Commission encouraged to work with DPM

By ZEDAIAH KANAU
THE Public Services Commission (PSC) has been encouraged to work with the Department of Personnel Management (DPM) to help the Government reform of the public service.
DPM secretary Taies Sansan said this during a farewell ceremony for two senior PSC officials – chairman Dr Philip Kereme and commissioner Hansel Kakimo – in Port Moresby on Friday.
She said the government was making a concerted effort to reform the public service with the direct involvement of the special parliamentary committee on Public Sector Reforms and Service Delivery headed by Gary Juffa.
Sansan said the committee had already started the consultation process with the DPM in order to understand the current issues in the public service.
She said parliamentarians were now involved in the public service reform process after years of stagnation and called for a collaborative effort between the PSC and DPM in order to assist the committee.
Sansan thanked Parliament for taking a direct interest in the reforms and was confident progress would made.
“They are partnering with the bureaucracy to find answers that not only will solve today’s issues but the issues of the future generations and there is no better time to do these reforms than now, with the full commitment of this government.”
Meanwhile, PSC chairman Apeo Fuata Sione commended Kakimo and Kereme for their years of service to the state and said that they had both left legacies that would be remembered.
“Dr Kereme and Mr Kakimo’s commitment to their jobs, support and loyalty in their roles was invaluable,” Sione said.
“Because of their leadership contributions, PSC was able to weather the challenges and add some notable achievements over the last five years.”