Jamaica 2015: a framework and action plan for improving effectiveness, collaboration and accountability in the delivery of social policy

This document provides a guiding framework for the development of social policy in Jamaica up to 2015. It outlines to following: a vision for the kind of society Jamaica aspires to being and achieving; a set of key policy goals which sum up concrete outcomes and represent progress towards the realisation of the vision; a set of goals and objectives for changes in institutional systems and relationships which support the achievement of policy goals; a framework for assessing progress over time; an Action Plan outlining a five year programme of measures to strengthen the design and implementation of social policy with a view to achieving progress in relation to the outcome and progress of goals outlined.|To realise the vision of Jamaica, the Government has committed itself to the following key goals in the areas of human security, social integration, governance, secure and sustainable livelihoods, environment, education and skills, health and physical wellbeing. In addition, the key goals for strengthening the process of social policy formulation and execution are highlighted through the policy process, strategic planning and resource allocation, responsiveness and institutional learning, monitoring of social trends and outcomes.