Osaka: The National Transformation Program (NTP) took part in a panel discussion organized by the Human Capability Development Program as part of the Saudi pavilion's National Day celebrations in Osaka, Japan, held on the sidelines of Expo 2025 Osaka.
According to Saudi Press Agency, NTP CEO Eng. Fawaz Al-Rabeh highlighted the program's role in advancing the Saudi Vision 2030 objectives through more than 300 initiatives, with progress measured by 80 local and international performance indicators.
Al-Rabeh reviewed NTP's key achievements in enhancing the digital transformation of government services, which helped the Kingdom secure sixth place globally in the UN E-Government Development Index for 2024. He also discussed the program's efforts in developing the infrastructure necessary to enable the growth and prosperity of various sectors.
The CEO pointed to the program's contributions to the nonprofit sector and promotion of volunteerism, including achieving Saudi Vision 2030's goal of one million annual volunteers six years ahead of schedule. He also noted that since the launch of the vision, the number of nonprofit organizations has increased by more than 288%.
On women's empowerment, Al-Rabeh highlighted reforms and support programs that have enabled greater participation in the labor market. As of the end of 2024, women represent 35.5% of the workforce and hold more than 44% of managerial positions.
He also addressed NTP's contributions to improving the legislative and regulatory environment to support private sector growth and create an enabling business market. These efforts resulted in the number of small and medium enterprises surpassing 1.5 million by the end of 2024. Additionally, reforms introduced by the program fostered an attractive investment environment, raising investor satisfaction with the investment journey to 89% by the end of 2024, while the number of investment licenses issued in 2024 exceeded 14,000.