TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0
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INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1
1.1.1
The Global Context ................................................................................... 2
1.1.2
The Regional Context ............................................................................... 4
2.0
THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK................................................................................... 7
2.1
CARICOM’s Vision, Mission & Core Values .................................................................... 7
2.2
2.1.1
Vision ...................................................................................................... 7
2.1.2
Mission .................................................................................................... 8
2.1.3
The Core Values ..................................................................................... 9
The Strategic Priorities to 2019 .......................................................................................10
2.2.1
Building Economic Resilience - Stabilisation and Sustainable Economic
Growth and Development .......................................................................14
2.2.2
Building Social Resilience – Equitable Human and Social Development .21
2.2.3
Building Environmental Resilience .........................................................26
2.2.4
Building Technological Resilience ..........................................................29
2.2.5
Strengthening the CARICOM Identity and Spirit of Community ...............31
2.2.6
Strengthened Governance Arrangements within CARICOM ...................36
2.2.7
Enabling Resilience: Coordinated Foreign and External Relations and
Research and Development and Innovation ...........................................44
3.0
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF THE PLAN: IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND
EVALUATION................................................................................................................46
3.1
Strategic Management……………..……………………………………………………………………………………��………………………….46
3.2
Considerations for the Way Forward ..............................................................................49
3.3
The Role of the CCS Going Forward .............................................................................54
3.4
Enabling Implementation: HR, Budget, Operating Systems, Monitoring and Evaluation 58
3.5
Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting................................................................................59
3.6
3.5.1
Results Based Management ...................................................................59
3.5.2
Measuring Integration – The SIRI Model ..................................................59
Change Management ....................................................................................................61
CONCLUSION ..........................................................................................................................61
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