Strategy team in Canberra. Despite positive messages from PNG’s Prime Minister, Engagement with Government of PNG and central governance in PNG remains weak, reducing quality of agencies including through Strongim Gavman engagement between Australia and PNG and increasing Program advisers. Undertake a review of development and reputational risks. governance to inform a new governance framework and the new program design to be prepared in 2013. Australian aid program to improve capacity to undertake political economy analysis. Not able to assess in detail progress against development Partnership for Development and performance indicators due to lack of development data, weak assessment framework to align with a selection of statistics and M&E capacity; weak methodology for key performance indicators and support better measuring results making it difficult to publicly M&E and data collection; building sector demonstrating progress; difficulty measuring progress specialists cadre to support this work. leads to pursuance of measurable rather than transformative activities. The department not equipped to conduct or manage Pacific Division developing an analytical agenda to research and analysis, and interpret it to inform strategies prioritise analyses; engaging sector specialists to and lead policy discussion. support program managers in policy discussions and strengthen staff specialist capabilities. The next phase of the workforce plan to set directions for long-term specialist skills development (first draft expected in the last quarter of 2013). Australia’s support to PNG’s efforts to reduce TB in Effective detection, treatment and control of Western Province fails to adequately reduce risks of sensitive and multidrug resistant TB. WHO review transmissions; time and resources diverted from reducing of progress in developing TB services (November TB due to competing issues. 2012). Review long-term strategy with key stakeholders in 2013. Acronyms ABG Autonomous Bougainville Government ADB Asian Development Bank APPR Aid Program Performance Report APPR Annual Program Performance report APTC Australia-Pacific Technical College AusAID Australian Agency for International Development CHASI Catholic HIV and AIDS Services Inc DoE Department of Education FSV Family and sexual violence FSVUs Family Sexual Violence Units LNG Liquefied natural gas MDR-TB Multi-drug-resistant TB NGO Non-government organisation
Strategy team in Canberra. Despite positive messages from PNG’s Prime Minister, governance in PNG remains weak, reducing quality of engagement between Australia and PNG and increasing development and reputational risks. Engagement with Government of PNG and central agencies including through Strongim Gavman Program advisers. Undertake a review of governance to inform a new governance framework and the new program design to be prepared in 2013. Australian aid program to improve capacity to undertake political economy analysis. Not able to assess in detail progress against development indicators due to lack of development data, weak statistics and M&E capacity; weak methodology for measuring results making it difficult to publicly demonstrating progress; difficulty measuring progress leads to pursuance of measurable rather than transformative activities. Partnership for Development and performance assessment framework to align with a selection of key performance indicators and support better M&E and data collection; building sector specialists cadre to support this work. The department not equipped to conduct or manage research and analysis, and interpret it to inform strategies and lead policy discussion. Pacific Division developing an analytical agenda to prioritise analyses; engaging sector specialists to support program managers in policy discussions and strengthen staff specialist capabilities. The next phase of the workforce plan to set directions for long-term specialist skills development (first draft expected in the last quarter of 2013). Australia’s support to PNG’s efforts to reduce TB in Western Province fails to adequately reduce risks of transmissions; time and resources diverted from reducing TB due to competing issues. Effective detection, treatment and control of sensitive and multidrug resistant TB. WHO review of progress in developing TB services (November 2012). Review long-term strategy with key stakeholders in 2013. Acronyms ABG Autonomous Bougainville Government ADB Asian Development Bank APPR Aid Program Performance Report APPR Annual Program Performance report APTC Australia-Pacific Technical College AusAID Australian Agency for International Development CHASI Catholic HIV and AIDS Services Inc DoE Department of Education FSV Family and sexual violence FSVUs Family Sexual Violence Units LNG Liquefied natural gas MDR-TB Multi-drug-resistant TB NGO Non-government organisation
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