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LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:2nd Meeting of the Steering Committee: Strengthening Capacity for E
 vidence-Based Policymaking and Economic Resilience in CARICOM
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The upcoming Steering Group meeting\, scheduled for 12 November
  2024\, will bring together project partners to advance the next steps of 
 the “Strengthening Capacity for Evidence-Based Policymaking and the Econ
 omic Resilience of CARICOM” initiative. The session will provide an oppo
 rtunity to agree on the meeting agenda\, address any comments on the previ
 ous meeting minutes\, and review progress across both the policy and stati
 stics components of the project.On the policy side\, participants will con
 firm the priority sector to be analysed and finalize the list of national 
 focal points who will support the policy element moving forward. These dec
 isions will help guide the analytical focus and ensure coordinated engagem
 ent with Member States.On the statistical side\, the meeting will outline 
 the plan for countries to begin testing the TiSSTAT system\, including the
  proposed timeframe\, the identification of NSO statistical focal points a
 nd nominated IT specialists\, and the delivery of an online workshop desig
 ned to support Member States throughout the testing phase. The content and
  timing of the workshop\, along with the TiSSTAT documents to be made avai
 lable to countries\, will also be discussed.The meeting will close with an
  opportunity for any other business and agreement on the next steps.&lt\;p
 &gt\;The upcoming Steering Group meeting\, scheduled for 12 November 2024\
 , will bring together project partners to advance the next steps of the 
 “Strengthening Capacity for Evidence-Based Policymaking and the Economic
  Resilience of CARICOM” initiative. The session will provide an opportun
 ity to agree on the meeting agenda\, address any comments on the previous 
 meeting minutes\, and review progress across both the policy and statistic
 s components of the project.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;On the policy side\, pa
 rticipants will confirm the priority sector to be analysed and finalize th
 e list of national focal points who will support the policy element moving
  forward. These decisions will help guide the analytical focus and ensure 
 coordinated engagement with Member States.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;On the st
 atistical side\, the meeting will outline the plan for countries to begin 
 testing the TiSSTAT system\, including the proposed timeframe\, the identi
 fication of NSO statistical focal points and nominated IT specialists\, an
 d the delivery of an online workshop designed to support Member States thr
 oughout the testing phase. The content and timing of the workshop\, along 
 with the TiSSTAT documents to be made available to countries\, will also b
 e discussed.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The meeting will close with an opportun
 ity for any other business and agreement on the next steps.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\
 nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/2nd-meeting-steeri
 ng-committee-strengthening-capacity-evidence-based-policymaking-and
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