Public Participation promotes dialogue between the government and the civil society organizations, private sector and development partners in decision-making, development-planning, policy formulation, resource allocation, and investment. It has four commitments to be achieved in the NAP period.
Commitment #1 – Youth Participation in Decision Making and service delivery.
Youths in Papua New Guinea are engaged through OGP process to enhance effective service delivery, transparent and inclusive decision making and maximize national employment opportunities
Commitment #2 – GoPNG – CSO Partnership Policy
GoPNG CSO Partnership policy provides a strategic policy platform for government and the civil society to work closely together to enhance effective service delivery.
The policy recognize the long working relationship between the government and the civil society in service delivery.
Commitment #3 – A Voice Mechanism for Informal Economy in Papua New Guinea
A Voice Mechanism strategy is developed to empower and graduate players in the informal economic sector to formal economic sector (MSME and SME)
Commitment #4 – Citizen Engagement in Budgeting and Planning
This commitment promotes the CSO and private sector in the budget formulation process.
Related Reports
Members of the Public Participation Cluster are listed below:
| Government | Civil Society Organizations |
|---|---|
| Department of Community Development and Religion | Consultation Implementation and Monitoring Council (CIMC) |
| National Youth Development Agency | Oxfam PNG |
| Department of National Planning and Monitoring | Equal Playing Field |
| Department of Treasury | Bread for the World |
| Manus Provincial Department | The Voice Inc. |
| West New Britain Provincial Department |