The following is Brunei Darussalam's National Vision or Wawasan for 2035, as authorized by His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam. Brunei today enjoys one of the highest standards of living in Asia. Its per capita income is one of the highest in Asia, and it has al
The following is Brunei Darussalam's National Vision or Wawasan for 2035, as authorized by His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam.
Brunei today enjoys one of the highest standards of living in Asia. Its per capita income is one of the highest in Asia, and it has already achieved almost all the target of the Millennium Development Goals.
Its standards of education and health are among the highest in the developing world. This has been largely the result of political stability created by His Majesty's government investment of oil and gas revenues in infrastructure and in the development of social welfare.
Current prosperity, however, cannot be taken for granted. If the people are to continue to enjoy their high standards of living, planning must take account of a number of emerging social and economic facts. The challenge facing the nation lies in finding ways to do this successfully while, at the same time, upholding the values upon which the nation has developed and progressed.
The country will need to develop and implement an integrated and well-coordinated national strategy comprising the following key elements:
* An education strategy that will prepare our youth for employment and achievement in a world that is increasingly competitive and knowledge-based.
* An economic strategy that will create new employment for our people and expand business opportunities within Brunei Darussalam through the promotion of investment, foreign and domestic, both in downstream industries as well as in economic clusters beyond the oil and gas industry.
* A security strategy that will safeguard our political stability and our sovereignty as a nation and that links our defense and diplomatic capabilities and our capacity to respond to threats from disease and natural catastrophes.
* An institutional development strategy that will enhance good governance in both the public and private sectors, high-quality public services, modern and pragmatic legal and regulatory frameworks and efficient government procedures that ensures a minimum of bureaucratic "red tape."
* A local business development strategy that will enhance opportunities for local SMBs as well as enable Brunei Malays to achieve leadership in business and industry by developing greater competitive strength.
* An infrastructure development strategy that will ensure continued investment by government and through public-private partnerships in developing and maintaining world-class infrastructure with special emphasis on education, health care and industry.
* A social security strategy that ensures that, as the nation prospers, all citizens are properly cared for.
* An environmental strategy that ensures the proper conservation of our natural environment and cultural habitat. It will provide health and safety in line with the highest international practices.
To realize this Vision of Brunei 2035, the strategies listed above will need to be developed by both government and private bodies and implemented as a well-coordinated national strategy.