On February 28, 2007 the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N. Nazarbayev addressed to the people of Kazakhstan with traditional annual message at the Parliament. He especially emphasized that in the year 1997, in his first address, he had described the idea of Kazakhstan's future, namely the Strategy of the development to the year 2030, which was initiated by the necessity of precise determining of the country development strategy.

President N. Nazarbayev pointed out, that Kazakhstan had successfully overcome the transition period and had started the confident stride into a new stage of self development. Now on the agenda principally new public goals, which are dictated both by logic of the country development, and a broader global background. Modern challengers and threats urgently demand more dynamical modernization of all the system, social, economic and political relations that will allow for Kazakhstan to keep the leading positions on the post Soviet area and middle Asia, and become one of the most competitive and vigorous countries of the world.

In the first part of the address great attention is paid to social problems. In particular, starting from January 1, 2008:

-- the size of a lump sum in connection with a birth of a child be raised twice, up to 34740 tenges (USD1 = KZT 124);

-- to average 164% the monthly subsidy for the care of baby under 1 year (first baby - to 177%, second baby - to 167%, third baby - to 159%, four baby �C to 153%) is increased;

-- obligatory social insurance of pregnancy, sorts and motherhood for working women is established;

-- increase basic retirement pension, and plan to maintain it at the level of 40% of lowest life guarantee. The basic retirement pension will be increased by 35%, lowest pension (basic pension plus lowest additional pension) will be increased to 15%, and average additional pension increased to 25%. Guarantee that pension index is 2% higher than anticipated consumption price index.

Besides, worker's salary of budgetary sphere will increase to 30%, subsidy equivalent to fixed salary at the position will be paid to officials working in such spheres as education, social security, public health, culture and sports during vacations, increases a category of the persons who have acquiring length of service in harmful and heavy working conditions to which special grants at a rate of eight monthly settlement index for social security will be paid as social guarantee.

The total demand of capital would be used for expanding all listed social payments in 2008 is around KZT 108 billion. The development of social infrastructure has been elevated to the status of national strategic task. It is entrusted to the government within 3 years to build 100 schools and 100 hospitals in regions where these facilities are especially required.

The second part of the Message focuses on accelerating the modernization of Kazakhstan, which will promote it entering to foreign markets and consolidate it's position, so as to guarantee the due position of Kazakhstan and it's people in the world, the increase of all residents' welfare and substantial improvement of living standards. The plan was made and work started in 2006, on accelerated promotion of Kazakhstan's integrating into the community of 50 most competitive countries of the world, and consolidating it's status as fixed member of the world community. Therefore, we need to profoundly consider, practically determine and utilize the real and long-term advantages on all the levels of Kazakhstan's economy �C regardless current or potential.

In order to make Kazakhstan really an inseparable and vigorous part of the world market of the goods, services, labor resources, capitals, modern ideas and technologies President N. Nazarbayev has charged the Government to implement into life ten major tasks:

1. Guarantee and maintain stable economic development and management of its growth

It is required to work out and implement overall strategy guaranteeing stable economic competitiveness, and insure the strict monitoring over strategic implementation. This strategy shall start from the concrete competitive advantages of corresponding sectors and industries of Kazakhstan's economy and consider the world development and tendencies of foreign market. It is necessary to develop and enter a new level of stability and competitiveness of financial system in the condition of linearization, and establish share market with efficient operation. Guarantee to join WTO under advantageous condition for Kazakhstan, and provide the prompt and wide introduction of the international technical standards.

2. Score brand-new achievements in regional economy, and ensure that Kazakhstan enjoys full right to enter global economy

Formulate tasks to turn Kazakhstan into the "regional locomotive" in economic development, and a successful "racer" in world economy, define the state-controlled company's role and status in forming their competitiveness. Seek for Kazakhstan's practical "scope for abilities" in world economical system, and participate in large-scale advanced projects with foreign partners. Thus the main attention shall be diverted to Russia, China, Central Asia, Caspian and Black Sea areas. The economic integration in CIS, Eurasian Economic Communities and Shanghai Cooperation Organization remains the main reference point in trade. It is proposed to set up an economic alliance of European and Asian countries.

3. Improve and explore efficiency of mining sector

It is reiterated to continue executing a responsible and mutually beneficial energy policy. It is emphasized that the development of hydrocarbon sector and absorption of foreign and local investors shall directly link with economic diversification, and therefore completes the task of establishing new-type and perspective industries. Require to formulate an overall strategy aimed at continuously reinforcing Kazakhstan's status in regional and world energy field. The main goal with Kazakhstan's energy and petrol chemical development is to improve these sectors' profit rate via increasing the added value of energy products.

4. Guarantee the development of non-raw-material production sector and economic diversification

It is directed to formulate an overall strategy of implementing a "breakthrough" investment plan in non-raw-material sector of economy. In a view of new economic conditions and priorities to estimate efficiency of the implementation effect of industrial innovation development. Transfer to large-scale financing with diversified operation by relying on experience in industrial diversification planning.

5. Develop modern infrastructure based on Kazakhstan's role in regional and global economy

Firstly, considering the competitiveness of domestic companies, consumers of infrastructure service, and interest of Kazakhstan's international economic integration, it is pointed out the necessity of substantial improvement of management quality of strategic infrastructure. The center of regional economic development and competitiveness must be determined to make its development in conformity to the general interest of national economic development.

6. Modern education and professional advanced study, establish basis of "brain economy", and utilize new technology, scheming and measure to develop innovation economy

It is entrusted to provide world-level high-quality education service in the country, and establish international-standard higher learning institute authorized agency and appraisal and grading system. Build world-level university, and engage the best domestic and foreign teachers. Implement centralized national strategy, aimed at popularizing high technology and support innovation. It is emphasized that to develop of exact and engineering sciences in sphere of higher education is is priority in higher education field and a necessary condition in the new stage of development.

