‘Learning from the Best’: Jamaica’s Importation of Development Prototype from Singapore Sagacious – Joe Issa

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Founder of the successful Cool brand Joe Issa says Jamaica shows sound judgement choosing to learn from Singapore, stating the little learnt would magnify Jamaica’s development outcomes many folds.
 “If we can learn even a little bit from Singapore, we would have taken a huge leap towards our economic development and in particular our strategies, systems and processes.

“Singapore has a long and stable history of economic development and it has remained the best for years…We couldn’t have chosen a better partnership to help us grow our human resource base and the economy”, said Issa.

Issa was commenting on an addendum signed a Memorandum of Understanding between Singapore and Jamaica, which will see more than 200 Jamaican government officials trained in key areas of economic development by Singaporean experts, the Jamaica Observer reported recently.

A week-long study visit to Singapore has already been undertaken by heads of various key ministries, departments and agencies to learn about Singapore's industrialisation journey, key components in the successful planning of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ), and gain insights on how industrial and business parks are being developed there.

In the next initiative, a series of workshops will be held in Jamaica to inform of Singapore's experience in various aspects of development including the economy, human capital, processes and systems.

Also, in addition to strategies in SEZs, government officials are to be exposed to Singapore's experience in strategic workforce planning for industry development, as well as its Digital Government journey.

According to the paper, “the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) and Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) recently signed an addendum which is expected to focus on the development of a national airports system plan based on assessment of the national policies and legal framework, airport infrastructure, aviation capacity, commercial performance, and projected demand and economic opportunities from air travel.”

It said the addendum came “as a result of a three-part programme arising from the MOU signed in December 2016 and will see Jamaica benchmarking Singapore – the global leader in logistics — for the development of special economic zones (SEZ) in Jamaica.”
Under the third initiative, a concept plan for an identified site for the SEZ will be developed to allow JSEZA to commence planning, marketing and promoting the SEZ while developing a series of action plans “to support Jamaica's development as a pro-business destination for both foreign investors and local enterprises.”

“The action plans will cover three key areas – policy enhancements, promotion strategies and cluster development, and development of facilitation centres for foreign investors and local enterprises,” the paper reported.




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  1. Unknown8 October 2017 at 15:24

    And the Race is on – Joey Issa and Lopez eye McDonald’s franchise https://fastfoodsolutions.wordpress.com/2014/07/17/and-the-race-is-on-joey-issa-and-lopez-eye-mcdonalds-franchise/

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