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PM LAUNCHES VISION 2030 JAMAICA POPULAR VERSION PM LAUNCHES VISION 2030 JAMAICA POPULAR VERSION PM LAUNCHES VISION 2030 JAMAICA POPULAR VERSION PM LAUNCHES VISION 2030 JAMAICA POPULAR VERSION
VISION 2030 JAMAICA UPDATE
July 2010 - December 2010
A Quarterly Newsletter of the Plan Development Unit, PIOJ
ISSN 0799 — 2386
Since assuming the position of Director General at
the PIOJ in July 2010, Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson has
“hit the ground running” in ensuring that Jamaicans
understand the country’s trajectory towards achieving
the national goals of Vision 2030 Jamaica -
National Development Plan. As a staunch champion
of the Plan, Dr. Hutchinson has declared “Jamaica
and Jamaicans have no choice but to aggressively
and credibly pursue Vision 2030 Jamaica, as it is not
only the best way forward for achieving our aspira-
tions, [but] the only way”. He further asserts, “there
is no other way that makes credible sense or that
breaks the cycle of adversity and underdevelopment
we have endured for too long”.
Dr. Hutchinson is not just talking the talk. As a man
of action he’s taking positive action within the PIOJ
and externally. His interventions to date include: • ensuring that Vision 2030 Jamaica undergirds all
PIOJ activities;
• presenting a Dashboard of Indicators on Vision
2030 Jamaica as a key component of the PIOJ
Quarterly Press Briefings which report on the
performance of the economy at the macro and
sectoral levels (specifically this helps to focus
attention on how the economy is advancing our
national development goals as framed under
Vision 2030 Jamaica);
• shaping public discourse within the framework of
Vision 2030 Jamaica, through his speeches and
presentations to the public and private sectors as
well as civil society;
• lobbying/advocating at the highest levels for
greater articulation/championing of Vision 2030
Jamaica by key stakeholders in Government,
opposition, private sector, and civil society.
VOLUME 3, ISSUES 3&4
PIOJ/SDC/CDC/UNDP in Partnership 2 • • Bite of the Quarter 8
• Vision 2030 Jamaica Dashboard of Indicators 3 - 4 • Next Steps 8
• Pictorial Highlights 5 - 7 • What’s Happening 8
Inside this issue:
“Jamaica, the place of choice to live, work, raise families, and do businessJamaica, the place of choice to live, work, raise families, and do businessJamaica, the place of choice to live, work, raise families, and do businessJamaica, the place of choice to live, work, raise families, and do business”
NEW PIOJ DIRECTOR GENEW PIOJ DIRECTOR GENEW PIOJ DIRECTOR GENEW PIOJ DIRECTOR GENERAL CHAMPIONS VISION 2030 JAMAICANERAL CHAMPIONS VISION 2030 JAMAICANERAL CHAMPIONS VISION 2030 JAMAICANERAL CHAMPIONS VISION 2030 JAMAICA
On Friday, October 8, 2010, Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce
Golding launched the highly anticipated popular version of
Vision 2030 Jamaica - National Development Plan at the
Civic Centre, Montego Bay. Students, members of community
groups and stakeholders from the private and public sectors as
well as civil society groups who attended, received copies of the
informative and user-friendly 88-page document which
combines an interesting interplay of visuals and text to
succinctly explain the Plan.
The booklet is currently being distributed island-wide.
PIOJ Director General, Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson (2nd left)
following his presentation as Guest Lecturer at the 17th
Annual Management Institute for National Development
(MIND) Public Lecture on August 19, 2010. Joining him from
left are: Cabinet Secretary Amb. Douglas Saunders, Chief
Executive Director of MIND Mrs. Ruby Brown, and Programme
Manager of Vision 2030 Jamaica, Mr. Richard Lumsden.
Prime Minister Golding receives a copy of the
Popular Version from Deputy Director General of
the PIOJ, Dr. Pauline Knight, during the launch.
