1. Dr David Smith, Coordinator, Institute for Sustainable Development UWI

2. Research POLICY Here be Dragons!

3.  The Nature of Science  Public Understanding of Science  Religion in the Public Square  Data Collection, Management and analysis  Governance  Opacity  The Balance between public good and private enterprise

4.  Timely access to good relevant research evidence  Research collaborations with policy-makers  Building relationships between researchers and policy makers Oliver et al. 2014

5. SeychellesGrenadaMauritiusJamaicaSamoaNauruGuyanaBotswana Debt:GDP ratio (%) 828750 141 NA 60 16 Debt service % of exports 5.714.32.4 27.9 5.2NA2.6 1.5 Energy use kg of oil equivalent /$1000 GDP 114 75 86 236 77NA23586 WB Loan category IBRDBlendIBRD IDANAIDAIBRD Population860,00105,0001,300,0002,700,000187,8209,800756,0002,000,000

6. SeychellesGrenadaMauritiusJamaicaSamoaGuyana Population860,00105,0001,300,0002,700,000187,820756,000 Government spending % of GDP 3427 26 33 38 31 # of 3° education students /100,000 NA 6556 20192657 685 1067 Murders per 100,000 8.311.52.5 52.21.1 18.6 Corruption Perception Index 4.8NA5.13.33.92.5 HDI 0.770.750.73 0.690.63

7. CountryHDIHDI RankCPI RankSchool Years Singapore0.9019715.4/10.2 Barbados0.776591715.4/9.4 Bahamas0.789512412.6/10.9 Cape Verde0.63612342 13.2/3.5 Samoa0.69410650 12.9/10.3 Cuba0.815446314.5/10.2 Jamaica0.7159685 12.5/9.6 Trinidad0.7666485 12.3/10.8 Dominican Republic0.700102115 12.3/7.5 Guyana0.638121124 10.7/8.5 Haiti0.471168161 7.6/4.9

9.  CHIK V ▪ At the end of October 2014 Jamaica had reported 700 suspected cases, compare to Antigua 1249, Dominica 3745 and Grenada 2826. ▪ As of last week Jamaica 1669, Antigua 1440, Dominica 3598 and Grenada 3070. ▪ Either Jamaica’s management of the disease was the best in the world or there are some problems with the data. ▪ DR 539,000, Haiti 65,000 PR 25,000 (from PAHO http://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?Itemid=40931http://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?Itemid=40931

10.  Free information from Government websites  NOAA  WRA Jamaica  Forestry Department

11.  Forge closer technical relationships  Government to fund research in areas it is interested in:  Create a Regional Science & Technology Development Fund  Funded by Governments (e.g. T&T Green Fund)  Private Sector  Universities  Caribbean Unis or scientists eligible

12.  Increase the amount of data available to the public  Change data sharing policies so that other Government agencies and academia have full access to data  Improve vastly the communication of research information to policy makers and the public

13. Thank You