Almaty must become a heart of implementation of Kazakhstan Strategic Development Plan till 2020 – A. Yessimov
ATY. February 1. KAZINFORM /Aigul Turysbekova/ It is obvious that human resources in terms of knowledge economy will provide success in all lines. It is especially crucial for Almaty city which possesses a vigorous scientific and intellectual potential; Mayor of Almaty city Akhmetzhan Yessimov has said it today at the session in Almaty devoted to the President's Address.
"The tenth part of the country's population lives in Almaty, the fifth part of the national budget and GDP is formed here. Almaty must become a heart of implementation of the strategic development plan of Kazakhstan till 2020", the Mayor emphasized.
He noted that the Head of the State set a task on forced industrial-innovation development whereas the industrialization map of the country was developed as well.
The Mayor believes that the success of implementation of the Address directly depends on the joint work and consolidation of efforts of each Almaty resident.
"The Address itself is a program document for the next ten years. It is aimed at promoting the country to the number of the developed countries of the world. The progress will be built on the following priorities - national security, post-crisis development, industrialization, increase of competitiveness of human recourses and quality of social services", A. Yessimov noted.