Productivity is the single most important driver of long-term wage growth, improvements in living standards and national competitiveness. Yet, until now, Papua New Guinea has lacked robust, sector-specific measures of productivity to guide wage setting and economic policy. A new study, the first of its kind, fills that gap. Commissioned by the Employers Federation of ... Read moreAbout the author/s Martin Davies Martin Davies is Professor of Economics at Washington and Lee University, Visitin...| Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
On 4 June 2025, with the support of the Shifting the Power Coalition and ActionAid Australia, I had the honour of presenting a heartfelt testimonial about our work at the Hauskuk Initiative — through the power of poetry — during a high-level, multi-stakeholder plenary session titled “Leave No One Behind” at the 8th Session of ... Read moreAbout the author/s Naomi Woyengu Naomi Woyengu is the Founder and Executive Director of the Hauskuk Initiative Association based in Madang, PNG, whi...| Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
A person I respect deeply uses the phrase “soft bigotry of low expectations” to describe problems besetting Papua New Guineans working in the development sector. In other words, there is a pernicious assumption that Papua New Guineans are capable of less because of their background and they can get patronised to high heaven when they ... Read moreAbout the author/s Gordon Peake Gordon Peake is a writer, podcaster and consultant, and a campus visitor at the Development Policy Centre. His f...| Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
Namun, mantan Panglima Angkatan Pertahanan PNG, Mayor Jenderal (Purn) Jerry Singirok, menilai negaranya hanya menjadi “pion” dalam Perjanjian Pukpuk yang| Jubi Papua
System Windows 95 miał pulpit o jednolitym kolorze, nazwijmy go morskim. Dlaczego instalator nie ustawiał domyślnie żadnej tapetki? A gdybym powiedział wam, że taki obrazek mógłby zająć ponad połowę całej pamięci operacyjnej? Nie ma w tym wiele przesady, wybierzmy się więc trzy dekady w przeszłość i sprawdźmy, jak sprawy miały się w okolicach premiery Windows […] Artykuł Dlaczego Windows 95 nie miał domyślnej tapety pochodzi z serwisu Informatyk Zakładowy.| Informatyk Zakładowy
With the golden jubilee celebrations having just passed, Papua New Guinea is equal parts festive and reflective. The national broadcasters have played their part in fostering the latter: screening history-themed documentaries and news segments in between the comprehensive live coverage of official events across the nation’s capital. Universities and training centres such as the Somare ... Read moreDisclosure Funding for the Revitalising the PNG Dictionary of Biography project is provided by...| Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
As Papua New Guinea celebrates 50 years of independence, we reflect on progress made in improving health and strengthening relationships. Our experience through a major program on maternal and child health, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies (HMHB), is that having strong, resilient health systems is a key foundation for independence — and the partnerships that sustain ... Read moreAbout the author/s James Beeson Professor James Beeson is a Deputy Director (Research Strategy) and Head of the Mal...| Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
Polopa means “go ahead, I will come after you”. It is the name given to the Polopa-speaking people of the Southern Highlands Province — a population of about 10,000 people living in the Erave local level government area. They live in nine council wards: Kerabi, Balowei, Tiri, Waraga, Waposale, Kele, Puputau (Mt Tawa), Sirigi and Sopuse. ... Read moreAbout the author/s Busa Jeremiah Wenogo Busa Jeremiah Wenogo is a Papua New Guinean development economist who specialises in issues relati...| Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
The delay on the Australia-PNG Pukpuk security treaty invites consideration of the risks of disproportionate investment in defence, says Michael Kabuni.| Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
The story of the relationship between the two national universities is also the story of the relationship between two nations, says Sinclair Dinnen.| Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
In this blog post, we’ll take a quick look at how JDeli simplifies image editing for Java developers. The ideal image processing Java library should get you optimal results, and modify images witho…| Java PDF Blog
Introduction Java cannot automatically generate thumbnails of PDF pages, but luckily there is plenty of software which can do this. This example uses our own JPedal library to create Thumbnails in …| Java PDF Blog
For robust image processing in Java, JDeli stands out as an Aspose alternative, offering powerful features for various imaging tasks. Both offer powerful features for reading, writing, converting, and manipulating images, we will look at their key differences. However, their strengths, supported formats, and ideal use cases different. Here’s a detailed comparison to help you […] The post Aspose Alternative for Image Processing appeared first on Java PDF Blog and was written by Amy Pearson.| Java PDF Blog
Bilum making is a cultural tradition in Papua New Guinea that has encouraged much strength and optimism among the local women. For dedicated single mothers like Lina Singu, she says, “Bilum is my life”. The woven bag with its vibrant colours has become a source of living for Singu and her family. Today, she trains […] The post ‘Bilum is my life’: PNG women share stories of strength and optimism appeared first on Pacific Makete.| Pacific Makete