The Government of the Russian Federation approved a plan for implementation of the Spatial Development Strategy for the period up to 2025. This was reported on the official website of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Russian Federation.
The plan will ensure efficient organization of the country's economic space through formation and development of promising centers of economic growth, disclosure of the economic potential of various types of territories, and development of human capital.
The plan provides for 100 measures of a regulatory and organizational nature. They are aimed at achieving national goals and strategic objectives of the country's development, reducing differentiation in the socio-economic development of regions, at socio-economic development of geostrategic territories, exclave regions, expanding the geography of Russia's economic growth, forming and developing mineral resource centers, eliminating infrastructure restrictions, improving the quality and accessibility of trunk transport, energy, information and telecommunications infrastructure, to improve with environmental conditions, conservation and restoration of biological diversity, cultural landscapes and reduction of negative consequences from their change.
The Spatial Development Strategy was approved by Order of the Government of Russia as of February 13, 2019. Its goal is to ensure a balanced and sustainable spatial development of the country, reduce interregional differences in the level and quality of life of citizens, accelerate economic growth and technological development, and ensure national security.