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Local-Level Community Engagement in Solomon Islands’ Minerals Sector

For Solomon Islands, transitioning mineral wealth into broad-based, sustainable forms of development presents as both an opportunity and a challenge. In 2017, the Ministry of Mines, Minerals, Energy and Rural Electrification (MMERE) launched the National Minerals Policy (NMP). Positioning mining as unsustainable by its very nature, the NMP envisions that ...

Digital Storytelling for PNG’s GESI Policy and Leadership Capability Framework

The Government of Papua New Guinea has introduced two foundational policies for the public sector: the Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) Policy and the Ethics and Values-Based Leadership and Management Capabilities Framework (LCF). Together, both policies embody the PNG Government’s efforts to create a more inclusive and ethical workforce. ...

Strategic Planning for UPNG’s School of Business and Public Policy

The School of Business and Public Policy (SBPP) is one of five Schools at The University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG). SBPP has positioned itself as the leading School of Business and Management in PNG, and one of the emerging Schools of Business and Management in the Asia-Pacific region. Square Circle ...

The Impact of Mobile Banking in PNG

Papua New Guinea (PNG) has some of the highest unbanked rates in the world. With geographically dispersed communities, low population density, low financial literacy, relatively underdeveloped telecommunication and banking infrastructure, and diverse cultural and language groups, it is estimated that two thirds of PNG’s population do not have reasonable access ...