The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure concludes the ‘Future Aspirations Workshops’

Manama, Aug. 15 (BNA): The Government of Bahrain concluded the “Future Aspirations Workshops”, at the Isa Culture Centre on Monday, 15 August 2022. The final workshop was held following a series of workshops and coordination meetings between executive officials from various government agencies. The Future Aspirations Workshops are being held to carry out the directives of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to determine the key priorities that will shape the future goals of the government. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, His Excellency Shaikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, affirmed that the “Future Aspirations Workshops” are a result of the government’s commitment to advance development pathways across all levels, to achieve the Kingdom’s wide-ranging goals. HE Shaikh Khalid noted that five preliminary workshops were held, preceded by five coordination meetings in which 57 different government agencies participated. HE Shaikh Khalid stressed that the core of government work focuses on serving citizens, who remain at the center of all development efforts, emphasising the importance of setting strategic priorities in line with the Kingdom’s comprehensive development plan and Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030, based on the principles of sustainability, fairness and competitiveness. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure noted that the five workshops produced 27 policies and 113 initiatives to be considered for the upcoming phase of government work, which covered infrastructure and environment, legislative work, social services, financial and economic work, and government performance and digital transformation. During the workshop, the Minister of Cabinet Affairs, His Excellency Hamad bin Faisal Al Malki, delivered a summary of the policies and initiatives, noting that they will be presented to the Government Executive Committee.