VALUE PROPOSITION: ACTUAL Need versus PERCEIVED Need

PRESENTATION AT THE

2015 LGMA NATIONAL CONGRESS

DARWIN CONVENTION CENTRE

1 MAY 2015

JOHN GIMISEVE (PNG)

Quick Background

7.5m plus people

22 provinces 89 districts 315 LLGs (40

urban; 275 rural)

6129 LLG wards (WDC)

111 MPs 22 Governors 89 Open MPs

40 Mayors (ULLGs) 275 Presidents 6129 ward

member 670 nominated

members

Quick Background

Annual Grants

PGK10m pa/local Open MP i.e.: PKG890m (DSIP)

PGK5/district TIED grant = PGK445m

PGK5/district x No. Of Districts per province. i.e.: PGK445/year (PSIP)

PGK100 000/LLG = PGK31.5m/year (LLGSIP)

Current Status Quo

Service Recipient: “You are not delivering to expectations.”

Civil Servant: “We are sure we are delivering on what we believe you need.”

Politician: “Ask the civil servant. Its their job to deliver. We have made available.”

What it Should be:

Service Recipient: “You are NOT listening! You are ASSUMING my NEED.”

Civil Servant: “What is your ACTUAL need? Can we sit and talk?”

Politician: “I am happy to LISTEN to the civil servant and pay attention to what matters to you and not what I THINK matters to you.”

VALUE PROPOSITION (Mutual)

Government will deliver on identified and agreed actual need

Service/Good recipient to reciprocate by taking ownership of what has been delivered.

Foreseeable Challenges

Fluidity in priorities Political rhetoric Competing priorities Political instability Incapacity Public service inefficiencies & incompetencies Composition of legalised boards/committees

Em tasol!!