Kurdistan Regional Government
A Vision for the Future
The Kurdistan Region – Iraq has achieved dramatic development in the past decade. Although challenged by damage to our society and infrastructure from years of war, genocide, forced displacement, and the destruction of more than 4,000 villages at the hand of the previous Iraqi regime, we have begun a sustainable development process.
With the appointment of the Seventh Cabinet this spring, and with opportunities for improvement still available to our Region, the Ministry of Planning of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has developed a Regional Strategic Development Vision for 2020.
We have produced this Vision for three reasons.
First, we wanted the population to know how we envision the Region developing and how the
KRG is working to improve the people’s well-being.
Second, we wanted to unify present thinking into an overall plan for the new cabinet in order that
all parts of government will work together for a common goal.
Third, we wanted to provide a framework under which the individual ministries could develop their detailed policies and goals through 2017, and so included five-year policy priorities.
In the Kurdistan Region of 2020, our private sector will take the lead in providing jobs and economic growth. Our government will operate efficiently and effectively to enable businesses to succeed and all people in our Region to fulfill their highest potential.
Our vision for 2020 is that all people in our Region will enjoy the benefits of freedom, health, welfare, and economic security and opportunity. This document lays the foundation for the achievement of that vision.
Dr. Ali Othman Sindi
Minister of Planning
Kurdistan Regional Government
September 2013
FORWARD BY THE MINISTER OF PLANNING
Table of Contents
Kurdistan Region of Iraq 2020: A Vision for the Future
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1) Building on History and Opportunities
2) The Kurdistan Regional Development Vision
3) Chapter One Putting People First
4) Health in Kurdistan
5) Education in Kurdistan
9) Ensuring an Inclusive Society
11) The Labor Market in Kurdistan
14) The Way Forward
17) Chapter Two Building the Region: Infrastructure
19) Transportation for a Growing Economy
20) Water and Sanitation for a Growing Economy
21) Electricity to Power Our Region
24) Communications for a Growing Economy
25) Housing for a Growing Population
26) The Way Forward
27) Chapter Three Creating an Economically Prosperous Region
29) Agriculture and Agro-industry
29) Enabling the Private Sector for Growth
31) Environmental Protection
35) The Way Forward
37) Chapter Four Putting Government to Work for the People
39) Effective and Honest Government
39) The Budget
42) Reform of the Civil Service
44) The Way Forward
45) Conclusion Fulfilling the Vision
47) Monitoring the Progress Toward Our Vision
50) The Responsibilities of the Government and of the People
Please Follow the Link Bellow to this EXCITING and Extremely Interesting and Informative Document:
http://www.ekrg.org/files/pdf/KRG_2020_last_english.pdf
