Statistics in the Eastern Caribbean
Objectives
In the context of the Eastern Caribbean Economic Union, the availability of and access to high-quality country-comparable and actionable official statistics are imperative to inform, monitor and evaluate progress toward the attainment of full integration; and for realising equitable growth and development agenda. The Revised Treaty of Basseterre provides for the statistical development mandate in the Principal Article 4.2(s) In achieving the purposes of the Organisation the Member States shall implement decisions of the Organisation under this Treaty and otherwise endeavour to coordinate, harmonise and undertake joint actions and pursue joint policies particularly in the fields of –statistics;
The Statistical Services Unit leads five broad strategic priorities for statistical development as formulated in the OECS Regional Strategy for the Development of Statistics (RSDS) 2016 to 2030 based on an assessment of the national statistical systems. The OECS RSDS was launched in 2017 under the theme Revolutionising of Statistics, Developing our Societies. The strategic objectives and priorities that determine the statistical development initiatives and interventions are:
Design and formalise the OECS Regional Statistical System (RSS)
Consolidate and fortify national statistical systems;
Join and respond to the data revolution;
Extract insights and tell the stories;
Trumpet and value official statistics.
Projects
Over the years, the OECS Commission has been supporting and/or leading several programmes designed to respond to the challenges of and opportunities for statistics in the Eastern Caribbean. The Commission has implemented several statistical development projects and the ones from 2016 include:
1 - OECS Regional Strategy For The Development Of Statistics (ORSDS) 2017 To 2030
ORSDS is a 13-year forward-thinking plan that will be rolled out to design, strengthen and sustain the statistical infrastructure in each Member State and at the Commission. This plan will be partially resourced and financed by our development partners
2 - Integrating Statistics And GIS And Geospatial Data
ORSDS is a 13-year forward-thinking plan that will be rolled out to design, strengthen and sustain the statistical infrastructure in each Member State and at the Commission. This plan will be partially resourced and financed by our development partners
3 - Enhanced Country Poverty Assessment Project (ECPA) 2016 To 2021
ORSDS is a 13-year forward-thinking plan that will be rolled out to design, strengthen and sustain the statistical infrastructure in each Member State and at the Commission. This plan will be partially resourced and financed by our development partners
4 - Population and Housing Census Toolkit
ORSDS is a 13-year forward-thinking plan that will be rolled out to design, strengthen and sustain the statistical infrastructure in each Member State and at the Commission. This plan will be partially resourced and financed by our development partners
5 - Stats In Focus
ORSDS is a 13-year forward-thinking plan that will be rolled out to design, strengthen and sustain the statistical infrastructure in each Member State and at the Commission. This plan will be partially resourced and financed by our development partners
Resources
Access more resources on Resources on Statistics In the Eastern Caribbean via the OECS Library.
Contacts
Dr. Gale Archebald
Head of Statistics, Statistical Services Unit
Tel: +1 (758) 455-6346