[{"bbox": [97, 185, 243, 211], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Human Rights"}, {"bbox": [97, 211, 1134, 343], "category": "Text", "text": "*Digital Jamaica* will contribute directly to the right to quality education, which is firmly rooted in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international legal instruments. Education is a basic human right that works to raise men and women out of poverty, level inequalities and ensure sustainable development. Education is one of the most powerful tools in lifting excluded children and adults out of poverty and is a stepping stone to other fundamental human rights. It is the most sustainable investment²⁵."}, {"bbox": [97, 370, 1134, 476], "category": "Text", "text": "In tackling digital skills development both within the formal education sector as well as in the MSMEs sector, *Digital Jamaica* will support the Government's efforts to ensure that its citizenry has the appropriate skills to take advantage of the digital society and economy. This may well contribute towards laying a foundation for the development of digital skills that empower the workforce to develop new digital goods and services."}, {"bbox": [97, 482, 195, 508], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disability"}, {"bbox": [97, 508, 1134, 561], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as D.1 This implies that disability is a significant objective."}, {"bbox": [97, 587, 1134, 747], "category": "Text", "text": "Technology can lower barriers that people with disabilities encounter in their daily lives, such as speaking, travelling, reading, and writing. It can allow them to participate and enjoy the benefits of the digital society, with the same access to information as everyone else²⁶. By supporting the government's Digital Agenda, *Digital Jamaica* will indirectly contribute to the implementation of Jamaica's Disabilities Act which came into effect on February 14, 2022²⁷. This will enhance inclusiveness and other benefits for the disabled in the society and facilitate their effective participation in the society and economy as a whole."}, {"bbox": [97, 779, 210, 805], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Democracy"}, {"bbox": [97, 805, 1134, 964], "category": "Text", "text": "In Jamaica, political power has changed hands regularly and peacefully between the two main political parties and politically motivated violence is rare. Over the past decade Jamaica has also established a credible macroeconomic framework, with public debt plummeting by 50 percentage points between 2013 and the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The government's successful effort to consolidate its fiscal balances spans two political administrations and remains anchored to a social partnership, the Economic Programme Oversight Committee, which is comprised of public, private, and civil society stakeholders."}, {"bbox": [97, 996, 487, 1022], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience"}, {"bbox": [97, 1022, 1134, 1261], "category": "Text", "text": "According to a recent World Bank Report, stakeholders consistently cite crime and violence as key barriers to doing business in Jamaica. Widespread crime and violence affect Jamaica's economy in many ways, undermining growth. Crime and violence deter investment, undermine productivity, and significantly raise business costs because of essential investments in security and losses in worker productivity. Noting that the government spends 1.4 -2.4 percent of GDP on crime related matters yet the problem persists, the World Bank posits that crime and violence are anchored in structural social problems that are difficult for the government to mitigate. Within this context, *Digital Jamaica* will be an important indirect contributor to the facilitation of the broader application of inclusive digital technologies in Jamaica's security and business sectors. It will highly complement the on-going Citizen Security Budget Support Programme."}, {"bbox": [97, 1293, 336, 1317], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disaster Risk Reduction"}, {"bbox": [97, 1319, 1134, 1498], "category": "Text", "text": "With approximately 90 percent of Jamaica's US$14 billion GDP produced within its coastal zone, Jamaica is particularly vulnerable to climate change, including rising sea levels and temperatures, more frequent and severe natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tropical storms, floods, and droughts. These have adverse implications for key economic and climate sensitive sectors, such as tourism and agriculture. Climate shocks affect both crop production and infrastructure assets, with poverty implications. Long-term climate change impacts, including changing precipitation patterns and increasing temperatures, affect the reliability of water resources needed for"}, {"bbox": [86, 1545, 559, 1571], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁵ https://www.unesco.org/en/education/right-education"}, {"bbox": [86, 1570, 1006, 1596], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁶ https://www.debatingeurope.eu/2016/02/18/will-new-technology-improve-accessibility-people-disabilities/"}, {"bbox": [86, 1595, 603, 1620], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁷ https://jis.gov.jm/information/get-the-facts/disabilities-act/"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 19 of 42"}]