater role to the private sector.

iii.The creation of national cadres specialized in all areas of agriculture.

iv.Establishment of a geographic information system for agricultural plots.

v.Development and modernization of agricultural marketing systems and mechanisms in collaboration with the private sector.


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•Infrastructure Development Policies

(5-1) Electricity and water policies •Increasing the production of electric power to meet the growing needs

of various sectors.•Allowing the implementation of several projects of electricity and water

to the private sector. •Increasing the production of water distillation plants

•Implementation of the project to link the electricity grids among the GCC countries.

•Preservation of the environment and addressing the pollution through the rationalization of consumption, towards the application of the

consumer segmentation system. •Use of the latest technologies to generate electricity and water

production, using new and renewable energy alternatives. •Involvement of the private sector in the activities of electricity and

water sector through the gradual privatization of the power and water plants and transport and storage.

•Promoting the proper use of electricity and water resources through the development of energy conservation systems and rationing of

consumption,


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(5-2) Transportation Policies i.Improving road, sea and air networks .

ii.Increasing the contribution of the private sector in the transportation sector.

iii.Raising the efficiency of road transport network by increasing road network (addition of about 1200 linear kilometers of paved

highways and internal roads), the establishment and maintenance of rail and subway.

iv.Revitalization of the maritime shipping and upgrading its infrastructure.

v.Regulating the air transport market and developing the infrastructure of the Kuwait International Airport .

vi.Continue to involve the private sector in providing services related to air transport, and the privatization of some related activities, as

well as the activities of maritime and land transportation.vii.Development and modernization of land and sea transport

services.


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•Public Finance Policiesi.Achieving efficiency in the allocation of resources to

rationalize public spending, ii.Significant changes in the growth rates and structure of public

revenue and increasing the expected growth rate of the non-oil income

iii.Development of a more comprehensive and broader regulatory vision to oversight on the efficiency of expenditure

and protection of public funds. iv.Application of programs and performance budgeting in

various government agencies gradually. v.Supporting efforts and initiatives of economic cooperation

within the framework of the Gulf Cooperation Council.


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Second: Human Resources and Social Development Policies

1.Demographic Policies•Increasing the ratio of the Kuwaiti population to total population.

•Stability of the expatriate population during the plan period and the reduction of marginal labor.

2.Labor Market Policies:•Adopting the principle of scientific planning of the workforce

•Improving the environment and working conditions in the private sector and replacing the sponsor system

•Amending the labor legislation to achieve more job opportunities for the National Labor Force

•Increasing the total national labor percentage of the labor market.

•Increasing employment opportunities for the national labor force in the private sector.

•Decreasing the ratio of employment in the public sector to total population.

•Increasing the growth rates of employment in the private sector.


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•(cont)•Increasing the percentage of the Kuwaiti population

contribution to the economic activity, both males and females. .

•Developing and upgrading the capacities of national labor to work in the private sector.

•Reducing labor-intensive economic activities, and promoting capital-intensive economic activities.

•Raising the labor productivity in the state through the application of Kuwait vocational qualifications system.

•Supporting small and medium-size enterprises. •Stop the recruitment of foreign workers in the public sector,

except in rare specialties. •Developing mechanisms for recruitment and regulating the

foreign labor residence.•Improving the image of the State of Kuwait for human rights.

•Addressing the phenomenon of illegal expatriates.•Setting regulation for recruitment and deployment of domestic

workers.


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1.Basic Education Policies•The reformulation of policies in the educational system at all levels.

•Instilling positive perceptions in students, such as citizenship and loyalty, and developing skills of free and creative thinking.

•Integration of policies and mechanisms for the education system. •Establishment of an independent national center for evaluation and

measurement of all grades of basic education. •Activating the role of the Supreme Council for education in the development of

basic education and its bodies.•Motivating students into basic sciences (natural sciences, mathematics and

languages).•Developing a testing system to evaluate the methods of teaching and

measurement to increase the performance levels of the educational process. •Increasing the length of the duration of the educational process in different

stages of basic education. •Setting objective foundations for the selection and promotion of teachers.•Providing requirements for quality management systems for educational

institutions. •Improving the school environment in general (class and extra-curricular), making

it an attractive environment for students. •Gradual privatization of public schools within the privatization project.

•Participation of the private sector in the management and the rebuilding of a number of old schools of the Ministry of Education.

