Congo's National Development Plan (NDP) is a common roadmap for moving Congo forward and to integrate multilayer and multisectoral strategic planning framework that gives life to the President's vision, embodied in the "Future Path". Its primary objective is to expedite the modernization of society and industrialization of Congo, with a view to creating greater prosperity and thus set the stage for Congo's emergence in the global economy.
The main purpose of the NDP is to translate the vision and program of the “Future Path” into a medium-term strategic framework for the 2012-2016 period, coupled with action programs, consistent fiscal objectives, strategic priorities, and an improved mechanism for taking action, monitoring outcomes, and assessing the impact on development. To that end, as shown in Figure 1, the NDP includes the Growth, Employment, and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (DSCERP), the programming and budgeting documents (PAP-MTEF), and the document for monitoring and assessing the country’s development strategy. It also includes the forward-looking document “Congo Vision 2025”.
The Growth, Employment, and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (2012-2016 DSCERP) is one of the key components of the NDP. It is a new-generation PRSP, expanded into a five-year plan. It provides an integrated framework of macroeconomic and sectoral strategies that Congo intends to combine to diversify and accelerate growth, create jobs, and develop the social sector in line with (i) the Millennium Development Goals (MDG); (ii) Congo’s dreams of emergence, and (iii) the aspirations of the Congolese people.