President highlights consultation and listening process with universities and civil society to build the policies of META RD 2036
Santo Domingo. – Within the framework of the Meta RD 2036 platform, which seeks to consolidate the Dominican Republic as a fully developed nation by that year, President Luis Abinader and Vice President Raquel Peña participated in the first National Forum for Full Development.
The goal is to achieve collective prosperity, which reaches every home in the national territory and allows all citizens to receive better public services day after day, higher quality education, formal jobs, citizen security, but above all, opportunities.
During his remarks at the closing ceremony, the Head of State affirmed that META RD 2036 is a national goal that also pursues sustainable development, inclusion and innovation, economic growth, the strengthening of institutions, and increasing productivity, by generating knowledge and strengthening human capital.
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Consult and listen
Likewise, he emphasized that this forum constituted a consultation process with universities and civil society to listen before acting and to open decisions to those who investigate reality and know our territories.”
“The proposals collected will be incorporated into the work of META RD 2036. We do not want a symbolic consultation, but rather participation reflected in priorities, decisions, and public policy instruments.”
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The president continued his speech by considering that “the reforms that require agreements will build consensus. And long-term transformations must begin now, because time lost in development cannot be recovered”.
Likewise, he pointed out that it is now time to transform that collective knowledge into concrete actions, through initiatives with those responsible, deadlines, indicators, and evaluation mechanisms, while reaffirming the Government’s commitment to promote the necessary reforms, build consensus, and modernize the State to facilitate development.
Joint effort between the Government and sectors of society
His words also specified that it is a realistic goal that can be achieved through a joint effort of all social sectors.
“It is not just a Government strategy or an economic figure. It is a country’s purpose. A shared horizon that must unite generations, territories, sectors, and wills, and transcend governments and electoral cycles, because development is never the work of a single administration.”
Goal RD 2036
Meta RD 2036 seeks to double real GDP by 2036, eliminate extreme poverty, create 1.7 million new jobs, triple the average wage, and achieve an investment grade that positions the country as one of the most prosperous and competitive economies in Latin America.
For this purpose, 14 committees were formed on agriculture and livestock, commerce, construction and real estate, energy, finance, local industry, capital markets and pensions, mining, MSMEs, technology and communications, transport and logistics, tourism, free zones, as well as a cross-cutting committee for general coordination.
The meeting took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Convention Center and was attended by representatives from the public and private sectors, academia, and multilateral organizations.
