Saudi Arabia revealed a detailed road map for the implementation of Saudi’s Vision 2030 that was approved by the Council of Ministers on the 25th of April. This map was presented after the Saudi Council of Economic and Development Affairs approved a governance framework to achieve the Vision at a meeting chaired by the Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman who is also the Second Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence on Wednesday.

The announcement of the governance framework began by explaining that “Based on the Cabinet’s assignment for the Economic and Development Affairs Council to develop mechanisms and arrangements to achieve “the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030”, the Council has developed an integrated governance regulation to ensure institutionalisation of the work, increase its efficiency and facilitate the coordination of efforts among the relevant authorities”. The announcement also discusses in detail the standards of directives, the development of strategies and mechanisms to solve problems.

The announcement affirms that Saudi Arabia is currently working towards achieving the objectives of Vision 2030 according to the highest levels of transparency, precision and control. There is also a specific orientation towards a media presence which aims to provide all the correct information about Vision 2030 and correct any misconceptions that the public have about it.