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THE Papua New Guinea Government tends to create new institutions to address problems rather than fixing or resourcing existing organisations to make them functional, Institute of National Affairs director Paul Barker says. “This results in powers that overlap. The Government needs effective reviews and monitoring systems in agencies and sectors so that powers do not overlap,” he said. Barker said with the recent creation of new ministries and agencies, the Government must ensure functions of existing organisations did not overlap with the new ones, as they most often tended to. “There are central government agencies that are meant to plan, coordinate and oversee, while line agencies, statutory authorities and sub-national authorities implement,” he said. Barker pointed out that the Government also needed to improve its project and policy implementation capacity as well as the ability to monitor expenditure. “There are a variety of existing institutions to perform this function, including inspection and audit roles, ranging from the Finance/Treasury inspectors, who I observed, no longer exist,” he said.
“All these functions have been under-resourced and deficient in various respects, with the multiplication of government institutions making it difficult for the Auditor-General to keep track on the ground. “But now we have central agencies also running major projects and so many bodies planning and trying to implement using different powers and funding sources, all operating independently, without any coordination.” Barker said rather than sticking to its own core functions, including regulatory functions within the private sector, it kept diverting scarce public funds to perform private sector functions, which invariably did poorly, neglecting the essential tasks of service delivery. The hope is that the Independent Commission Against Corruption, will forge a strong coordinated effort between the Government and private sector companies. The National / PNG Economy Watch Next : Papua New Guinea Targets K200 Billion Economy Comments are closed.
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