planning and execution for impact with a focus on results to be achieved.
Execution This kind of work will continue to strengthen the execution process and to assess impact on an ongoing basis. Annual plans of Ministries and collaborative effort across Ministries will be measured against results identified for delivery and achievement. That way, progress can be monitored and evaluated; corrective measures taken and strategic interventions to support achievement of results, facilitated.
Monitoring and Evaluation A structure, system and a set of processes exist for monitoring, evaluation, feedback and enhancement of performance. The Monitoring and Evaluation Unit of the Ministry of Planning and the Economy has been established for this purpose and will be strengthened. At the end of the day, the purpose of policy is to establish a framework within which plans are developed, priorities identified, an action agenda established, anticipated results determined and within which execution to deliver anticipated results can take place. Success ultimately depends on political directorate and public service working together to achieve common objectives and to deliver agreed results. If this is done well, the ultimate beneficiaries are our citizens and, of course, the national economy and social system.
Shared Purpose Important in all of this though, is a sense of shared purpose by citizens of our country that we are striving together to achieve clear, elevated, mutually beneficial goals, so that we all have a sense of being able to do our part in a larger, national enterprise. At the heart of the thinking behind our policy framework is that we must work together to create a mutually respectful place for discussion, dialogue and meaningful action by designing forums for government, business, labour and civil society to sit together and talk things through. This thinking also makes the assumption that communities will take responsibility for bringing citizens together for the purpose of civic engagement, to make one another aware of issues and to seek to influence the development process in a constructive and meaningful way. We are all in this together. We must, therefore, make our way forward and upward, together.
National Policy This framework document does not single out Tobago or Trinidad or any section of our country. It represents a vision, mission and policy framework for the whole country – every single citizen. Innovation for Lasting Prosperity Medium-Term Policy Framework 2011 - 2014
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