ðə ɡˈoʊl ʌvðə sˈɛvənθ fˈaɪvjˈɪɹ ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk ænd sˈoʊʃəl dɪvˈɛləpmənt plˈæn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, fˈɔːɹmjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, wʌz tə dɪvˈɛləp hˈaɪtɛknˈɑːlədʒi fˈiːldz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz mˌaɪkɹoʊᵻlɛktɹˈɑːnɪks, nˈuː mətˈɪɹiəlz, fˈaɪn kˈɛmɪkəlz, bˌaɪoʊˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ, ˈɑːptɪks, ænd ˈɛɹoʊspˌeɪs.
The goal of the Seventh Five-Year Economic and Social Development Plan (1992–96), formulated in 1989, was to develop high-technology fields, such as microelectronics, new materials, fine chemicals, bioengineering, optics, and aerospace.