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REGIONAL TSA DEVELOPMENT: THE WAY FORWARD

McHale ANDREWCTO/CRSTDPResearch Adviser

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TSA Implementation Options

A) Self-Financing/Self Propelled

B) Regional Initiative C)National SNA &

STS Basic Development

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Self Financing/ Propelled

Country obtains TSA Expert to guide actual TSA, SUT or related SNA/STS development

CARICOM/CDB/CARTAC Tourism Economics Dominican Republic Country continues with “home grown

approach” National Statistical Systems

Building/Development

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Regional Framework

CARICOM leads technical approach on TSA Other regional Institutions support specific

aspects of process: CTO= STS CARTAC= SUTs and Training CDB= Financing ECCB/OECS = Support with BOP, NA etc. Dominican Republic's offer of technical

assistance UWI= Research & Training

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Regional Framework Cont’d

Information sharing: methodology, approach etc.

Pilot/Replication model

Attachments Dissemination of

results

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National SNA/ STS Basic Development

SNA/STS Audits Restructure NSO Develop basic

indicators Form National

Committee

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TSA Awareness Building & Promotion Presentations to Policy makers – RegionalRegional: CARICOM SCCS, COFAP etc. CTO Ministers, DoTs NationalNational: Report to Directors/ Chief Statisticians Ministries of Finance, MoTs/NTAs, Cabinet of

Ministers Public Awareness

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FUNDING OPTIONS

CARICOM• Spain/ CARICOM

Agreement• UNWTO (technical

assistance only)• CDB• 9th EDF

CTO UNWTO (T.A.) COMSEC Through CARICOM

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FUNDING OPTIONS 2

Countries source own funds

o National Budgetso Donor agencieso Dominican Republico Other Bilateral

Coop Agreements

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NEXT STEPS

Report to Principals, National, Regional Bodies

Dissemination & Promotion of TSA related knowledge

Build on alliances within country and between countries /institutions

Share ideas, programmes, methodology etc. Go to onecaribbean.orgonecaribbean.org and reference TSA

work group

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NEXT STEPS Continued

Continue Training & Development Work

Maintain role of Championing TSA

Consult with regional/Int’l agencies- CARICOM,CTO, UNWTO, Tourism Economics etc.

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THANK YOU

BON VOYAGE….