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Saint Lucia Coalition of Services Industries
Presented by Ms. Dinah Hippolyte to the Board of the St. Lucia’s Bankers Association 13th March 2012, St. Lucia
“Enhancing Competitiveness in the Global Marketplace”
THE SAINT LUCIA COALITION OF SERVICES INDUSTRIES
National Umbrella Organization for Services Associations
SAINT LUCIA COALITION OF SERVICES INDUSTRIES
MISSION STATEMENT
“To facilitate the growth and development of the Saint Lucia Services Sector, through the adoption of high service standards, fostering activism and education on trade in services issues and promoting the pursuit of strategies to sustain service providers’ competitiveness in the global marketplace.”
●Late 1990’s St Lucia as part of CARICOM identified services as a priority sector
2001 Meeting of Heads of Government Mandated Establishment of Services Coalitions
●January 2009 SLCSI Relaunched
THE SAINT LUCIA COALITION OF SERVICES INDUSTRIES (SLCSI)
17 % of population (28,068) between 15-24 years old!!
41 % of population (68,052) under 35 years old!!!
Need to stimulate growth in new areas of economic activity
Find innovative ways of adding valueNeed to fit into new global value chains
THE SAINT LUCIA COALITION OF SERVICES INDUSTRIES (SLCSI)
Reality for Supporting the National Services Sector
THE SAINT LUCIA COALITION OF SERVICES INDUSTRIES (SLCSI)
St. Lucia’s Trade Balance (EC$ Millions)
THE SAINT LUCIA COALITION OF SERVICES INDUSTRIES (SLCSI)
Sectoral Composition of Gross Domestic Production 2010
THE SAINT LUCIA COALITION OF SERVICES INDUSTRIES (SLCSI)
Regional Movement to Establish Coalitions
THE SLCSI EXECUTIVE
The Executive of the SLCSI consists of the following officers-
i. a President, ii. a Vice-President, iii. a Secretary, iv. a Treasurer,v. and Ex Oficio (GOSL representative)
THE SLCSI EXECUTIVE
MEMBER BENEFITS
Promote further development and competitiveness of domestic service sector;
Provide SP with knowledge of export opportunities;
Organize trade missions to identify and exploit market opportunities;
Encourage Activities that promote export programmes
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SAINT LUCIA COALITION OF SERVICES INDUSTRIES
Some practical considerations and points to note…...SLCSI acts as a co-ordinating point for the
Government and others for cross-sectoral services trade and development issues;
SLCSI encourage service suppliers to become members of an Association or Chamber to access the benefits of the coalition;
SLCSI provides opportunities for leverage created by other sub-sectors ;
SLCSI provides support to member associations in meeting their respective objectives;
EXTRACT LIST OF MEMBERSHIP
• Saint Lucia ICT Association (SLICTA)
• Saint Lucia Chamber of Commerce
• Professional in Action for Creative Enterprise
Association of Management Consultants
• Hair, Beauty and Spa Association (Saint Lucia)
• Association of Facilitators and Trainers
• Garage Proprietors Association
• Realtors Association (Saint Lucia) Inc
• Converge Solutions
• Advance Intellectual Methods
EXTRACT LIST OF MEMBERSHIP
• Commit Consultants
• Saint Lucia Institute of Architects
• Association of Travel Consultants
• Saint Lucia Association of Musicians and
Performers
• Association of Professional Engineers of Saint
Lucia
• Soufriere Regional Development Foundation
SAINT LUCIA COALITION OF SERVICES INDUSTRIES
PARTNERS
SAINT LUCIA COALITION OF SERVICES INDUSTRIES
SLCSI Project Implementation 2009 - 2013
Stabex ‘94 558, 000 (2009- 2011)
Sequa 160, 000 (2011)
Cartfund 895, 000 (2011- 2013)
GOSL 165, 000 (2011-2013)
Caribbean Export 80, 000 (2012)
THANK YOU!!!
Contact US!!Tel: 1 758 45 27864Website: www.slcsi.org.lc
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