Research, Data & Evidence
The research and data domain establishes a regional evidence infrastructure, requires evaluation plans to accompany significant investments, and creates the data architecture (including EMIS integration) that supports learning analytics under REDPS.
Caribbean context
Caribbean Ministries have repeatedly been asked to make decisions based on international evidence that does not apply to Caribbean contexts. A regional evidence base changes that.
5 provisions in this domain
- Full policy statement
A regional evidence infrastructure is established to collect, curate and publish Caribbean evidence on digital and AI in education, including independent evaluations of endorsed tools.
Guiding principlesResponsible InnovationCaribbean OwnershipRelated roadmap initiatives
A Caribbean scenario
An annual digest finds inconsistent results for an endorsed numeracy tool across Caribbean contexts. Endorsement is renewed with new conditions and additional guidance is issued to Ministries.
Responsibility matrix
- •Maintain the regional evidence infrastructure and annual digest
- •Coordinate EMIS interoperability standards
Preconditions for implementation
Where to start
- 01Define the regional evidence infrastructure and contribution model
- 02Require evaluation plans for significant investments
- 03Begin EMIS interoperability work aligned with REDPS
What progress looks like
- Endorsement and renewal decisions cite Caribbean evidence
- Annual regional evidence digest is published
- EMIS interoperability milestones are met
Likely risks and practical responses
MitigationBudget evaluation as part of programme cost from the outset.
What this domain looks like in the roadmap
- RI-I01NowEstablish education data maturity, standards and research governance arrangementsAssess the quality, completeness, interoperability, governance and usability of education data. Establish common definitions, identifiers, metadata, research-access rules and priority research questions.
- RI-I02NextEstablish independent digital and AI tool evaluation capacityBuild regional and national capacity to assess the effectiveness, fairness, accessibility, safety and implementation quality of digital and AI-enabled tools.
- RI-I03NextDevelop governed Caribbean education datasets for research and innovationDevelop de-identified, representative and governed datasets in priority areas such as learning, attendance, assessment and student support — subject to data protection and research governance requirements.
- RI-I04NextEstablish regional research networks and data-science capabilityLink Ministries, schools, universities, researchers and data professionals through research networks, fellowships, secondments and shared priority programmes.
- RI-I05NextEstablish a regional evidence register and annual learning reportsPublish evidence on tool performance, implementation lessons, equity effects, risks and effective practice to inform policy, procurement, funding and professional learning.
- RI-I06LaterUse evidence to renew standards and policy prioritiesUse accumulated evidence, implementation data and independent evaluation to update standards, investment priorities and future policy directions.
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