BY ALICE CAMPBELL
The Policy Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit (PIMEU) in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPMC) is carrying out a policy alignment workshop with all permanent secretaries.
The workshop will run for one week, a statement by the Government Communications Unit (GCU) yesterday [Jan 26] said.
The theme of the workshop is ‘aligning the NDS 2016- 2035 with GNUT’s 100-day programme’, the GCU statement said.
The workshop will set the basis for the on-going consultation between PIMEU and government ministries in the implementation of government policies and programmes.
Giving the keynote, Acting Prime Minister Frederick Kologeto urged responsible officers to pay attention to the five recommendations of the Medium-Term Review Report (MTR) which was released last year.
Kologeto said, “These recommendations show vividly the constraints and challenges line ministries encountered in their performances that require beefing up.”
He highlighted that the report pointed out significant barriers that hampered progress in the areas of health and education, land reform, governance and compliances in the extractive industry to name a few, the GCU statement said.
“I hope this workshop would assist all participants to the need to focus our attention to drawing up proper policy matrix for Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) to achieve the desired results and outcomes and subsequently improve the livelihoods of our beloved country,” Kologeto said.