Vision 2030 Jamaica Update

Vision 2030 Jamaica

is built on:

• A National Vision

• 7 Guiding Principles

• 4 National Goals

• 15 National Outcomes

• 82 National Strategies

• Sector Strategies and Actions

DID YOU KNOW?

JLS Gets on Board 2

Community Group

Leader on a Mission

2

Hot Topic 3

Growth Inducement Strategy Aligned to Vision 2030 Jamaica

4

TWGs in Action 4-5

Are You Spreading the message?

5

Recent Significant Events

6-7

Bite of the Quarter 8

What’s Happening 8

Next Steps 8

Breaking News 8

Inside this issue:

Popular Version goes to King’s House ...

O ver 12,000 copies of the popular version of Vision 2030 Jamaica - National Develop-ment Plan, are now in circula-tion to public and private educational institutions across Jamaica. Director General of the PIOJ, Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson, who officially presented Minis-ter of Education, the Hon. Andrew Holness with 10,000 copies for public schools, stated that the Vision 2030 Jamaica popular edition would allow young people to "appreciate the ways in which we want our Jamaica to be - one that is inclusive and one that allows for all of their aspirations to be realised." In his response, Minister

Holness said the booklet contained very important in-formation relating to Jamaica's development. Private schools as well as public and private tertiary insti-tutions are also being presented with copies of the Vision 2030 Jamaica, Popular Version.

… and to schools across the island

T his is excellent!” declared the Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (above right), as he leafed through the pages of a copy of Vision 2030 Jamaica, Popular Version, which was officially presented

to him at King’s House on Friday, March 21, 2011 by Director General of the Planning Insti-tute of Jamaica, Dr. Gladstone Hut-chinson. Sir Patrick noted that

the document would play an

important role in helping to

instil the values and attitudes

and a sense of pride and hope

for a brighter future, especially

in our young people.

The Popular Version was officially launched on October 8, 2010, and is being distrib-uted to key target groups across the island. It should prove a useful tool for use by Sir Patrick, especially in his "I Believe" series for young people.

Above: Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness (left), receives copies of the Vision 2030 Jamaica - National Development Plan, Popular Version from Director Gen-eral of the PIOJ, Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson, at the Ministry's head office in Kingston, on January 4, 2011. Left: Mr. Richard Lumsden, Programme Manager, Vision 2030 Jamaica, presents the President of the Jamaica Independent Schools’ Association (JISA), Dr. Faithlyn Wilson with copies for private schools.

VISION 2030 JAMAICA UPDATE Volume 4 , Issue 1

Jamaica Library Service Gets on Board...

T he Jamaica Library Service (JLS), under the leadership of its Direc-

tor General, Mrs. Patricia Roberts, is

leading the charge among public

information institutions, in spreading

the message of Vision 2030 Jamaica -

National Development Plan. Towards this end, the JLS on Friday,

March 4, 2011, received over 500

copies of the Vision 2030 Jamaica, Popular Version which has been

prepared especially for schools,

community groups and the man in the

street.

The booklets will be available in all

Parish Libraries, Branch Libraries,

hospitals and prison libraries; and from

Book Mobiles.

Plans are also being made for the JLS

in collaboration with the PIOJ to host

annual public forums on the progress

being made in the implementation,

monitoring and evaluation of Vision 2030 Jamaica - National Development Plan.

Community Group Leader on a Mission...

“This is to advise you that as

promised, I have been spread-ing the word on Vision 2030. I was at a CDC Meeting yester-day, and I ensured that a pres-entation by me was on the agenda about Vision 2030. “Mr. Denzil Kerr from the SDC was there. This meeting was the meeting of the Ensom CDC which comprises of 11 commu-nities. I ensure that at the end of the presentation everyone in attendance was able to say what Vision 2030 was. Of course most persons in attendance were unaware what Vision 2030 was all about. “I will be doing another presentation this Sunday at 5pm in the Eltham View

community. “I will do my best in spreading the word as P.R.O. Persons attending were interested in getting further information on Vision 2030. They would like to know if there is a website. One concern expressed however is that they wish they had the information earlier, however they were happy to have it…” Regards Marcia Gayle Marcia Gayle is 1st Vice President and P.R.O. Eltham View Citizens. Assn. & PRO Ensom CDC She may be contacted at: [email protected]

E-mail sent: March 22, 2011

Mr. Richard Lumsden (l), Manager, Vision 2030 Jamaica, presents a copy of the

Vision 2030 Jamaica, Popular Version to Director General of the JLS, Mrs. Patricia

Roberts, at the JLS Tom Redcam Avenue Headquarters, on Friday, March 4, 2011.

