Policies & Initiatives“Nations are not developed by governments alone. Rather, the role of government is to empower its people to mobilize their own resources, their sweat and labour, for effective development.”
Hon. Sir Moi Avei, KBE, MP,
Minister for National Planning and Monitoring
Statement to Parliament on the 2005 National Budget.
THE TEN GUIDING PRINCIPLES
- Private Sector-led Economic Growth
To trigger the private sector, including ordinary Papua New Guineans in rural communities, to become productively engaged in growing the economy, by harnessing the entrepreneurial spirit. - Resource Mobilisation and Alignment
To mobilise and align land, labour and financial resources to support priority development programs and activities. - Improvements in the Quality of Life
To translate the gains from economic growth into higher living standards for all Papua New Guineans. - Natural Endowments
To maximise the value of our natural resources and environment, through sustainable primary production and downstream processing, with a focus on agriculture, forestry, fisheries and tourism supported by mining, petroleum and gas. - Competitive Advantage and the Global Market
To focus interventions on resources, products and commodities in which Papua New Guinea enjoys a competitive advantage in global markets. - Integrating the Three Tiers of Government
To closely integrate the national, provincial and local level governments to support the implementation of the MTDS. - Partnership through Strategic Alliances
To enhance strategic alliances between key partners, including the private sector, donors, churches and community-based organisations, to deliver the MTDS. - Least Developed Areas Intervention
To facilitate strategic impact project interventions in least developed districts and provinces with a particular focus on the ‘poverty corridor’. - Empowering Papua New Guineans and Improving Skills
To help Papua New Guineans to help themselves through improving access to basic health and education services, information, markets and appropriate technology, with a special focus on the needs of those in the informal sector. - ‘Sweat Equity’ and Papua New Guinean Character
To encourage and assist Papua New Guineans to contribute to national development by investing ‘sweat equity’, consistent with our noble virtues and traditions.
