110112ABG departmentalization program progresses

By New Dawn Media:

PREPARATION is underway to implement phase one of the ABG process to departmentalize its administrative divisions this year.

ABG Finance and Treasury Albert Punghau says two million has been appropriated to fund phase one this year.

Phase one starts with the advertisement of fifteen senior executive positions in the new departmentalization structure.

Following the completion of phase one, phase two would be to draw up departmental structures and advertise priority departments and senior positions.

Chief Executive Officer of ABG Human Resource division Shem Satoriri said the departmentalizing of the Bougainville Administration into fourteen departments will form the basis to establish the foundation of the Bougainville Public Service.

Satoriri said the main reason for this is to align the administrative structure with Bougainville’s unique political arrangements under autonomy.

He added that the reason also is to enhance effective collaboration between ABG departments and the national government departments on the draw down of powers from the state to ABG.

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