LAFIA Pacific - CRAWFORD SCHOOL of Economics and Government

LAFIA Pacific 2009

Overview

Given Australia’s comprehensive relationships with Papua New Guinea, LAFIA Pacific will again visit Papua New Guinea in 2009. Papua New Guinea is the Pacific’s largest and most populous nation replete with natural resources and rich tribal and ethnic diversity. You will visit Port Moresby and other significant centres outside the capital.

In Vanuatu, you will meet business government and community leaders and engage in frank roundtable discussion that will highlight the particular challenges and opportunities facing Australia’s engagement. Vanuatu is a proudly independent, conservative nation which has benefited from implementing economic reforms and has attracted significant Australian tourism and private investment; set to overtake Fiji as the Pacific’s tourism hub if present trends continue.

In Samoa, the multifaceted opportunities and challenges facing Australian engagement will be further underscored. Samoa overcame early economic woes and natural disasters to achieve stability through a relatively authoritarian but just system of government; its recent economic progress also provides a compelling contrast with the other states of the Pacific although population pressures remain a challenge to sustainable growth.

LAFIA 2009 will be the fifth in the LAFIA Pacific series drawing on fourteen successful years of the LAFIA program. Senior Executive Band 3 and Band 2 staff (Deputy Secretary and First Assistant Secretary levels) from Commonwealth, State and Territory governments are invited to participate.

The facilitator engaged in this year’s program will be Bob Cotton.

Your Outcomes

The program gives you context and background for the international dimension of your senior leader responsibilities. It enhances strategic leadership, builds executive business and management skills, promotes a greater understanding of the region and its significance and establishes valuable contacts and networks.

Program Outcomes

Introductory Strategic Dialogue: 9th - 10th July 2009
International Study Tour: 23rd August - 5th September 2009
Reporting and Evaluation Session & Informal Dinner: 15th October 2009


Crawford School Programs Practical Information Customised Training Corporate Training LAFIA About LAFIA LAFIA Asia Participants LAFIA Pacific Participants Economic Building for Aceh Administrators New Public Management Training Program	LAFIA Pacific 2009 Overview Given Australia’s comprehensive relationships with Papua New Guinea, LAFIA Pacific will again visit Papua New Guinea in 2009. Papua New Guinea is the Pacific’s largest and most populous nation replete with natural resources and rich tribal and ethnic diversity. You will visit Port Moresby and other significant centres outside the capital. In Vanuatu, you will meet business government and community leaders and engage in frank roundtable discussion that will highlight the particular challenges and opportunities facing Australia’s engagement. Vanuatu is a proudly independent, conservative nation which has benefited from implementing economic reforms and has attracted significant Australian tourism and private investment; set to overtake Fiji as the Pacific’s tourism hub if present trends continue. In Samoa, the multifaceted opportunities and challenges facing Australian engagement will be further underscored. Samoa overcame early economic woes and natural disasters to achieve stability through a relatively authoritarian but just system of government; its recent economic progress also provides a compelling contrast with the other states of the Pacific although population pressures remain a challenge to sustainable growth. LAFIA 2009 will be the fifth in the LAFIA Pacific series drawing on fourteen successful years of the LAFIA program. Senior Executive Band 3 and Band 2 staff (Deputy Secretary and First Assistant Secretary levels) from Commonwealth, State and Territory governments are invited to participate. The facilitator engaged in this year’s program will be Bob Cotton. Your Outcomes The program gives you context and background for the international dimension of your senior leader responsibilities. It enhances strategic leadership, builds executive business and management skills, promotes a greater understanding of the region and its significance and establishes valuable contacts and networks. Program Outcomes Introductory Strategic Dialogue: 9th - 10th July 2009 International Study Tour: 23rd August - 5th September 2009 Reporting and Evaluation Session & Informal Dinner: 15th October 2009

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