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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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!