Economic Politics

The traded world price of commodities, be it Sugar or Crude Oil, is the starting point for industrial refining viability. If an organization (CARONI or PETROTRIN) cannot produce, a competitive product at a competitive price, it will die a natural or unnatural death. Wining down operations in any sector or industry is based on a level of understanding of the global issues: The industrial revolution, which saw manufacturing operations moving parts to its product, change to move products to its parts. The Information revolution which moved people to research now moves research to people. And further, the Knowledge-Based revolution which brings the best opportunities to the market, adjusting ideas, inventions, innovations and investments to a global marketplace. Hence, Decision-Makers, armed with facts, the political will and sensitive to the pain of change, must look forward benefiting the majority of the population.

Economic Drivers SYNERGIES

Developed Country Status depends mainly on a wide range of Economic Drivers. Sectors and Industries that are mature enough to weather slowdowns and disruptions, while generating operational profits and gross earnings, to contribute hard currency taxes, at the very minimum, toward the nation’s Healthcare, Education and Infrastructure. Underdeveloped nations must exploit #SYNERGIES to meet its highly needed Revenue Earnings projections.

A nation’s Human Resources is its main Revenue Driver, which sends the nation’s highly Skilled and Professional People out to work, to earn local or foreign currencies, after receiving basic healthcare and education, intensive training and with academic and vocational experience. Another Revenue Driver is the Extractive Industry which, locates and test the nation’s deposits of raw materials, to judge its viability to mine or drill, process and sell, and generate income. The nation’s Manufacturing Sector is another example of such a Revenue Driver, which combines many inputs to produce products for local and foreign trade consumption and currency. An another such Revenue Driver is the Tourism Industry which, combines accommodations, trade and transportation involving the nation’s natural and man-made ecology, to earn hard currency revenue.

Infrastructure SYNERGIES

Basic Human Rights speak directly to the provision of Infrastructure. The objective is the cost effective and efficient delivery of Water, Fuels, Electricity, Communication, Transportation and the Operation & Maintenance of these fundamental utilities, taking advantage of #SYNERGIES to improve human lives. Water and Waste are and must be treated for use, disposal and to be recycled. Fuels to Fire power plants, manufacturing processes, stoves, machinery and vehicles. Electricity powers many consumption devices, appliances and equipment. Communication transmits and stores ideas, trade and transactions. Transportation moves people and property via Air, Sea and Land. All such utilities, with Operational and Maintenance (O&M) cost and schedules embedded, have reliability, as its main concern.

Education SYNERGIES

The Human Mind is the only source of Ideas. The development of the Human Brain and Body is the key to progress. The use of existing teaching and learning techniques within the development of the Individual Intellect is Education. The general education process, using the best Science and Technology available, is to advance Literacy Levels, Logical Thinking, Skill Training and ultimately, Discipline and Respect.

Learning starts via sounds and, after birth, instinctively through repetitive actions, developing imagination, and interacting with the surrounding environment. Teaching Problem Solving, via cultivating creativity, decision making and interacting with other humans, is to advance a peaceful and caring population. Highly Skilled Individuals taught through Practice and Internship, to nurture invention and innovation, interacting with tools and materials and supported by People to further engage in Research and Development, foster ideas, prove suppositions and implement strategies.

Healthcare SYNERGIES

Science and Technology are advancing Human Health. From birth to death, conception to demise, data records and modern technology, are providing essential intelligence to better every condition of life. With growing knowledge of DNA, RNA and Protein forming genes (the base of all life), scientists have and continues to improve wellness and healthcare.

Advancing Nutrition through better Agriculture and improving Basic Life Support and Primary Healthcare requires #SYNERGIES. Nutrition, the study of nutrients and its effects on health is well developed and constantly evolving to impact human, animal and plant life.

 Agriculture, the cultivation of spaces and breeding of animals and plants, is also well developed and continuously expanding to provide better nutrients. Lifesaving actions, first aid and basic life support, are essential in cases of trauma and maintaining healthy lives involves, routine and preventative, Medical checkups, which are to explore for the first signs of illness.

Synergies Reduce Risks

The Human Factor, yearning to be recognized and respected, must firstly learn what came before. Leaving the Human Race in a better state than was found, by adding value and improving lifestyles. The Human Tool is designed to; Construct and Assemble, Monitor and Report, Visualize and Create, Invent and Innovate. Selfishness, ego and personal ambition, seen as a natural human condition, causes some to pursuit, educate and employ, talents for the benefit of a few rather than the many. Excluding a very large number of the global population from decision making, by erecting numerous social barriers, and what is left behind is a poison planet.

Budgeting Priorities

This is another wild attempt to explain to the wider population, how collected Taxes are needed to pay for essential services, demanded conveniences, and expected amenities, budgeted via obligated expenditure. Money to pay bills. With clear, attainable and measurable long-term goals, to achieve better for all the nation’s people: The Executive Branch of Government, in charge of the nation’s finances (the Treasury), must increase Savings & Investments, must reduce Debt and Debt Servicing, and must stabilize Cash Flow. In other words, put money aside for the future, pay off loans and must create many different sources of income to pay bills.

Construction Opportunities

The Caribbean Region and other geographic locations, which were recently critically damaged by natural disasters, has an opportunity to rebuild and construct better and stronger. Opportunities do now exist presently to better plan, design and commission utilities, with adequate levels of redundancies, to reliably deliver essential emergency and basic life supporting services. New sustainable designed structures are desperately needed to reconstruct local economies and restructure lifestyles. The right tech, combined with the right process, empowers teams to make the right decisions at the right time. Data Driven Decisions have completely overhauled, what was an industry heavily dependent on paper-based ways of drafting, designing, and managing project scope.

Success, not for Profit, for Growth

The Society for Entrepreneur and Economic Development (SEED) reaches out to persons with just an Idea, no matter their current circumstances. Through Business Light, many short video circulated on social media, SEED invites defined Success, helps plan changes or quickly abandon failures. Business Direct, teaches vital modules and courses to strengthen the Strategic Plan, extract a Prospectus to attract Investors and a Business Plan to target Lenders. SEED offers incubation, via its Grant Funding and Government Assistance programs, to ideas judged feasible, and monitors process to a stage of independence through Business Dashboard, internal and external data which measures current positions in the Industry.

Business Startup and Transformation

At every Reward and Award ceremony, not discounting the motivational and emotional effects, it is necessary to point to the highly detailed and dynamic Strategic Plan. The ever-evolving data driven, e-document, which is designed, formatted, presented and constantly updated by the executive team, modified, amended and approved by the Board of Directors, and implemented by all Stakeholders, with its governing short, medium and long-term, tasks timelines, will guide the way to success. Such a plan has three main functions; to communicate to Shareholders on the record and to potential Investors via a Prospectus, to extract a Business Plan for Lenders and to cater adequate responses to known and unforeseen events.