OECS Data for Decision Making (DDM) Project

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The development objective of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Data for Decision Making Project for Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Commission is to improve the capacity of Participating Eastern Caribbean countries to: (i) produce and publicly disseminate statistical data for country and regional level analytics; and (ii) provide immediate and effective response to an eligible emergency. The project comprises of five components. The first component, statistical modernization and capacity building will support the modernization of the National Statistical System (NSS). It consists of following sub-components: (i) national statistical office development; (ii) strengthening the NSS; (iii) information technologies for statistics; and (iv) promoting data access and use. The second component, data collection, analysis, and dissemination will support the production of core data products central to the statistical system and some supplemental data to fill other key data gaps identified by participating countries. It consists of following sub-components: (i) core data; and (ii) supplemental data. The third component, OECS regional integration contributes to the OECSC’s mandate for regional integration and strengthening the regional statistical system. It consists of following sub-components: (i) OECS regional data governance council; (ii) data innovation for small island developing states; (iii) regional technical assistance and capacity building; and (iv) regional data aggregation, analysis, and dissemination. The fourth component, project implementation will support project implementation in each country and at the OECSC. The fifth component, contingency emergency response component (CERC) zero-cost component aims to provide immediate surge funding in an eligible national emergency.