Welcome to CARICAD

CARICAD is a regional intergovernmental organisation specialising in transforming and modernising the Public Sector of Caribbean States. Located in Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados, CARICAD was established in 1980 by an Agreement among Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments.

Over the past 25 years, many Member States have recorded significant improvements in their public administrations and delivery of service as a direct result of CARICAD’s in-country introduction of modern management systems and processes.

"We are not only seeking to improve public awareness of CARICAD, but also to promote better public understanding of issues directly related to our area of expertise, namely Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation" says Executive Director, Mrs. Jennifer Astaphan.

We hope that you find our site informative as we invite you to peruse the resources we offer to help our stakeholders with our collective efforts to improve the development and management of public policy.

For some time now, public sector organizations have been going through a process of administrative modernization, reform and process revamp.  "Constituents" have become "customers".  Reductions in donor funding, grants and global competition have resulted in fiscal tightening within small island developing states.  Nonetheless, customers expect the same level of service from government.  Indeed, public sector organisations have been charged to "deliver more with less".

More recently, expectations of the public sector appear to be converging with those of the private sector and business-oriented practices are becoming more common in the public sector.  Such improvements demand a new way forward in all aspects of operations in the public sector.