•Continuous assessment for private schools in terms of curriculum, teachers and facilities.

•Providing the land necessary for private sector to invest in education.


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1.Higher Education Policies•Achieving congruence between the output of university education and the goals of the strategic vision of the State of Kuwait.•Promotion of scientific and technical capabilities among the graduates. •Achieving balance between the rates of admissions and graduates in various disciplines. •Reducing the average stay in literature colleges with high failure rates. •Ongoing evaluation of academic programs at universities, updated in accordance with global regulations. •Increasing the allocation of expenditure on scientific research and directing research policies to serve the requirements of development.•Organizing research initiatives of the Academic staff in the framework of research plans linked to national policy for scientific research . •Revisiting and planning for the establishment of independent universities in areas of Kuwait, in addition to the new Kuwait University campus in Alshdadia •Entrusting the task of planning and supervision of higher education to a Supreme Council for Higher Education, instead of Kuwait University Council. •Diversifying university education and its institutions.


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•Promoting cooperation with international academic institutions and renowned international universities.

•Developing new disciplines in the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training.

•Development of teaching processes and training within the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training.

•Restructuring education programs and teaching methods in the faculties of Public Authority for Applied Education and Training.

•Increasing the percentage of students of the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training in applied sciences.

•Stimulating the private universities through grants and internal scholarships and the provision of land and construction of proper

facilities.•Assessing private universities and colleges through a

comprehensive evaluation in terms of curricula, programs, professors and facilities.

•Establishing the Higher Council for Higher Education Insititutions (private and public) to plan, coordinate, mange quality and set

policies.


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5- Scientific Research Policies•Increasing attention to and use of scientific research as one of the economic pillars

of social and knowledge development. •Establishing a supreme council for science, technology and innovation based on

the formulation of a long-term national policy and strategic planning.•Increasing financial support for research and development activities in the State.

•Strengthening the relationship between scientific research institutions and production and services sectors in the State, and the private sector.

•Establishment of centers of excellence for research at the state level in the areas of national development priority.

•Establishment of specialized units in the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, to support the cooperation with the private sector and the production and services

sectors.•The recruitment and marketing of scientific research output in the production and

services sectors in the State.•Supporting the development efforts of the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research.

•The development of Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences. • Developing the research efforts of the Kuwait University through pivotal projects.

•Strengthening channels of cooperation and effective partnerships between research institutions.

•Promoting international scientific cooperation of national research and educational institutions, and advanced scientific research centers abroad.

•Deepening and the dissemination of constructive scientific culture and scientific practices and the development of innovation in society


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6- Public Health Policies •Development of the absorptive capacity of the health care facilities in

hospitals and primary health-care centers. •Doubling the number of beds through the construction of hospitals and

hospital supplements.•Developing and upgrading the quality of health services in primary health

care centers. •The development of dental services, by increasing the number of clinics.

•Refurbishing and increasing the capacity of medical laboratories.•Upgrading nursing services by increasing ratio of nurses to doctors.

•Developing the health care quality through the application of international accreditation.

•Developing an integrated system of health care insurance for the State of Kuwait covering citizens and residents.

•The development of the medical treatment abroad and rationalizing its costs.

•Separating the Kuwaitis from expatriates in hospitals and specialized centers.

•Supporting the role of the private health sector and prepare it to assume responsibilities

•Creating competitiveness in the field of health care through the provision of facilities to the private sector by providing doctors and medical staff.

•Privatizing the management of some hospitals and primary health care centers.


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•Environmental Policies•Building an integrated system for the protection of the environment

in the State.•Issuing a comprehensive environment law that provides national

controls for environment protection. •Meeting all environmental requirements for permitted levels of

pollution. •Integrated management of air quality and reducing health and

development risks of pollutants,. •Protection of the marine environment and assist in the rehabilitation

of its systems.•Protection of land resources and soil and the reduction of

desertification and conservation of the biosphere of the components of wildlife.

•Developing systems to protect industrial areas from the effects of industrial pollution.

•The protection of biodiversity and support and encourage the construction of natural reserves

•The development of secure system for the management of solid and liquid hazardous waste

•Encourage recycling of waste .


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•Social Welfare and Development Policies•Supporting and developing the social safety net mechanisms.

