. /.   WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  WT/TPR/M/242/Add.1/Corr.1 
24 March 2011 
 (11-1449) 
Trade Policy Review Body 
18 and 20 January 2011 Original:   English/ 
 anglais/  inglés 
 
TRADE POLICY REVIEW 
JAMAICA 
Record of the Meeting
 
Corrigendum  
Chairperson:  H.E. Mr. Bozkurt Aran (Turkey) 
 Please note the following corrections1 (in bold) to be made to document 
WT/TPR/M/242/Add.1. __________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
Organe d'examen des politiques commerciales 
18 et 20 janvier 2011 
 
EXAMEN DES POLITIQUES COMMERCIALES 
JAMAIQUE 
Compte rendu de la réunion
 
Corrigendum  
Président:  S.E. M. Bozkurt Aran (Turquie) 
 Les corrections ci-après1 (en gras) doivent être apportées au document 
WT/TPR/M/242/Add.1. __________________________________________________________________________________  
Órgano de Examen de las Políticas Comerciales 
18 y 20 de enero de 2011 
 
EXAMEN DE LAS POLÍTICAS COMERCIALES 
JAMAICA 
Acta de la reunión
 
Corrigendum  
Presidente:  Excmo. Sr. Bozkurt Aran (Turquía) 
 Sírvanse tomar nota de las siguientes correcciones1 (en negrita) que han de introducirse en el 
documento WT/TPR/M/242/Add.1. 
                                                      
1  In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. WT/TPR/M/242/Add.1/Corr.1 
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  On page 18
, response to the question on trade comp etitiveness (page 5, paragraph 17) should 
read:   
In January 2010 a document titled "A National  Strategy for Productivity Improvement in 
Jamaica" was prepared and agreed to after cons ultation with stakeholders. The document 
identified three strategic initiatives th at are currently being implemented.  
These include:  
(a) Providing advocacy for productivity-driven policies 
(b) Achieving a national productivity culture and  
(c) Building productivity-driven organizations. 
The Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) is tasked  with providing databases with both local and 
international benchmarking and best practice in formation and analysis. This will allow private 
and public sector organizations to improve  their productivity performance.  
Through the implementation of productivity  improvement programmes in the public and 
private sector, policy gaps and/or inconsistenci es affecting productivity improvement will be 
easily identified and recommenda tions made to address same.  
State of the art research methodology and analysis  will be utilized to continually measure the 
national productivity status. This will be  used to inform policy recommendations and 
innovation in the productive sectors, including development of new industries, such as Energy 
Services Companies (ESCOs) etc.  
JPC will create greater awareness of the meaning and benefits of improved productivity at the 
national, sectoral and enterprise levels, as well as influence the introduction of productivity 
concepts at all levels of the education system. It will partner with institutions and stakeholder 
groups, including academia and other similar gr oups, to change the productivity culture and 
develop work programmes to  improve skill levels.  
Measures will be taken to enable companies to reposition themselves to be the repository of 
change in attitudes and values towards productivity.  
On page 22 , response to question (1) should read:  
Between the inception of the regime on 1 June 2005 and 31 December 2010, J$7.5 billion has been 
collected and total expenditure to date amount s to J$2,716,420,000.00 which is broken down as 
follows: 
− The e Learning Jamaica Company Lim ited has spent J$2,370,528,374.92 and 
 US$8,120,485.48  on inter alia , the purchase and installation of computers and audiovisual 
 equipment;  development of ICT based instruc tional materials;  technology integration and 
 computer network management;  and 
− The Universal Access Fund has spent J $345,892,000.00 on projects including the 
 establishment and enhancement of facilities to enable public access to the Internet at various 
 Libraries and Post Offices as well the estab lishment of Community Access Points at other 
 community sites. 
 
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