Project Objectives¶

Our Philosophy¶

We believe in data as a public good, the power of storytelling to drive engagement, and the need for ethical, inclusive, and context-sensitive data governance.

We are pushing for our project to always be transparent and inovative - using the latest fast-moving developments in large-language modelling and artificial intellignece to create products for the public good.

At CaribData, we operates on the belief that sustainable data systems are built not just on technology, but on trust, training, and partnerships.

Project Aim¶

Our CaribData longer-term aim is to transform the Caribbean’s ability to manage, share, and benefit from data. We're looking to generate lasting impact by ensuring that data is actively used to tell compelling stories that drive policy and innovation.

Project Objectives¶

The objectives, as written in the original IDB-UWI Technical Cooperation Agreement (May 18, 2023) are as follows:

CaribData Objectives

The Project objectives are to improve the infrastructure for data sharing and data resilience at the regional level. The project targets capacity building within National Statistical Offices (“NSOs”) to increase the quality of existing datasets by providing training and mentoring and to increase the regional data sharing capacity through a communication program led by a focus on data journalism/data stories, and including analysis a mix of workshops, datathons, conferencing.

Project Goals¶

The goals are below listed by project component are as follows, with these goals collectively contributing to our overall CaribData aim and objectives.

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The Project Goals are as listed in our IDB Technical Cooperation Agreement
The Project Outputs are as listed in the IDB Results Matrix
Our Delivered Products are summarised in the right-hand box. These delivered outputs are described in more detail in our page on project outputs

Component 1: Data Infrastructure Goals¶

GOAL 1.1: Review of existing data storytelling readiness at the UWI and NSOs.

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        B(**OUTPUT 1.1**: a systems analysis of the existing data infrastructure and capabilities of the UWI, *Barbados campus* and the NSOs) 

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        C(**DELIVERED 1.1a**: Data audit at The University of the West Indies) & D(**DELIVERED 1.1b**: Data-handling needs assessment among the beneficiary NSOs)

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GOAL 1.2: The design and implementation of a cloud-based infrastructure tool and associated governance for regional data sharing

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        A(**GOAL 1.2**)  
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        B(**OUTPUT 1.2**: Existing data infrastructure tool strengthened) 
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        C(**DELIVERED 1.2a**: REDCap Platform for Electronic data capture / data storage) & D(**DELIVERED 1.2b**: Moodle training platform) & E(**DELIVERED 1.2c**: Zenodo data sharing repository) & F(**DELIVERED 1.2d**: sync.com secure project sharing repository)

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GOAL 1.3: Training to NSOs to provide guidance on how to participate in the proposed digital framework

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        B(**OUTPUT 1.3**: Training workshops and mentoring to guide NSOs) 
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        C(**DELIVERED 1.3a**: REDCap training course for users) & D(**DELIVERED 1.3b**: REDCap training course for administrators)

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GOAL 1.4: Design of a regional roadmap to expand data infrastructure in the Caribbean

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        B(**OUTPUT 1.4**: Roadmap strategy for the regional network which will recommend expansion of data themes) 
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        C(**DELIVERED 1.4**: Funded sub-project to develop a future project sustainability plan)
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Component 2: Data Storytelling Goals¶

GOAL 2.1: The implementation of a data science course

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        A(**GOAL 2.1** )  

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        B(**OUTPUT 2.1**: Preparation and delivery of 2 data handling courses) 

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        C(**DELIVERED 2.1a**: **Course 1** Intro / concepts behind data storytelling) & D(**DELIVERED 2.1b**: **Course 2** Six-part storytelling training programme)
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GOAL 2.2: One (1) regional datathon conference

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        A(**GOAL 2.2:**)  

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        B(**OUTPUT 2.2**: Datathon designed and implemented) 

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        C(**DELIVERED 2.2**: **The CaribData storython** Team competition to create stories from a set data resource)
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GOAL 2.3: publication of competitively selected data stories created during the datathon

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        B(**OUTPUT 2.3**: The publication of a curated series of data stories on priority issues in climate change and health) 

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        C(**DELIVERED 2.3a**: **For data-producers/researchers.** Special edition journal article on open-data for Caribbean health) & D(**DELIVERED 2.3b**: **For general audience.** Curated data stories based on storython entries)
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Component 3: Data Policies & Guides¶

GOAL 2.1: Gap analysis of data policies of the project’s beneficiary countries

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        A(**GOAL 3.1:**)  

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        B(**OUTPUT 3.1**: Gap analysis of data handling, data sharing, data privacy, data security, and open data policies) 

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        C(**DELIVERED 3.1a**: **Review** Caribbean data policies) & D(**DELIVERED 3.1b**: Belize data policies / influence on open data sharing)
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GOAL 3.2: In collaboration with beneficiary countries, the design of data policies and guidelines

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        B(**OUTPUT 3.2**: At least 4 draft data policies and guidelines developed) 

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        C(**DELIVERED 3.2a**: Data guides on i. sharing and ii. re-use) & D(**DELIVERED 3.2b**: Open data policy examples)
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Component 4: Project Coordination, Communication & Evaluation¶

GOAL 4.1: Communication strategy

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        A(**GOAL 4.1:**)  

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        B(**OUTPUT 4.1**: Public Awareness Campaign and Marketing Activities) 

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        C(**DELIVERED 4.1**: Marketing & public-awareness strategy)
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GOAL 4.2: Annual reporting to IDB by project team

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        A(**GOAL 4.2:**)  

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        B(**OUTPUT 4.2**: Annual reports on project progress) 

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        C(**DELIVERED 4.2**: 6-monthly & annual reports to IDB)
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GOAL 4.3: A final project evaluation + financial audit

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        A(**GOAL 4.3:**)  

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        B(**OUTPUT 4.3**: Final project evaluation) 

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        C(**DELIVERED 4.3a**: External project evaluation) & D(**DELIVERED 4.3b**: External financial audit)
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