Page 2 VISION 2030 JAMAICA UPDATE, VOLUME 3, ISSUES 3 & 4 July 2010 - December 2010
Armed with personal copies of the Vision 2030 Jamaica Popular Version, more and more Jamaicans are learning about Vision
2030 Jamaica and what it means for them as individuals, for
their community and for their country. All this is being made
possible, thanks to a collaborative effort involving the Planning
Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Jamaica Cultural Development
Commission (JCDC), the Social Development Commission (SDC),
the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
Since November 11, 2010, SDC Field Officers and Community
Group leaders who have been selected to assist in the Vision 2030
Jamaica information, education and communication process at the
community level, have been engaging in the PIOJ/SDC Trainer
of Trainers’ one-day parish workshops. The sessions have
generated very interesting, animated and at times emotional
debates/discussions about our country’s current situation as well as
its prospects for sustainable development by the year 2030.
Generally, participants including many returned residents have
demonstrated their commitment to help realize the vision of mak-
ing “Jamaica, the place of choice to live, work, raise families, and
do business”. Workshops have so far been held in the parishes of:
St. Ann, Trelawny, St. James, St. Thomas, Manchester, Westmoreland, Portland, and St.
Catherine. They are being funded by the UNDP and will end in February 2011.
Also, during November, the JCDC facilitated the PIOJ
through their 2010 Regional Residential Performing Arts
Workshops to interface with teachers and community leaders
who will prepare contestants in the 2011 Jamaica Festival
speech, drama, music and dance competitions. The aim was
to encourage infusion of the key messages of Vision 2030
Jamaica into the entries of the various art forms.
During each Workshop, participants were given an overview of
Vision 2030 Jamaica and discussed how they might present the
theme/themes creatively through the medium of the various art
forms which they present. Special awards will be made in each
category of each art form for the presentation which best epito-
mizes Vision 2030 Jamaica. The Festival Song and Festival
Queen Competitions are also being involved in the “spread the
message” campaign.
JCDC Workshops: Community
group leaders in Trelawny (above)
and Portland (below) work in
groups to simulate development of
strategies that have assisted their
communities to help with the
achievement of a specific national
goal by 2030.
Participants in the JCDC 2010
Regional Residential Performing
Arts Workshop held at the Team-
work Christian Centre, Montego Bay,
St. James (Western region), listen
intently to information on
Vision 2030 Jamaica.
PIOJ, JCDC, SDC & UNDP COLLABORATE TO PIOJ, JCDC, SDC & UNDP COLLABORATE TO PIOJ, JCDC, SDC & UNDP COLLABORATE TO PIOJ, JCDC, SDC & UNDP COLLABORATE TO
COMMUNICATE THE VISIONCOMMUNICATE THE VISIONCOMMUNICATE THE VISIONCOMMUNICATE THE VISION
Page 3 July 2010 - December 2010 VISION 2030 JAMAICA UPDATE, VOLUME 3, ISSUES 3 & 4
Main
Reporting
Area
Key Indicators Past Present Future
1995 2009 2030
1. Health
Status
Life Expectancy (Years) 71.3
(Avg. 1989 -
1991)
72.7
(Avg. 2006
-2008)
76.4
2. Education
Status
Adult Literacy Rate (%) 75.4 86.8 ≥ 98.3
Gross Enrolment –
Tertiary Level (%) 9.5 30.8 50-70
(Prov.)
Results in CSEC (% passing 5
subjects or more) 15.9
(1998)
35.9 60-80
(Prov.)
3. Labour
Force
Quality
Labour Force Certification
(% of Labour Force)
9.4 20.1 90.0
National Goal # 1: Jamaicans Are Empowered To Achieve Their Fullest Potential
Main
Reporting Area
Key Indicators Past Present Future
1995 2009 2030
4. Security Status
Major Crime Rate/100,000
Population
616 438 43
Murder Rate/100,000
Population
31 62 10 (a)
5. Justice Status
Case Clearance Rate (%)
(Resident Magistrates’
Courts)
97.8 80.1 100
(Prov.)
(a) Represents benchmarking to global average rate
National Goal # 2: The Jamaican Society is Secure, Cohesive and Just
How will we measure our progress
from 2009 to 2030 under Vision
2030 Jamaica?
To answer this question, Vision 2030 Jamaica Programme Manager, Mr. Richard Lumsden
(l) presents on this page and the next, the Dashboard of selected Indicators of National
Well-being that we will use to track our country‘s progress during the period to 2030,
based on areas critical to our achievement of the four National Goals.