•Development of the concept of social assistance by preparing those who are able to work so that they can be independent.

•Requiring the cooperatives of annual earnings level of a maximum of 7%. •Raising the ceiling of the salary subject to social insurance, and increase

supplementary pension limits.•The development of the welfare policies of the socially sensitive groups -

children, the elderly, juveniles and delinquents and of unknown parentage. •The provision of care and healthy environment for all children.

•Setting health controls on the manufacture and importation of children foods.•Protecting children from exploitation and violence through the enactment of a

special law. •Promotion of works of art and high culture aimed to improve the child and the

development of talents and refinement. •Providing specialized services for the elderly.

•Following the appropriate means and mechanisms to change the concept of care for the disabled to the concept of involvement.

•Care of disabled persons and protection of their interests. •Development of civil society and raising its efficiency.

•Educating young people about the importance of volunteer work. •Supporting systems of justice and the rule of law in society with full respect for

the Constitution, and the development of parallel systems of litigation.


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•Women and Youth Policies•Push for more community empowerment for women in

Kuwait.•The development of an institutional mechanism to follow up

on women issues and monitor the progress and failures.•Contributing in providing housing care for some groups of

women.•Reviewing all legislation for the Liberation of Women from

the articles that are discriminated against her. •Greater efforts to be directed towards the empowerment of

young people in the Kuwaiti society. •Development of the concept of the current youth centers and

sports clubs. •Supporting the student activities and sponsoring its

organizations and the development community-based initiatives.

•Encouraging young people to establish civil and multi-purpose youth organizations.

•Protecting young people from the dangers of drugs abuse and amphetamine. \


•Art and Culture Policies•Encouraging literary and artistic creativity and dissemination of

high culture in society. •Rebuilding and restoration of cultural status in the country to

commemorate the long heritage of Kuwait. •Freeing the intellectual, creative and innovative thinking in the

community through overcoming all obstacles to more media freedoms.

•Sponsoring the product of culture, art, and literature, and development of the means of exhibition.

•Sponsoring the talented artists, musicians, writers.•The revival of hobbies and talents in basic education (such as

music, painting, theater, writing and other hobbies). •Renouncing the ideas of extremism and fanaticism through the

work to uphold the ideology of moderation. •Attention to public libraries with the latest requirements.

•Raising the profile of the various museums (national, historical, artistic and scientific)

•Promotion of works of art to raise the culture of children and the development and refining of their talents.


45•Housing Care Policies

•Reducing the waiting period for housing care beneficiaries through the provision of the requirements for the implementation

and accelerate delivery of housing units.•The provision of land for the implementation of housing projects.

•Proceeding with the construction of planned new cities in cooperation with the private sector.

•Addressing the funding of residential care, through the diversification of the financial resources.

•Development of financial resources for the SCB to be able to implement its program of real estate lending.

•Expanding the role of the private sector in financing and implementing of residential care plans.

•Amending Act 27 of 1995 on the participation of the private sector.

•Amending Act No. 7 of 2008 on State property. •Developing the concept and philosophy of housing care to

reduce the number of applications for residential care. •The provision of new housing alternatives and move toward changing the pattern of horizontal expansion of the housing

projects.


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Third: Public Administration, Planning, and Information Policies

•Policies of Public Administration, Transparency and Accountabilityi.Restructuring government agencies and reducing their size.

ii.Development, control and reduction of organizational structures in the government sector.

iii.Enhancing the quality of performance and ways of providing public services and business services sector.

iv.The development of business services in government agencies and support of the investment environment.

v.Studying the privatization of some government services, or assign some of the private sector management.

vi.Completion of e-government projects and the development of existing ones.

vii.Linking information systems in the government sector through the information network of Kuwait.

viii.Development of leadership in the public sector to improve efficiency. ix.Activation and development of legislative frameworks and institutional

mechanisms to combat corruption and promote transparency.x.The issuance of the Anti-Corruption Act and the establishment of an

anti-corruption authority. xi.Strengthening the role of civil society organizations in the area of

transparency and anti-corruption.