Sharing in the moment at right, is JLS Senior Director, Mrs. Karen Barton.

Vision 2030 Jamaica has four National

Goals:

1. Jamaicans are empowered to achieve their fullest potential

2. The Jamaican society is secure, cohesive and just

3. Jamaica’s economy is prosperous

4. Jamaica has a healthy natural environment

DID YOU KNOW?

Ms. Marcia Gayle, above, who

attended the PIOJ/SDC/UNDP

Vision 2030 Jamaica, Trainer of

Trainers’ Workshop for Greater St.

Catherine, on February 18, 2011, has

become a champion for Vision 2030

Jamaica. Not only is she educating

her community block by block, but

she is taking the message to others

wherever she goes — church, super-

market, office, on the streets.


How will we measure our progress from 2009 to 2030 under Vision 2030 Jamaica?

Vision 2030 Jamaica Programme Manager,

Mr. Richard Lumsden, presents the second in

our series of Dashboard of Selected Indi-

cators of National Well-being that we are

using to track our country‘s progress to 2030,

based on areas critical to achievement of the

four National Goals. In this issue we highlight the status for the

October to December 2010 quarter.

National Dashboard of Indicators

National Goal # 2: The Jamaican

Society is Secure, Cohesive and Just

National Goal # 1: Jamaicans Are

Empowered To Achieve Their Fullest

Potential


Growth-Inducement Strategy Aligned to Vision 2030 Jamaica...

Thematic Working Groups in Action...

• Thematic Working Groups (TWGs) have been set up as an important part of the Vision 2030 Jamaica m o n i t o r i n g a n d evaluation system.

• TWG members are s en i o r t e chn i ca l representatives from Government, civil society, private sector and the international d e v e l o p m e n t community.

• Each group is chaired by a Permanent Secretary or Senior Government official.

DID YOU KNOW?

Over the quarter, TWG

meetings were held for:

• Hazard Risk Reduction and

Adaptat ion to Cl imate

Change;

• Tourism;

• Education & Training; and

• Population

Hazard Risk Reduction and Adaptation to Climate Change

Over the quarter January 2011 to

March 2011, the Hazard Risk

Reduction and Adaptation to

Climate Change Thematic

Working Group held two

meetings - engaging in the

development of the following:

1. Conc e p t p r o g r amme requesting funding, to be

submitted to UNFCCC

Adaptation Fund

2. J a m a i c a ’ s Na t i o n a l

Climate Change Policy

2010 – 2030

More on Page 5

Hazard Risk Reduction and

Adaptation to Climate Change

TWG meeting on March 24, 2011.

Director General of the Office of

Disaster Preparedness and

Emergency Manag ement

(ODPEM), Ronald Jackson

(centre), chairs the TWG.

J amaica has formulated a new strate-gic framework for achieving robust

economic growth in the short and

medium term. This framework is

specifically aligned with the goals of

Vision 2030 Jamaica - National Devel-

opment Plan. The growth strategies which are in-

cluded in a report entitled: A Growth-Inducement Strategy for Jamaica in the Short and Medium Term, were presented to the public at a Symposium

on March 15, 2011, at the Jamaica

Conference Centre. Guiding Principles of the Growth-Inducement Strategy: • Unleash entrepreneurial dynamism by unlocking latent wealth tied up in idle assets.

• Infrastructure investments as catalyst for job creation through strengthen-ing resiliency of the built and natural environment.

• Build an innovative & competitive modern economy of big and small firms by strengthening business net-works and removing supply-side con-straints.

• Modernize and improve the efficiency of government.

• Social inclusion through community renewal, expanded self-agency and equity.

• Proactive partnership between

government and private sector. The strategic framework was developed

by the PIOJ under the leadership of the

Director General, Dr. Gladstone

Hutchinson and Lead Consultant Pro-

fessor Donald Harris, Professor Emeri-

tus of Economics, Stanford University,

as well as input from the public and

private sectors, civil society organiza-

tions and International Development

Partners.

