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The OECS Data for Decision-Making Project (DDM), a 5-year project, operating out of the Office of the Director General; is an initiative led by the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission. The project benefits the following OECS Member States: Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada and the Commonwealth of Dominica.
Funded by the World Bank Group, the DDM aims to:

  • Enhance the availability and accessibility of data to facilitate informed decision-making across the region. 
  • Improve the capacity of participating countries to produce and publicly disseminate statistical data for country and regional-level analytics.
  • Provide an immediate and effective response to an eligible emergency allowing for considerable economies of scale and facilitate positive spillovers.

Objectives


The main objectives of the project are t
o improve the capacity of Participating Eastern Caribbean Countries to

(i) produce and publicly disseminate statistical data for country and regional level analytics;
(ii) provide an immediate and effective response to an Eligible Emergency.

At the National Level, the Beneficiary Countries will focus on the following activities labeled under Component 1 and Component 2 of the Project.

Statistics Workshop

Component 1. Statistical Modernization and Capacity Building

Subcomponent 1.1: National Statistical Office Development

Subcomponent 1.2: Strengthening the National Statistical System

Subcomponent 1.3: Information Technologies for Statistics

Subcomponent 1.4: Promoting Data Access and Use

Component 2: Data Collection, Analysis, and Dissemination

Subcomponent 2.1: Core Data

Subcomponent 2.2: Supplemental Data

Component 3 – OECS Regional Integration

Subcomponent 3.1: OECS Regional Data Governance (RDGC)

Subcomponent 3.2: Data Innovation for Small Island Developing States

Subcomponent 3.3: Regional Technical Assistance and Capacity Building

Subcomponent 3.4: Regional Data Aggregation, Analysis, and Dissemination

Partners 

The Data for Decision-Making Project is being implemented in partnership with the International Development Association (IDA), the National Statistical Offices, the CARICOM Regional Statistical Programme and the CDB-funded Enhanced Country Poverty Assessment Project.

CARICOM
Caribbean Development Bank
CARICOM

Contacts

Sherma Beroo
Project Manager Data for Decision Making Project 

Tel: +1 (758) 455-6385

Henith Gabriel
Financial Analyst Data for Decision Making Project 

Tel: +1 (758) 455-6343

Jenna.Flavien
Procurement Specialist - Data for Decision-Making Project
Tel: +1 (758) 455-6424

Lisa James
Environmental and Social Safeguards - Data for Decision Making Project
Tel: +1 (758) 455-6352

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