The OPPS charts the direction of Sabah’s economy and development path towards the year 2010 in terms of specific sectorial targets and strategies. Generally, the strategy calls for a significant transformation of the economy from low value-added to knowledge-intensive and high value-added products from the agriculture, industrial and services sectors for the world market. The framework for developing the OPPS is in the spirit and direction of the elements of Vision 2020.
In order for the plan to succeed, close government and business sector co-operation is needed and their efforts are both complementary and supplementary. While the government must provide all the basic and higher order infrastructure for growth, the private sector must develop the entrepreneurship and capability to be an effective player in the global market. This dynamic relationship between the private and public sectors must be effectively forged before the State can truly progress and develop rapidly.