5th Management Consulting Business Symposium Public Procurement Opportunities- Caribbean Community(CARICOM) Secretariat By Chester A. James Procurement Specialist Caribbean Community(CARICOM) Secretariat Hyatt Regency, Trinidad & Tobago September 10-12, 2013
Consultancy to Support the implementation of EPA Capacity building within Member States of the Caribbean Forum for ACP States (Cariforum)in the areas of competition, procurement and customs and trade facilitation for the implementation of the EPA2013/S 061-101273
Provisions of the Built in Agenda of the Treaty Implemented Development of the Legal, Institutional, Administrative and Review System for Contingent Rights Within the CSME Development of the Policy, Legal, Institutional and Operational Arrangements for a CSME ecommerce Regime Development and Implementation of the Infrastructure and Instruments for an Integrated CSME Procurement Market Needs Assessment for the Development of the Information Technology Platform and Data Management System for the CARICOM Regime on Public Procurement
CSME Regulatory and Market Regimes Administration Strengthened Strengthen Restrictive Business Practices Enforcement and Administrative Competence Develop the Intra-CSME Right of Establishment Regime Enhance Intra-CSME Cooperation and Coordination to Regulate and Enforce Consumer Protocols-A Enhance Intra-CSME Cooperation and Coordination to Regulate and Enforce Consumer Protocols-B
Framework for Managing Integrating CSME Labour Market Improved Establishment of a Labour Market Information System for Proper Management of the Regime for Free Movement of Skills Within the CSME
Advance Macroeconomic Policy Coordination Assess options and design a regional credit bureau mechanism Assess options and design a regional deposit insurance mechanism Review Intra-CARICOM Double Taxation Agreement (ICDTA) and draft appropriate amendments Review proposals for Harmonization of Corporate Tax and to Draft Instrument
Develop CSME print and electronic products Development and deployment of a Social Media platform and Promotion of and Youth Education platform (including Media Awards ) Promote Ownership of the CSME by CARICOM Nationals
Updating of Merchandise Trade data processing to enable timely production and dissemination of data Improvement in the Production and dissemination of the Systems of National Accounts Development of a Statistical Monitoring Framework for the CARICOM Single Market and economy Intra-Regional Statistical Framework Strengthened
Deepen External Trade and Relations between CARICOM and the DR Study on production and trade in agricultural products Engagement of Translators- French/Spanish
Integrate the Strategic Plan for Regional Development (SPRD) into National Plans of Member States Consultancy to Assist MS to Integrate and Implement Strategic Plan for Regional Development (SPRD) into National Plans
Integrate Environmental concerns into the CARICOM Regional Policy and in Member States National Development Plans Consultancy to Develop an Implementation Strategy of the CARICOM Environment Policy
Activities to Promote EU Visibility Design and Print Information and Promotional Material Production and Airing of promotional video focusing on CSME initiatives re. the contribution of the EDF in CSME and Economic Integration Programme Publication of conference papers re. Conference on Rethinking Regionalism: Beyond the CARICOM Integration Project Consultancy for the establishment of a Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Framework
Thank You!