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Overview:
The
Seventh Five-year Plan (2006-2010)
The main features of the Seventh Five-year
Development Plan (2006-2010) were deter mined by
three major factors - the basic targets and
principles of Oman’s long-term development
strategy (1996-2020), an assessment of the
performance of the Sixth Five-year Development
Plan, and an evaluation of new developments
scheduled to take place during the period covered
by the Seventh Plan.
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he
Plan aims to attain average annual economic
growth rates (in fixed price terms).
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The
Seventh Five-year Plan aims to speed up the
process of diversifying the sources of
national income by increasing non-oil
activities. It is anticipated that
industries dependent on natural gas, as well
as tourism and non-oil exports of Omani
origin.
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The
development of human resources is another
major priority of the Seventh Plan.
Accordingly, major importance is being
attached to education, health, the creation
of employment opportunities for nationals
and the further development of Omanisation
programmes.
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The
Plan’s other priorities include the judicial
sector.
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Development of the
information technology (IT) sector, the
expansion of research and development to
cover most sectors of the national economy,
and further support for the Scientific
Research Council .
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The
Plan also provides for a wide range of
projects in various sectors under the civil
ministries’ development programmes.
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