The agenda of the day-2020: points of growth and reserves of development of Turkmenistan
The National Council of Turkmenistan, the session of which took place on Wednesday, September 25 in Ashgabat considered and approved the basic directions of social and economic development of the country for 2020, having confirmed them by its decision.
Each of these directions was characterised in the speech of president Berdimuhamedov, who summed up the main outputs and designated the purposes and problems for the next year.
Analysing the speech of the head of the state, it is possible to point out some moments on which the president especially concentrated attention of participants of the session: these are investments as tool of diversification of economy, innovation as model of industrial growth, bringing of social infrastructure to the level of developed countries.
The last means also development of cities and villages, creation of new settlements. In Turkmenistan there are already new villages constructed and some are under construction, huge transformations have occurred in Ashgabat. Ambitious plans are planned for erection of a new large area in the north of the capital - almost a whole city, "Ashgabat-city". In Gokdepe, in the valley at foothills there begun the building of one more city - the new centre of Akhal region.
These two cities should become "pioneers" of the new concept of town-planning and large scale illustrations of modern social policy of the state in which traditional valuable reference points are combined with the innovative approach. Undertaken these large-scale projects, Turkmenistan shows presence of the serious economic reserve which has been saved up for years of reforms and growth.
The same work is developed in all regions of the country where in parallel formation of industrial clusters on the basis of local natural resources, for agrarian and industrial complex, expansion of transport-communication networks conditions for increase of incomes of people and standard of living are created, new workplaces are opened, there are possibilities for various kinds of small and medium business.
Nevertheless, dynamics of the changing world is that that it is necessary for Turkmenistan to keep pace with the time as Berdimuhamedov told, it is better to involve the country’s potential, the potential of internal reserves, regional, corporate integration and wider international cooperation.
State property privatisation, involving of financially-bank system in world relations , construction of protection against global economic crises, more active involvement of market mechanisms, tax motions, efficient control of manpower - the president spoke about all it and many other things, formulating the agenda for 2020 for the country.
Among goals of sectors it was an issue of agriculture reforming, development of oil and gas and power sector on the basis of high technologies, possibilities of increase of their export component in more details.
Among the most actual directions it was named digitalization of economy as the major condition of competitiveness and development. The fourth industrial revolution already influences political, economic and social systems of the country, Berdimuhamedov told. And thereupon, as the president considers, development of a new program for development of branches of Turkmen economy - with focus on information technology is necessary.
Here the personnel support of transformations is, of course, especially important, that is, preparation of experts and managers of new generation that the president of Turkmenistan underlined in his speech, making an emphasis on science and education. And, not only high schools, but also schools and preschools should undergo transformations.
The head of the state reminded that the national program of development for 2019-2025 provides the building of 205 comprehensive schools and 165 kindergartens. And here it is necessary to bring up and start to prepare those who will advance innovations and technologies in life. This problem Berdimuhamedov named the major for authorities of national education system, its workers, first of all, teachers.
Respective alterations are required, according to the Turkmen leader, and in the cultural sphere. It means an active use of digital formats, mediazation of brands of national culture, digitalization of the most cultural space that not only will involve the youth, but also will open wider access of the international audience to the heritage of Turkmen people, its modern art.
Gulya Rozyeva
