Publications

CIMC work challenges: Over the years CIMC has been the key policy and development dialogue mechanism working external of government and bring together all stakeholders to discuss and provide development and policy input to government for consideration. All work done by CIMC has always been aligned to overarching Government Plans including Vision 2050 and the Papua New Guinea Development Strategic Plan 2010‐2030 which describes the goals and strategies for strengthening and improving policy dialogue between the private sector; civil society and Government (refer to pages 135‐138) . More so the CIMC is described by the National Development Co‐operation Policy (2015) in pg.35 as the medium for constructive public debate and dialogue on public policy development and implementation. Taking these aspirations into account the CIMC since 1998 has been working to compliment the government plans and provide the platform for partnerships and working relationships by facilitating dialogue between Government, private sector and citizens for the past 24 years. However, the CIMC efforts have constantly been faced with funding struggles since 2019. This year CIMC almost closed doors when it was not able to access funds that were earmarked for it in the 2023 National Budget

The 2016 National Development Forum was held at the Holiday Inn in Port Moresby from the 18th to 20th October.

The theme of the Forum was; “Showcasing Achievements: Government Fulfilling Development Aspirations & Improving Service Delivery through Strategic Partnerships”. The first two days focused on showcasing many key milestones achieved in the last four years by the Government in partnership with development partners (civil society, churches, private sectors, international development partners and others).

This is a summary of the 2015 annual and 2016 half year implementation Reports of CIMC’s key activities executed under its four (4) main activity component areas, which are: (1) Operations & Administration; (2) Dialogue through Public Forums and Council meetings; (3) Dialogue through Sectoral Committees and programs; (4) Promoting and Coordinating stakeholder networks and communications.

This has been condensed into the National Strategy for Responsible Sustainable Development (StaRS), then into the Medium Term Development Plan 2 which is the five year plan of action for the O’Neill Dion Government. This Planning Framework has been captured in the National Planning and Responsibility Act along with the National Service Delivery and Monitoring Framework. These and other current government policies including the overarching Vision 2050 clearly articulate the creation of effective dialogue and partnerships.

This draft progress report provides an update on the status of implementation of some 410 recommendations in the reports presented to successive Governments from2002 to 2013 by the CIMC. At their meeting with the Chairman of the CIMC, Minister for National Planning and Monitoring, Hon. Charles Abel, the CIMC Secretariat was requested to find out and report on the progress of the hundreds of recommendations generated through the CIMC national development forums. The work of reporting on the progress of implementation of the recommendations is seen as essential for the government to better understand the public’s concerns and interests, and where the gaps are.

The INA & CIMC Child Protection Policy and Code of Conduct outlines the organizations commitment to safeguarding children and reducing the risk of any child being harmed as a result of INA / CIMC activities. It also provides guidelines on how INA & CIMC will implement and monitor compliance with this Policy, including procedure to follow in the event of a violation.

The INA & CIMC Human Resources Policy and Procedure Manual provides the policies and procedures for managing and developing staff. It also provides guidelines the INA & CIMC will use to administer these policies, with the correct procedure to follow.

This document has being developed for the Institute of National Affairs (INA) and Consultation Implementation and Monitoring Council (CIMC) staff and organisation as whole. The document provides practical guidance to the operational functions of the INA/CIMC employees and the organisation as a whole in its engagement to the public during and after the Papua New Guinea State of Emergency “The New Normal”