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Planning and Statistic Policies 2

i.Supporting the planning and development activity through the establishment of specialized institute for the planning and preparation of

statistical and qualitative studies. ii.Activating the function of planning in government institutions and the

culture of planning.iii.The establishment of planning units in government agencies,

strengthening the capacity of strategic planning.iv.Attention to the follow-up of the plans and programs activity and stimulate

it as a development activity. v.Supporting the participation of citizens in dealing with issues of

development.vi.The development of national statistical activity, to support development

efforts. vii.Conducting the general census of population and housing in 2010,

according to the latest methods and tools. viii.Development of data banks and statistical services.

ix.Development of statistical indicators in a number of important areas. x.Building various economic databases and indicators to be accessible

xi.Development of statistical services in the civil information system and the completion of the stages of the smart card.

xii.Dissemination of statistical information periodically on the Internet for users.


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Information Policies 3

i.Restructuring the information and communication sectors legislatively and institutionally.

ii.Completion of the institutional development of the communications and information sector and the establishment of the

Telecommunications Regulatory Commission and Post Entity. iii.Developing and upgrading the infrastructure of communication and

information. iv.Completing the liberalization of the telecommunications sector by

privatizing some its services. v.Expansion of attention to information security and information

disaster and crisis management. vi.Completing the development needs of the information society

through the preparation of studies and reports. vii.Upgrading workers in the field of information and communication.

viii.Dissemination of information culture and its applications in the community.


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Targets of the Midrange Plan

Part Four:


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)1 (Economic Targets

StatementPublic Sector

)Oil (1Public Sector

)Non-Oil(Private Sector

Total

The annual growth rate of real gross domestic product 2.0% 2 4.4% 8.8% 3 5.1%

The average annual value of investments (million KD) 1617 2350 4 3426 5 7393

Table (6): Targets of product and investment growth rate for the Midrange plan in the public and private sectors

Statement 2009/2008 2014/2013

The oil sector share in GDP 43% 39%

The non-oil sector share in GDP 57% 61%

The private sector share in non-oil GDP 65% 70%

The private sector share in total non-oil investment 40% 65%

The average rate of investment to GDP 18% 23%

The average rate of private sector investment to GDP 4.7% 12.5%

The average rate of public sector investment to GDP 13.4% 10.4%

The share of oil revenues in total government revenue 12% 9.8%

Deficit in non-oil budget (billion dinars) 11* 9.2

Table (7): Quantitative targets of the in the oil and the non-oil sector


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Statement 03/2004-08/2009 08/2009-13/2014

Annual growth rate of government spending 12.7% 5.7%

Table (8): Quantitative targets for government spending growth

Table (9): Quantitative goals for the transformation of the participation of the private sector by economic activities

Activities

Gross Domestic Product2008/2009 2013/2014

Public sector(%)

Private sector(%)

Public sector(%)

Private sector(%)

Agriculture and fishing 0 100 0 100

Crude Oil 100 0 100 0

Oil refining and petrochemical 100 0 100 0

Manufacturing industries 5 95 5 95

Electricity and water 100 0 73 27

Building and construction 0 100 0 100

Domestic and foreign trade 0 100 0 100

Transport and Communications 28 72 19 81

Finance and insurance 0 100 0 100

Education 94 6 94 6

Health 92 8 85 15

Other services 83 17 79 21

Total non-oil 35 65 30 70

Total 63 37 56 44


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)2 (Human and community development targetsTable (10): Quantitative targets for some indicators of human and community

development

Index 2008-2009 2013-2014Population and demographics

The percentage of the population of Kuwaitis* 31.4% 35%Labor Force

Kuwaiti Labor in the private sector (2008) 4.8% 8%Average annual number of employed in the government sector (2003-2008) 15,000 8,000

Average annual increase in employment (2003-2008) 108,000 86,000

Total increase in employment (2003-2008)** 540,000 431,000EducationOrientations of secondary school students about the scientific study (2007-2008)

36% 50%

The number of study hours at the primary school (2007-2008) 576 805

The number of study hours of for the middle school (2007-2008) 565 718

The number of study hours of for the secondary school (2007-2008) 525 718

The average admissions rate in the practical and technological university colleges (2003-2008)

39% 55%

The percentage of students of applied studies in the Public Authority for Applied Education (2007-2008)

27% 40%

the internal scholarships in private universities (2007-2008) 2,500 8,000

Spending on scientific research of the GDP (2007-2008) 0.2% 1.0%


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Index 2008-2009 2013-2014HealthNew primary health care centers (2007) 34The number of dental clinics (2007) 194 300The rate Dentists (persons per dentist) (2007) 3,000 1,000Development of health laboratories (number of laboratories)

