This Program, which is the basis of the activity of the Government of the Republic of Moldova for the years 2015-2018, proposes as its main objective the increase of well-being, the safety and quality of life of citizens, in particular through the development of the economy and facilitating the creation of well-paid jobs, providing accessible and cost-effective public services, ensuring social protection for vulnerable groups of the population. The Government shall implement the following measures: (a) reforming the governance of the national system of scientific research, development technology and innovation in order to adopt a more open, inclusive and transparent model; (b) restructuring and strengthening the National Agency for Innovation and Technology Transfer; (c) guaranteeing the food security of the country through the dynamic development of the agro-industrial sector and increasing its competitiveness/productivity, with accents on promoting production with high added value, supplying the domestic market with competitive domestic products, the substitution of imported agri-food products and export growth, especially of finished products; (d) revision of the taxation system in agriculture; (e) stimulating the risk insurance mechanism in agriculture and reforming rural extension system; (f) identification of new support measures for young farmers through agricultural and non-agricultural investment promotion programs; (g) promoting affirmative action to ensure increased representation of women in decision-making positions in public representation structures and politics; (h) public awareness on prevention and elimination of gender stereotypes, as well as the conditions that generate discriminatory situations in different fields; (i) promoting the integration of health aspects in all state policies; (j) expanding the incentive mechanism for young people who engage in work in rural areas and small towns; (k) achieving institutional reform in the environmental sector by promoting and consolidating coherent policies for the management of all elements of environment: air, water, soil, subsoil, flora and fauna; (l) reducing the impact of natural hazards and protection against disasters; (m) promotion of "environmentally friendly technologies" in the national economy; and (n) development at national and local level of public participation of civil society organizations in the decision-making process.
República de Moldova · 2015-01-01