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The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is taking action to strengthen the capacity of its public sector partners and stakeholders to implement, monitor and evaluate frameworks at the national level, with a view to generating results, by organising two workshops on results-based management (RBM). Some 23 public sector officers from 14 Ministries, agencies and departments, are currently participating in the...

Governments in the region have a critical role to play in providing an appropriate environment for the development and growth of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector, says Minster of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Michael Stern. "This is particularly important at this time when Governments throughout the Caribbean are increasingly recognising the significant...

Programme Director for the Plan Development Unit at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Ms. Leila Palmer, has expressed confidence in the country's ability to achieve the goals set out in the Vision 2030 National Development Plan but stated that "we all must play our part." She noted that the country has made improvements in many areas of human and...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) today (Nov. 8) dedicated its Corporate and Operating Plans for 2009 to 2012, during a service at the Bethel United Church of Jesus Christ (Apostolic) in Kingston. In a message read by JIS Advisory Board Chairman, Mr. Neville James, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects in the Office of the Prime Minister,...

Educators, administrators, tertiary students and a host of other players in the education sector will explore a broad range of issues at Eduvision 2009, at the Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay St. James, November 23 to 24. Eduvision 2009, the fourth biennial international conference and exposition on technology in education and training, will focus on the use of...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has welcomed the publication of the study on Child Poverty and Disparities in Jamaica, saying it provides important information to policy makers and technocrats. Mr. Spencer, who was the guest speaker at the launch of the study at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel yesterday (October 21), said it would help to determine the effectiveness of...

Programme Director of the Planned Development Unit at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Mrs. Leila Palmer, has cited the need for structural and cultural changes within the public sector if that body is to play a relevant and meaningful role in positioning Jamaica as the place of choice to live and do business. Speaking at the Jamaica Customer Service...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) held consultations with the St. Catherine Social Development Commission (SDC) on their roles and responsibilities in the implementation of Vision 2030, on Thursday (October 8), at the SDC's parish office, Spanish Town. Social Sector Specialist at the PIOJ, Charles Clayton, said that the SDC will assist in strengthening the community based approach to mental...

The overarching goal of the newly appointed Financial Secretary, Dr. Wesley Hughes, is to make the Ministry of Finance the centre of excellence for financial and economic management of the country. In his first extensive interview since becoming Financial Secretary, the former Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica, which developed Jamaica's 2030 Vision, told JIS News that "for...

The Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) is imploring more Jamaicans to volunteer their time in activities to uplift the nation, as it seeks to do its part to give Jamaica a 'Fresh Start'. The National Transformation Programme (NTP), under the Fresh Start Jamaica programme, is trumpeting volunteerism as one of the ways to build national pride and help to...

Social Sector Development Specialist at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Charles Clayton, has said that a mindset change is essential if Jamaica is to solve its social problems. Mr. Clayton made the statement at a recent JIS Think Tank session, where he highlighted the social aspects of Jamaica's Vision 2030 national development plan. "A mindset change is necessary, if...

Sustainable Development Specialist at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Elizabeth Emanuel, is assuring environmentalists and the Jamaican public, that environmental preservation will play a pivotal role in the Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan. "There is recognition worldwide that you cannot have socio-economic development with an unhealthy environment. The very basis of economic growth and development is your environment...