Governor Julie Soso’s
Hausline Bottom Up planning Model gaining prominence in the social media
In the popular social media, the Facebook, a notice
was posted from a devoted Timeline, as a scheduled meeting was progressing
between senior officials of the Papua New Guinea Vision 2050 Office and senior
advisors of the Governor of Eastern Highlands, Julie Soso was being progressed.
Below is the statement put to hundreds of Facebook friends in Papua New Guinea
and overseas on Tuesday, 16th July 2013.
“This morning at the Office of the PNG Vision 2050,
the senior officials are discussing bottom up planning, a conceptual model
being developed by the Governor of Eastern Highlands, Hon. Julie Soso. The
model when discussed, and refined, it will be submitted to the Central Agencies
Coordinating Committee for its endorsement before being presented to the
National Executive Council. This model, which is being looked at in a number of
provinces, takes on the challenge put by the PNG Vision 2050 document (page
13). For the information of the Facebook friends, you can access this document by
using Google search under the title: pngvision 2050. There is also the website
to access the document”.
“The government
will need to approve the service delivery model that has been developed by the
PNG Vision 2050 Office. This model will be complemented by the EHP Governor's
model. We shall keep you posted. Have a great day”.
Immediately after the above statement was released,
comments and queries flooded the pages of the respective Timeline from which
the statement emanated from. Here is the first to respond, by none other than Ernie
Gangloff. Here is his observation. “The planning process is just one part of
the framework. The other is to make sure we have the people with the right
skills. Gangloff was soon followed by Prince Simon affirming the proactive
engagement being undertaken by the PNG Vision 2050 Office. “ A reply was
promptly send back to Gangloff. “You are spot on.”
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| EHP Governor Julie Soso |
Am other Facebook friend follower offered this “You
are right my friend, a good plan would also include the HR requirements and financing
package as well. Thanks bro”.
All the way from Port Vila, Vanuatu, another Papua New
Guinean keen follower of PNG’s development had this to offer. Damien Hopahand
added “Thanks for the great job. You are real thinkers....it’s the Pageants
making their own decisions for the desired future that is ahead... Hosea 4:6
'my people perish because of lack of knowledge. This time we out that and we into
our promised land.”
Back in PNG ,
Atimeng Buhupe adds. “This is great
news. I am going to be involved at ward levels in designing integrated
ward/community development planning for several communities in West Sepik.
Framework you are developing will neatly tie these bottom level plans to Vision
2050 as well as MTDS and PNGDSP”
Anther comment from Samson Kakai; “ That's what PNG
needs. However, whilst having the concept in place, it is also very important
that the financial and human resource components are tidied up so when it comes
to implementation, no other strategic component paralyses the rest”.
Russell Soaba, Papua New Guinea’s very own world renowned,
academic, novelist and poet has this to offer in his Facebook page. “A great
job you are doing. We have seen some aspects of the "vision’s realities at
the recent national education sector conference at University of Goroka last
week. Everything certainly is falling into place. We must keep working on this”
Another regular commentator has this piece to
add. Ray Korimbo says; “Our country’s
leaders and bureaucracy seems totally infatuated with planning. We plan to plan
and meet to arrange further meetings. So much for the "Year of
Implementation".
Arnold Bogea Good on you all, hardworking ladies and
gentlemen, we have a great land but we must keep at it for its full potential
and beauty to be truly realized. We are on watch now so let us do a good job
before we pass the baton on to our succeeding generation.
A certain senior Papua New Guinean who is on a study
break in Australia has this to say. “ Yeah, I read Minister for Finance James
Marabe's statement in parliament stating to promote bottom up planning to avoid
projects manufactured on the streets of Port Moresby and submitted to National
Planning for funding. He wanted to see all projects must be scoped and
documented at the wards, LLGs and Districts level. All the projects identified
and submitted must be in line with Districts and Provincial development Plans.
This was the planning model being advocated by PNG V2050 all alone to bring
some sanity into the planning and funding process.
If someone is to be blamed for the madness in the way
development funds are handled is CACC. CACC needs to wake from its slumber and
get its act together to provide leadership to beau racy. At the moment, every
department is running their own empire and command and control is not there. As
a result we see massive account of development funds (in millions) just
disappeared without any proper records as we gathered from Charles Abel
presentation at parliament”.
The beauty about all this is that planning concepts
such as the one being developed by the Governor of Eastern Highlands is a
worthy undertaking. Should there be views of comments that needs to be
presented to either to Governor Soso or the PNG Vision 2050 office may do so by
sending comments to the blog address: tiikiiembshiiemb.blogspot.com
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