Our member countries said it loud and clear at the 60th anniversary of the OECD Development Centre: as multiple local events have increasingly strong ripple effects across the globe, international co-operation has become central to achieving better development at home.
This has been a founding principle of our Production Transformation Policy Reviews (PTPRs) since their start in 2017. By identifying innovative ways to tap into international flows and networks, the PTPRs support governments as they transform their economies into more resilient, sustainable and inclusive models.
Building on its specific assets and policy support, Guadeloupe aspires to cultivate eco-friendly and sustainable economic growth in emerging value chains such as the bio and circular economy, creative sectors, and renewable energies. Multi-annual financing and planning for development, as well as new international partnerships, including a more prominent role within the Caribbean region, are critical ways Guadeloupe can begin to tap into this potential.
I hope that this timely report, built on strong empirical evidence and through a comprehensive, international peer-review process, will help implement the priorities outlined in the European Commission’s strategy for its outermost regions: “putting people first”, securing sustainable and inclusive growth, and unlocking the potential of the EU’s outermost regions. I also believe it can enrich the wider international community’s understanding of the variety and uniqueness of development trajectories, including among Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
In our complex, fast-changing times, the PTPR series and this report in particular, illustrate how we can do “strong, shared and green development together”.
Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir
Director
OECD Development Centre