Page 4 VISION 2030 JAMAICA UPDATE, VOLUME 3, ISSUES 3 & 4 July 2010 - December 2010
VISION 2030 JAMAICA VISION 2030 JAMAICA VISION 2030 JAMAICA VISION 2030 JAMAICA
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
DASHBOARD OF NATIONAL INDICATORS DASHBOARD OF NATIONAL INDICATORS DASHBOARD OF NATIONAL INDICATORS DASHBOARD OF NATIONAL INDICATORS
(CONT’D)(CONT’D)(CONT’D)(CONT’D)
Main Reporting
Area
Key Indicators Past Present Future
1995 2009 2030
6. Economic
Growth
Real GDP Growth Rate (%) 2.2 -0.8 5
GDP per Capita (US$) 2,346 4,832 23,567
7. Employment
Total Unemployment
Rate (%) 16.0 10.6
4-5
Note: Moving 3-year averages used for economic indicators
National Goal # 3: The Jamaican Economy is Prosperous
Main Reporting
Area
Key Indicators Past Present Future
1995 2009 2030
8. Environmental
Stewardship
Status
Environmental
Performance Index
74.7
(2006)
58
(2010)
≥ 85
National Goal # 4: Jamaica has a Healthy, Natural Environment
In our next quarterly issue of Vision 2030 Jamaica Update we’ll share with you the first
and second quarterly reports on some of these selected indicators.
Page 5 July 2010 - December 2010 VISION 2030 JAMAICA UPDATE, VOLUME 3, ISSUES 3 & 4
Recent Significant EventsRecent Significant EventsRecent Significant EventsRecent Significant Events————Pictorial Highlights Pictorial Highlights Pictorial Highlights Pictorial Highlights
September … Below: Members of the audience at the PSOJ’s
Chairman’s Club Forum held Sept. 18, 2010, listen to Dr. Hutchinson
and Director of Economic Planning & Research Division, Mr. James
Stewart PIOJ, as they fielded questions following Dr. Hutchinson’s
guest presentation: “From the IMF Programme to Sustained Private
Sector-led growth within Vision 2030 Jamaica”.. “From the IMF Pro-
Below: (L) the Director General ensures that each PIOJ staff
member has a personal copy of the Vision 2030 Jamaica
Popular Version during a special presentation session.
(R) Mrs. S. Ward and Mrs. J. Cox leaf through the pages of the
book like children with new toys.
Above: Dr. Hutchinson meets with members
of the Opposition to discuss Vision 2030
Jamaica and other matters.
October
November … PIOJ representatives:,Programme Director,
Vision 2030 Jamaica, Richard Lumsden (far r.); Social Sector
Specialist, Charles Clayton (centre); and Sustainable
Development and Regional Planner, Alison Richards, wait
patiently to begin their live discussion of Vision 2030 Jamaica
on IRIE FM.
Page 6 VISION 2030 JAMAICA UPDATE, VOLUME 3, ISSUES 3 & 4 July 2010 - December 2010
Recent Significant EventsRecent Significant EventsRecent Significant EventsRecent Significant Events————Pictorial Highlights Pictorial Highlights Pictorial Highlights Pictorial Highlights
Dr. Omar Davies, Opposition Spokesman on
Finance who represented the Leader of the
Opposition, talks with students of the Mt.
Alvernia High School.
Minister of Education, the Hon. Andrew
Holness and PIOJ Deputy Director General
Dr. Pauline Knight, share a light moment.
Students of the Albert Town High
School see their future through 2030
lens, as they hold their keys to a secure
and prosperous future.
Below PM Bruce Golding arms repre-
sentatives of some of the key stake-
holder groups with their own copy of
the popular version.
UNDP Res. Rep. Minh Pham representing
the International Development Partners
(IDPs)
Diego Grant, Rusea’s High School
representing the boy of the future
Abigail Allen, Mt. Alvernia High School,
representing the girl of the future.
Orville Douglas from the Jericho
Primary School, St. Catherine, assures
us that “ … We Can” achieve our
2030 vision!