The Strategic Framework

TWG Activities (Cont’d)...


To this end, two working groups were

established to undertake these activities.

The draft concept programme for submis-

sion to the adaptation fund has been

completed and is currently being revised to

enable submission to the United Nations

Framework Convention on Climate Change

(UNFCCC) by end of April 2011.

The draft climate change policy is expected

to be completed by the end of April 2011

and will be reviewed at a National Climate

Change Workshop to be held in early May

2011. Working group meetings will there-

fore take place in April 2011 to facilitate the

achievement of these milestones.

The next meeting of the TWG is scheduled

for April 26, 2011 and will involve a final

review of the concept programme prior to

submission, as well as a review of the draft

climate change policy prior to the national

workshop.

Tourism TWG Meeting The Tourism Thematic Working Group has been established and the first meeting was held March 30, 2011. The Permanent Secre-tary of the Ministry of Tourism chairs this group.

This first meeting was an introductory meeting and provided members with the terms of reference of the TWG as well as the role of the group with respect to the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Vision 2030 Jamaica. The next meeting is set for May 4, 2011 when the work programme for the group will be finalized. A small working group will also be established to finalize the indi-cators and targets for the tourism sector. Reports submitted by: Elizabeth Emanuel, Sus-tainable Development Specialist – Vision 2030 Jamaica

Education and Training TWG Meeting The meeting which was held on March 21, 2011 at the HEART Trust/NTA h e a d q u a r t e r s i n K i n g s t o n heard updates on the following: • Education Strategic Plan to 2016

The plan has been completed in draft and is now in the final stages of being edited for final presentation. The plan is fully aligned to Vision 2030 Jamaica.

• HEART Trust/NTA provided an update on implementation of the Vision 2030 Jamaica related activities focusing on training for unattached

youth. This component was being implemented through the Career Advancement Programme (CAP).

• The PIOJ led growth strategy was presented with special emphasis on the implications for the education/training sector.

Population TWG Meeting The first meeting of the Population Thematic Working Group was held on February 23, 2011, at the PIOJ Offices, 16 Oxford Road. The main agenda items con-sidered in the meeting included:

• the draft terms of reference;

• membership of the group;

• frequency of meetings; and

• what should constitute a quorum. Members were given an update on the im-plementation and promulgation of Vision 2030 Jamaica; and advised that a review of the implementation of the first MTF was to begin in late 2011 to early 2012 in collabora-tion with MDAs. Reviews would consider priorities for the next MTF. The next meeting of the Population TWG is scheduled for May 25, 2011. Reports submitted by Charles Clayton, Social Sector Specialist, Vision 2030 Jamaica.

Seen at the Jose Marti Roundabout, Spanish Town on February 18, 2011.

Are you spreading the Message?

Let us know what you’re doing!! What have you done, or are doing to inform

co-workers or persons outside of your organization

(family, church, community members) about Vision

2030 Jamaica and how it links with what you do and

what we can all do to make Jamaica the place of

choice...? Don’t be left behind … we’ve so far heard from

the Administrator-General’s Dept. which included a

hyperlink to the Vision 2030 Jamaica website on its e-

mail pages: The AGD playing its part in making

Jamaica the place of choice…; the Ministry of Justice which erected the billboard at right; and the National

Transformation Unit, OPM, which aligns all its

activities with Vision 2030 Jamaica.


Recent Significant Events...

January 12, 2011 - January 28, 2011

Members of staff of the National Land

Agency (NLA) listen to a presentation on

Vision 2030 Jamaica on January 14, 2011, at

the NLA.

Top left: Explaining the Objectives of the Workshop to participants.

Top right: A mother introduces her young son to Vision 2030 Jamaica through the

visual elements of the popular version.

Bottom left: Community group leaders proudly display their tools for use in

educating community members.

Bottom right: Some participants pose in their Vision 2030 Jamaica message glasses

following their participation in the Vision 2030 Jamaica Quiz Competition.

Left: Social Sector Specialist, Charles Clayton as he introduces the Vision 2030

Jamaica, Popular Version to participants in the Ministry of Education’s Citizens’

Education Programme (CEP) Trainer of Trainers’ Workshop on January 12, 2011.

