President Irfaan Ali, this morning presented a blueprint of the Guyana’s developmental agenda for 2030 and beyond, even as he admitted that the country does not currently possess the human capital to push the agenda.

Speaking at the 9th Edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII9) being held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the theme “The Key to Prosperity-Unlocking New Frontiers of Growth”, the President said Guyana will forge ahead with its developmental plan by utilizing models that worked in countries like Qatar.

“And to do all of this, we know like Qatar, we have to bring in people, we have to bring in talent, we have to bring in investment, we have to bring in technology so that is what we are doing. We don’t have the time or the human resource assets in terms of numbers to start from scratch, we have to bring in the model that are proven and then advance it for our development,” the President said.

The President told the forum that the country’s oil resources have ignited a pace of transformation and allowed the country to make investments in education, human capital, healthcare and technology. He said investments will also be made to ensure that the country has the most skilled workforce and personnel.

The President noted that in order to compete in the global system, there must be the right infrastructure, education system, healthcare food systems etc, which the country is trying to build out, but also actively pursue technological advancements.

“In our case, you are now able to have energy that will be competitive and will also us to compete in the energy infrastructure of which digitization and AI will be a big part, so now we are leapfrogging into the 2030 and beyond world where A.I, digitization, data centre and technology will play an important part,” the President said.

But while the country is trying to build out those new sectors, the President said investments will continue in the traditional sectors.

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