Our Children … Our future … show-casing Jamaica’s authentic and
transformational culture ...
Cornwall College Speech Choir tells the
hilarious story of “The Linguist”.
Jhazan McLaughlin, of the Queens Prep
School peers into the future and tells us
how she sees Jamaica in 2030.
MoBay Chamber of Commerce
Director, Pauline Reid, represent-
ing the Private Sector
Page 7 July 2010 - December 2010 VISION 2030 JAMAICA UPDATE, VOLUME 3, ISSUES 3 & 4
Recent Significant EventsRecent Significant EventsRecent Significant EventsRecent Significant Events————Pictorial HighlightsPictorial HighlightsPictorial HighlightsPictorial Highlights————Launch Cont’dLaunch Cont’dLaunch Cont’dLaunch Cont’d
PIOJ Dept.
Director Gen.
Dr. Pauline
Knight, shares
the launch
message via mass
media courtesy
of RJR.
Partners in the Vision
2030 Jamaica process
joined in the event to
demonstrate their
commitment
Natasha Wilson representing
the “woman/man-in-the-
street” .
JTB (MoBay) Regional
Director Rosemarie Johnson,
accepting on behalf of the
public sector
Montego Bay businessman Mark
Kerr-Jarrett accepting on behalf of
civil society
Ajalar Mekuria representing
community groups
Director of Youth Crime Watch of
Jamaica, Allan Bernard, speaking at the
Launch.
Above and below: Part of the
large audience including
students from across Western
Jamaica who attended.
Representatives of stake-
holder groups (cont’d)
Vybz Master Jerry Davy, in yellow at centre
and left, ensured that those who attended the
launch, especially the youth, were informed,
educated and entertained during the post-launch
edutainment session in Sam Sharpe Square.
Left & right: “B” Flat
Entertainment Band
and Students for
Transformation Street
Theatre help to create
the vibe.
July 2010 - December 2010
What’s Happening What’s Happening What’s Happening What’s Happening EVENTS DATE
SDC Trainer of Trainers’ Workshops - Clarendon,
St. Elizabeth, St. Mary, Hanover, Kingston & St.
Andrew, St. Catherine
January 2011 - February 2011
Island-wide Schools’ Vision 2030 Jamaica
Edutainment Sessions
February 2011 - July 2011
Thematic Working Group Meetings January 2011 - March 2011
Grand Government Information & Services Expo March 11– 13, 2011
Handover of 10,000 copies of Vision 2030
Jamaica, Popular Version to Minister of
Education, The Hon. Andrew Holness, M.P.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 @ 9:00 am
Ministry of Education, National Heroes Circle
Prepared by:
Planning Institute of Jamaica
16 Oxford Road, Kingston 5
Tel: 935-5150; 960-9339;906-4471/2
Website:www.vision2030.gov.jm
Page 8 VISION 2030 JAMAICA UPDATE, VOLUME 3, ISSUES 3 & 4
PIOJ Director General, Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson during his presentation at the 17th Annual Public Lecture of the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) on August 19, 2010.
“... Jamaica and Jamaicans have no choice but to
aggressively and credibly pursue Vision 2030
Jamaica, as it is not only the best way forward
for achieving our aspirations, it is the only
way. There is no other way that makes credible
sense or that breaks the cycle of adversity and
underdevelopment we have endured for too long.” Distribution and dissemination of Vision 2030 Jamaica, among all stakeholders
NEXT STEPS
Ongoing strengthening of the mechanisms for implementation, monitoring & evaluation
Ongoing meetings with MDAs on alignment with Vision 2030 Jamaica
Bite of the Quarters
Vision 2030 Jamaica Update wishes every-Vision 2030 Jamaica Update wishes every-Vision 2030 Jamaica Update wishes every-Vision 2030 Jamaica Update wishes every-one the very best for the season and every one the very best for the season and every one the very best for the season and every one the very best for the season and every good wish for 2011 as we work towards good wish for 2011 as we work towards good wish for 2011 as we work towards good wish for 2011 as we work towards making Jamaica the place of choice!making Jamaica the place of choice!making Jamaica the place of choice!making Jamaica the place of choice!