MOU with our Governments - feedback & the forward agenda- Regional Capacity Building for PIPSO Members Monday 24 July 2017, Nadi, Fiji

1.Commitment to engage at least twice annually at the National level - 1) Budget Forum - this would generally happen 3 months before budget presented in Parliament; opportunity for PS to have input into the budget  2) State of the Economy Forum - happen mid financial year access progress in the economy especially where new policies / initiatives were proposed in the budget   2. NPSO representative to be part of the official Government delegation to FEMM. Commitment from Government to the partnership. 3. A PS grant to assist with operational costs of the NPSO. The important consideration here is for the NPSO to have annual audited accounts, annual AGM, record and report on all meetings, consultations etc attended with Govt, donors and development partners. An estimate of voluntary executive hours involved in these consultations and meetings. The grant is but a small compensation for the time that executive members commit voluntarily to these meetings.    National events/platform – National Economic Forum, Productivity Council, National Budget Consultation (Fiji). Existing national mechanisms – some PICs have MOUs already; National Economic Advisory Council (Solomon Islands, Palau), Think Tank/Advisory Group (Samoa)

Some considerations…prompts… CONTENT: What would you like to see in the MOU? Existing national mechanisms and how to incorporate? (opportunity to) add or change? Level of engagement and how specific so you/we want to be? Financial implications, and/or arrangements? Monitoring and Evaluation ?