Caribbean News Distinguished as salient drivers of sustainable digital transformation, 60 policy makers and leaders have just concluded a two-day workshop towards Changing Mindsets for Innovation and Digital Transformation in Saint Lucia. The workshop was organized through a collaborative effort involving United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA); Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); Caribbean Centre for Public Administration (CARICAD) and the United Nations Resident Coordinator Office for Barbados & the Eastern Caribbean (UN RCO). Small Island Developing States (SIDS) like Saint Lucia, have been persistently lagging other comparable economies in the developing world on the path to sustainable development, due to compounding crises such as natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic. Promoting innovation and digital transformation can potentially help to ‘build back better’ by delivering services in a more effective and inclusive way, particularly to underserved, rural, physically disconnected, and otherwise marginalized segments of society. However, the public sector appears to encounter a capacity challenge in delivering change and transformation, with challenges being experienced in relation to mindsets, capacity, processes, and right skillsets. Implementing effective, accountable, and inclusive governance and institutions, and pursuing opportunities for innovation and digital transformation, including digital services, could […]
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