InfoMgmnt_presentation_generalpptess.ppt
- 1. Information for Decision-making for Sustainable Development (IDSD) Project A joint effort by the United Nations Division of Sustainable Development and the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States by Leisa Perch, Project Coordinator, GS/OAS
- 2. Information for Decision-Making for Sustainable Development (IDSD) Project • Why focus on Information Management? • Where did the IDSD Project come from? • What are the challenges in the region regarding information management?
- 3. Why focus on Information Management? (I) • Ready access to reliable data is key for decision- making • SIDS lack readily available data on sustainable development and environment • Sharing information regarding institutional procedures is key for implementation of decisions
- 4. Why focus on Information Management? (II) • Countries in the region are overburdened by statistical and international reporting demands that are often far from the realities of the countries • There is a need to train personnel in how to be more comfortable in using information for decision-making at the CARICOM level, at the sub-regional level and at the national level
- 5. Why IDSD and why now? (I) • Environmental statistics is a relatively new field in the Caribbean region • Unites Nations Statistics Division has recently completed effort in collaboration with CARICOM compiling social/gender and environmental statistics and indicators for the region • Environmental statistics workshop held in Belize in 2000 launched the environmental phase of the above project
- 6. Why IDSD and why now? (II) • Several countries have initiated compendiums of environmental statistics at the national level • A lot of programmes/activities focusing on data, access,comparability, statistics etc • A CARICOM Advisory Group has been established to develop programs and procedures for developing statistical compendia
- 7. What are the key challenges? • What mechanisms are required for long-term information management? • How does one harness information for decision-making purposes? • Addressing the lack of consistency in reporting formats to MEAs
- 8. Objectives • Identify and assess regional and country needs in information management systems for sustainable development • Develop core curriculum and materials for training of local human resources • Create a regional electronic site for accessing information on information management systems and techniques
- 9. Project Implementation • Project will be executed by OAS • UN will finance the project through a ---- US $271,000 contribution • Four countries will be selected to participate as pilots
- 10. Main Project Activities • Assessment of existing activities and capacity in the region • Collation of best practices and tools, implementation of training course • Facilitating sharing of information through website • Enhancement of technical capacity through support for new equipment, training materials
- 11. Planning Missions ? • Assessment of regional and country capacity for information systems management • Meet with relevant UN-system partners, other international organizations, banks, academia, and NGO’s to explore opportunities, scope for project Main Reason: To find out what is already being done in the region or planned and to organize this project around the existing efforts, avoiding duplication of effort.
- 12. Outputs from the Initial Assessment Mission • Established an initial baseline, scope of work • Determined the needs in information management for the region • Defined selection criteria for pilot countries • Identified national and regional institutions to be involved • Final Output: Assessment Report
- 13. Selection Criteria for Pilots • Host to institutes with sustainable development orientation • Have adequate human resources • Involved in previous efforts to develop sustainable development indicators • Positive track record in submitting regular reports to UNCSD, other MEAs
- 15. Expected Project Outputs (I) • A pilot network of national, regional, and local institutions • Resource persons from the region trained as information managers • Training materials accesible through SIDSNET
- 16. Expected Project Outputs (II) • A forum of exchange for experiences among information system managers throughout the region • A final report on implementation, including an assessment and evaluation of the projects