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Institute of National Affairs (INA)
BCPNG is involved with INA on several fronts:
- through its Executive Committee
- via the Consultative Implementation and Monitoring Council (CIMC)
- through assessing and utilising INA research to educate and support various positions on issues affecting the social and political wellbeing of PNG.
Following is some information about INA:
The INA is privately funded, non-profit, research institute or “think tank”.
It was founded in 1976 by concerned individuals from both the government and the private sector to promote dialogue between the two, and to offer alternate advice to that being given by the very dominant public service. It continues that tradition today.
INA is run by a council drawn form all walks of life and includes some of the leading businessmen and public servants in the country. It also tries to ensure regional coverage so that research and activities are not too closely identified with Port Moresby.
The INA is not a “lobby group and does not represent specific industry or firm although it will contribute to topics of national interest which coincide with the interests of an industry.
BCPNG reaffirms this important distinction because it believes that the reason the INA has been able to have some influence on every government since independence is its reputation of impartiality.
For more information about INA, visit their website:
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