75

The establishment of new health laboratories 48The rate of nursing service (nurse per doctor) (2007) 2 4Rate of beds per thousand people (2007) 1.83 3 Health insurance coverage rate for citizens and residents (2007)

100%

Social care and developmentIncreases in supplementary pension 67%The number of children clubs (2007) 9 19The number of mobile care teams for the elderly (2007)

6 24

The number of sheltered workshops for the disabled 6

Table (10): Quantitative targets for some indicators of human and community development (cont)


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Statement 09/2010 10/2011 11/2012 12/2013 13/2014Total during the years of the plan

Total lots 0 1,014 12,300 15,885 3,000 32,199

Total houses 652 0 1,470 3,289 7,242 12,653

Total flats 0 0 0 1,185 2,080 3,265

Total 652 1,014 13,770 20,395 12,322 48,117

Table (11): Quantitative targets for residential care during the years of the Midrange plan


Second: Legislative Requirements of the Plan (Issuance or amendment)

(1) Legislative requirements in the economic sector1.Privatization law 2.Public-private partnership law3.Law on the Protection of Competition4.Consumer Protection Law5.Commercial Companies Law6.Value Added Tax Law7.Commercial agencies law8.The law of public tenders and procurement 9.A law to regulate mergers, acquisitions and consolidation 10. A law to regulate the operations of bankruptcy 11. The law of corporate governance12. A Law on the establishment of Capital Market Authority13. A legislation that allows the issuance of government instruments 14. the law of the securitization of conventional and Islamic financing15. Law on the financial costs and fees for the use of public facilities and services 16. Comprehensive Income Tax Law17. The law of small projects18. The Civil Aviation Law19. Amending the law of State property BOT20. Amending the insurance laws 21. Amending the Law of Civil and Commercial Procedure


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(2) In the field of human and community development 2

(3) In the field of public administration, planning and information 3

1.Anti-Corruption Law2.A new law for planning3.The law of electronic commerce and transactions4.Electronic signature law5.A new law for telecommunications 6.The civil service law and system7.The Law on the Protection of Intellectual Property8.The law of the right of access to public information9.The law of conflict of interest 10. Law on the protection of informers Law on financial disclosure


Third: Institutional Requirements of the Plan

)1 (In the economic sector 1

)2 (In the area of human and community development 2

)3 (In the field of public administration, planning and information 3

•the establishment of the Capital Market Authority •the establishment of the Supreme Council of Privatization, within the proposed law framework•the establishment of a body to regulate the activities of transport •the establishment of a body to regulate the activity of communication•the establishment of a body for small and medium-sized projects •the establishment of a tax authority•the establishment of a consumer protection authority

•the establishment of a specialized center for the application of professional qualifications system•the establishment of a national center for evaluation and measurement of basic education •the establishment of supreme council for higher education institutions •the establishment of the Supreme Council for Science, Technology and Innovation •the establishment of a housing fund for women •the establishment of a professional center for Occupational Health and Safety

•the establishment of an Institute for Planning and Statistics •the establishment of the Integrity and Transparency Authority•the establishment of the Postal Service Authority


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Executive Programs and Construction Projects

Upon the adoption of policies contained in this document by the constitutional authorities, the government program will be prepared, which will include the operational programs of the plan with the content of the draft of the development and improvement of performance and construction projects. As well as a set of leading projects that involves government agencies in the delivery and supervision in collaboration with the private sector, giving priority for those projects according to their contribution to the achievement of the policy contained in this document.


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Follow-up and Evaluation Requirements and Procedures

1.Supporting the flexibility of the development plan.2.Detection of deviation from the plan targets and its reasons.3.Modification and development of the planning database.4.Direct communication and interaction between the development partners.5.Supporting the mutual understanding between the executive and legislative branches.

The plan provides a proposal for the establishment of a system for planning follow-up consisting of:

•The Supreme Steering Committee of the system •Coordinator of the work teams of the Committee.

Follow-up and reports are submitted periodically to the Chairman of the Supreme Steering Committee, the Council of Ministers, the Supreme Council for Planning and Development, and all the government agencies involved in the implementation of policies, programs and projects. In addition to other relevant bodies as required by the Chairman of the Supreme Steering Committee.

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