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Hi Peter, Most postgraduate students at SBPP are employed in the public sector and often return to their departments, particularly if their studies are employer-funded. For UPNG undergraduates, comprehensive job data isn’t available. However, a 2018 survey of UPNG economics graduates showed that 50% work in the private sector and about 35% in the public sector. From my experience, our economics graduates typically find roles in commercial banks, private advisory firms, and government departments like Treasury and the Central bank. Here's a link to the student employment survey from 2018: https://devpolicy.org/upng-student-employment-outcomes-survey-results-20180725/

I concur with the concluding sentiments. It is interesting to see the increased sense of unity amongst the younger generations, who have rightly identified the primary root cause of law and order: poor management of resources and funds, corruption, and a need for good leadership and governance.

Commend you both for the insights; correct me if I am gone wrong here. Please can you both clarify where does the legitimate landowners of Porgera fits here. The land is own by the people of Porgera and where are their potions of their shares in all these deals. I see something is totally wrong in this mining deal done. I see no legitimate landowner representative being in any major stakeholders meetings and so forth......pigs and dogs have been benefiting since 1990 and its enough, lets be fair...we need to put it out clearer for the good of this God given beautiful people of Porgera Valley. Let them see some lights now, 30 plus years of living in no mans land and doing cowboy mining must come to an end. May the Mother Nature blessed those who have benefited over the past years and let go now so the poor legitimate land owners can enjoy the remaining of the mining. Thank you for this platform so I can view my thoughts as a neighboring district of Laiagam.

Thanks to both, Kelly and Stephen. But something that always occurred to me, when I was teaching "Policy Monitoring and Evaluation" to UPNG students, between 2021 and 2023. Where are they now? What jobs did they get after graduation - if any?

Excellent article, Kingtau. Important lessons for PNG government and policymakers to learn to turn the trajectory of socio-economic development of PNG around for the better.

Thank you, Mark, for an excellent blog with such clearly presented practical advice.

Death caused by mosquitoes is staggering. In rural areas people hardly take precautionary measures to avoid mosquitoes. Unless people themselves taken action, the mosquito problems cannot be solved. And one important fact is that no matter whatever the steps taken, no matter how much clean the place is, mosquitoes cannot be eradicated at all. Only two things can be done, one is to have a good potent vaccine and the other one is to fix mosquito nets in your home.

I am a woman from Afghanistan. We need HRBA support us and help us to continue our lives in freedom with our basic lives. Even I can study and finish my university. I want to have an opportunity for job. I love to have job and be independent. I have 3 children. Nowaday I am jobless with financial problems. The Taliban make my country as a prison for me and like me. All the world know about the situation of Afghanistan for women.

Very good initiative, really support your movement. Commenting from Papua New Guinea. I, as a secondary school teacher, in my lesson plan I will insert this topic of tree planting to combat climate change issues at the community level.

Thank you for this interesting post and my apologies for the lengthy delay in reading it and commenting. To my understanding, there is substantial variation with regard to internet pricing in Pacific Island countries. Research monitoring mobile internet prices in Papua New Guinea (PNG) can be found at the following link: https://devpolicy.org/tag/png-mobile-internet-price-research/ I was not surprised to see that men use Facebook more often than women in PNG because Jope Tarai and Michael Kabuni had written about this in 2022. See: https://www.policyforum.net/pngs-digital-divide/ Which figure was used for the PNG population when creating Figure 1? As was pointed out in a comment by Stephen Charteris, the population figure is unclear. Here is a great piece about the PNG population by demographers Michael Bourke and Bryant Allen: https://devpolicy.org/what-is-the-population-of-papua-new-guinea-20210202-1/ See also Maholopa Laveil’s comments in the following news story: https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/pacificbeat/debate-over-un-report-png-population-seventeen-million/101736986 Amanda

Yi is an ethnic minority so the one-child policy doesn't apply to them.

Hi Jason, Thank you for your comment. I agree that land ownership, as well as the states' incapacity/inability to manage and mediate, is a major challenge for both countries. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts. Terence