The post started referencing the Qatar National Vision (QNV)and then like so many, wondered about touching a multutide of topic.
The QNV contains a number of really important messages for Citizens and "guests" of Qatar. The nation is young, it has had (thanks to its hydro-carbon's) huge growth and prospeirty. The nation has also seen massive social changes in a very short time. The role of women possibly the most notable amoung these. So the leaders of Qatar have sent clear signals about where they see Qatar heading.
What many of us westerners must remember is our own countries (mine included) took decades to undertake the reforms that Qatar has in 10 years. Should Qatar debate how its nationals want to interact with ex-pats, the answer is YES, its in the QNV but more importantly that have no option but to. They're creating over 20,000 new jobs a year and simply don not have the population to sustain it. The reality is thay do have a CHOICE about how they want to do it. And yes this is also similar to our own countries. Are there issues? Of course! But if we look to nearby cities, we can see there are also great risks.
Should Qatar simply build a big city scape that can be found anywhere in the world (I guess they could but should they???) Lets hope the pace is not too slow and that Qatar keeps growing in a directioin that also preserbves what is important and hopefully we can assist in that process.
The post started referencing the Qatar National Vision (QNV)and then like so many, wondered about touching a multutide of topic.
The QNV contains a number of really important messages for Citizens and "guests" of Qatar. The nation is young, it has had (thanks to its hydro-carbon's) huge growth and prospeirty. The nation has also seen massive social changes in a very short time. The role of women possibly the most notable amoung these. So the leaders of Qatar have sent clear signals about where they see Qatar heading.
What many of us westerners must remember is our own countries (mine included) took decades to undertake the reforms that Qatar has in 10 years. Should Qatar debate how its nationals want to interact with ex-pats, the answer is YES, its in the QNV but more importantly that have no option but to. They're creating over 20,000 new jobs a year and simply don not have the population to sustain it. The reality is thay do have a CHOICE about how they want to do it. And yes this is also similar to our own countries. Are there issues? Of course! But if we look to nearby cities, we can see there are also great risks.
Should Qatar simply build a big city scape that can be found anywhere in the world (I guess they could but should they???) Lets hope the pace is not too slow and that Qatar keeps growing in a directioin that also preserbves what is important and hopefully we can assist in that process.
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