Right: Mrs. Margaret Bolt, CEP Coordinator explores the document. Vision 2030

Jamaica will be introduced to the school population through the CEP.

Above: Mrs. Esther Tyson, Principal,

Ardenne High School makes a point

following a presentation on Vision 2030

Jamaica - National Development Plan at

a meeting of the Jamaica Association of

Principals of Secondary Schools (JAPSS),

on January 28, 2011 at the Knutsford

Court Hotel, Kingston.

Below: JAPSS members in attendance.

PIOJ/SDC/UNDP Trainer of Trainers’ Workshop

Portmore, St. Catherine January 24, 2011


PIO

J/S

DC/U

NDP Trainer of Trainers’ W

orkshops February 7, 2011 - February 22, 2011...

Kingston & St. Andrew February 14 & 22, 2011

St. Mary February 7, 2011

Left: Young Community Group Leaders participating in the workshop

Right: Two participants present their group’s work

Hanover - February 11, 2011

Above: SDC Facilitator Ralston Francis, helps participants plan strategies for communicating the message to their communities. Below: Participants pose at end of the Workshop.

St. Elizabeth - February 10, 2011

SDC Field Officers - Quiz winners

C o mm u n i t y Group leaders use the Popular Vers ion to develop com-munity strate-gies.

Clarendon - February 16, 2011

Getting ready to answer questions in the buzzer

section of the Quiz. Standing is PIOJ Corporate

Communications and Marketing Mgr (Actg), Mrs.

Karen Sancko, who recorded the scores.

St. Catherine - February 18, 2011

Community

group leaders

(l & r) from

across

Greater St.

Catherine

participate in

the Work-

shop.

Recent Significant Events...

Left: SDC Facili-t a t o r And r e McLarty, assists participants with g roup work . Right: SDC Field Officers use

edutainment to communi-cate Vision 2030 Jamaica. Centre (l) A community group leader explains a key Outcome of Vision 2030 Jamaica to other participants. Centre (r): Community group leaders planning how best to incorporate Vision 2030 Jamaica into their community plans. Below: Participants pose wearing their Vision 2030 Jamaica message glasses at the end of the Workshop.


Breaking News…

Ministry of Education Special Education Unit,

translates Vision 2030 Jamaica, Popular

Version into Braille!! Minister of Education, the Hon. Andrew Holness on receiving

copies of the Vision 2030 Jamaica, Popular Version for

distribution to public schools.

COMING SOON!!!

Vision 2030 Jamaica,

Popular Version

in

Talking Book format

"Development is not just a plan, it's

not just an idea, it is a frame of mind,

and we have to get our teachers and

our students in the frame of mind for

development…This [Popular version]

will certainly [be] a good frame in

which to place their minds. ”

Bite of the Quarter

Contact us at:

Planning Institute of Jamaica

16 Oxford Road, Kingston 5

Tel: 935-5150; 960-9339;906-4471/2

Email: [email protected]

Website:www.vision2030.gov.jm

and on:

What’s Happening

EVENTS DATE

Friday, April 8, 2011 Northern Region - Port Maria, St. Mary

Saturday, April 9, 2011 Central Region

Cecil Charlton Hall, Mandeville

Saturday April 16, 2011 Eastern Region

Louise Bennett Garden Theatre, Kingston

•

Western Region Tourism Centre, Montego Bay

Presentation of Braille translated

Vision 2030 Jamaica, Popular

Version

April 20, 2011

Various organizations

at the

Jamaica Society for the Blind

Production of Vision 2030 Jamaica

Information Video

April 7, 2011 - May 17, 2011

Presentation to entrants in the 2011

Jamaica Festival Queen Contest

Presentation to Teachers’ Colleges April 8, 2011 - May 12, 2011

Meeting with Jamaica Youth

Ambassadors

April 29, 2011

NEXT STEPS

Thematic Working Group Meetings

Continue to make presentations to key

stakeholders on Vision 2030 Jamaica

Ongoing meetings with MDAs on

alignment with Vision 2030 Jamaica

Vision 2030 Jamaica Update

Documents

Transcript of Vision 2030 Jamaica Update