Management Action Plan (MAP)
President Tommy E. Remengesau, Jr. adopted the Management Action Plan (MAP) in February 21, 2001 to serve as the strategic roadmap for the reform of the Executive Branch of the Government during his four-year term in office.
On the broadest level, the MAP is intended to serve as a guide to the Executive Branch in its efforts to work closely and positively with the Legislative Branch, the Judicial Branch and all other independent governmental entities. More specifically, the MAP establishes a cogent diagram of the future governmental actions necessary to restructure the governmental institutions of the Republic of Palau in order to ensure a strong and vibrant social and economic growth through the next generation.
In order to accomplish these goals, the MAP Sets forth both short-term and long-term strategic recommendations that were developed through the review and analysis of a number of National Planning Documents and through a comprehensive process of governmental management and employee interviews.
Recognizing the need to efficiently and effectively implement these recommendations over the course of his term, the President established various completion dates for project completion. Completion dates were initially set at 100 days, six months, one year, two years and three years.
The Inter-Agency Coordinating Group (IACG) was developed by Presidential Directive to monitor the progress of these projects. The IACG is composed of seven high-level Executive Branch officials and managers.
The MAP is a 'living document' that will be revised frequently to improve, on an ongoing basis, all governmental entities that are mandated to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the People of Palau. It is based upon a number of 'Guiding Principles', and includes the following broad goals:
· To incorporate traditional values into the decision making process;
· To establish institutions and policies for Palau that will guide it toward achieving economic sustainability;
· To assist in the development of the private sector;
· To minimize disruptions to the private sector;
· To shift resources, where possible, from the public to the private sector and to minimize governmental intervention in the private sector;
· To recognize the greater efficiency of the private sector and defer to the private sector where it is capable of providing services;
· To increase human resource training and development through all sectors of the economy in order to attract and retain Palauan workers with an eye toward expanding training opportunities for the private sector;
· To continue to upgrade and develop Palau's infrastructure to act as a catalyst for a strong private sector growth and foreign direct investment;
· To integrate environmental planning in all developmental planning efforts
· To diversify economic opportunities; and
· To create a stable, predictable and internationally competitive macro economic environment for private domestic and international investment