7. Addressed social support and development of social sphere based on market principles

Allowed to continue to carry out policy aimed at helping needy people, in particular needy families with many children, invalids, and implement this policy by improving medical service quality, developing high-tech health system, improving retirement pension accumulation system, and creating of workplaces. Start to accelerate building houses for budget officials via house construction public fund system.

8. To modernize the political system according to logic of a new stage of the development of Kazakhstan

The President stated in detail on the issue of further systematical political reforms, thus had emphasized features and the particular characteristics of the Kazakhstan way consisting of maintaining the presidential form of regime, reform graduals, balance of plan adopted, national dialogue, and integration of political powers. Overall objective of political transformations in Kazakhstan is the movement to such modern democratic form of authority which can provide the most effective control system of social and state management, simultaneously keeping political stability and guarantee all constitutional rights and citizens' freedom.

From an overall point of view, in the upcoming stage, democratic reform will be conducted in the following directions:

-- Enlarge the Parliament's right due to participation in formation of the Constitutional Council, Central Selection Committee, Accounting Committee, Government, and overall right in approving and supervising budget execution.

-- Increase the role of political parties. It is proposed to enlarge the power of party fractions and allocate fund to political parties entering parliament from budget of the republic, and expand list at the election to "Mazhilis" (lower house of parliament).

-- Improve legal system via implementing jury court from 2007, delivering arresting approval right to the court, and transiting to modern and open proceeding procedures.

-- Develop local representative bodies by relying on provision of extra right to "maslihat" (local representative committee) and reinforcing supervision committee.

9. The accelerated carrying out of administrative reform considering international practice

It is entrusted to establish brand-new state administration mode based on the principles of team management, efficiency, transparency and obligation to report to the public. The main purpose is Government modernization, establishing highly-professional state service system and efficient management system. State-controlled companies "Samruk" (managing the asset of state-owned companies) should enlarge the scale of state-owned companies capitalization, purchase stock of world advanced companies, increase transparency and openness, and carry out work in order to establish modern export oriented enterprises. While local social entrepreneur bodies should to work on attraction of domestic investment and developing traffic, road, heat supply and water supply between the regions.

10. Promotion of new Kazakhstan scores achievement in the Central Asia region and world community

President N. Nazarbayev had set the task to consolidate Kazakhstan's role and authority as a responsible member in regional and international community cooperation. He especially pointed out, nowadays Kazakhstan has the potential of external investments, this will help with economic development, trade volume enlarging, and improvement of the life of common residents in whole region. Kazakhstan in it's turn interested in economically and politically stable, prosperous Central Asia to have favorable external conditions and broad market for product sales. The president emphasized, in order to solve all tasks of the Strategy 2030 thirty important aspects in internal and foreign affairs of the state have been determined. The strategy for the future 10-year development of Kazakhstan. in particular, cover following directions:

1. Formulate and implement overall strategy aimed at guaranteeing stable economic competitiveness;

2. Seek for, win and establish Kazakhstan's "scope of abilities" in world economic system;

3. Participate in large-scale "breakthrough" projects;

4. Focus on operation and work organization of state holdings and managing their work according to the international standards;

5. Substantial increase of efficiency and macro-economic benefits of mining secto;

6. A new level of financial system stability and high level of competitiveness in the conditions of liberalization;

7. Join WTO with advantageous condition for Kazakhstan;

8. Economic diversity and development of non-raw-material industry;

9. Carry out national strategy aimed at implementing high technology and supporting innovation;

10. Establishment and start the work of regional centers of economic growth and competitiveness;

11. Develop strategic infrastructure on base of state-private partnership, and improve management quality in this field;

12. Develop electric power resources, and establish nuclear power basic foundation;

13. Support medium-and-small enterprises;

14. Implement all over the Kazakhstan technical standards corresponding the international requirements;

15. Consolidate private property system and contracted relations;

16. Establish the base for further industrialization in Kazakhstan;

17. Enable primary and intermediate education, and personnel retraining study system to approach the world standards;

18. Implement higher learning institute appraisal and grading at international level, and develop precision and engineering science with priority in higher education sector;

19. Establish the base for "brain economy";

20. Guarantee enjoying the persistent policy in housing and developing real estate market;

21. Improve medical service quality, and develop high-tech system and public health care.

21. Develop retirement pension accumulation system;

22. Develop political system;

23. Carry out administrative reform and execute regime modernization;

Increase the role of Assembly of people of Kazakhstan for the further consolidation of social harmony and stability;

24. Develop Kazakhstan people's spiritual development and the triune language policy;

25. Improve juridical practice and consolidate legal system;

26. Kazakhstan' s new international responsibility, development of multivector foreign affair policy, and participate in struggle against global threats;

27. Kazakhstan's active role in maintenance of regional stability, developing economic integration of Central Asia countries, and establishing vigorous market in the area of Caspian and Black Seas.

28. Establish Kazakhstan's status as harmonious center of various cultures and religions in developing "civilized dialogue".

When finishing his speech, President N. Nazarbayev pointed out, during the 15-years of independence Kazakhstan has passed a worthy way and has achieved the impressing results that creates the base for foundation for new all over Kazakhstan's patriotism. Such patriotism of multi-national and multi-religion society of the country is based on the proved pride and confidence of prospects of Kazakhstan. The history knows a numerous examples when the nations achieve the new level of development gathering the power for the realization of the huge historical scope projects.