1429/1430 H. Highlights of the plan are the strategy to improve the standard of living and quality of life for people and offer job opportunities for citizens, to continue to develop education and training and expand the area of applied sciences and technology. Among the main objectives of the plan is to diversify the economic base, improve the national economy's productivity, enhance its competitive abilities through focusing on strategic and transformative industries, particularly densely-used industries in the industry of energy and its by-products, including natural gas, mining, tourism and information technology industries, through eliminating obstacles before investments and expediting the implementation of privatization strategy. Within the development plan's strategy is to increase the contribution of the private sector to the economic development, to develop the science, technology and informatization systems and support scientific research and proceed to the knowledge economy. --More 2125 Local Time 1825 GMT
