Problem overview:

     Integrating stakeholders: A number of divisions, organisations and institutions are involved in the socio-economic development of PNG. With various concerned agencies involved, data collection activities are harmonized, such as, cost sharing of expenses for data gathering and monitoring.

     Meeting information requirements: The Moma Coastal Fisheries Development is a project that determines the progress of certain other projects by monitoring and assessing various indicators, such as, socio-economic conditions, to determine and report the progress of the project to the project manager.

Background in summary:

     Objective of the project: The objective of the Moma Coastal Fisheries Development Project (MCFDP) is to develop the socio-economic conditions in rural areas by encouraging commercial fisheries production. A range of integrated monitoring indices and targets were used to determining the usefulness of their plan, along with a number of divisions, organisations and institutions.

     Setting up a cross-sectoral task force: The provincial planning unit therefore was set up to head a cross-sectoral task force to develop appropriate indicators to assess and monitor the effectiveness of the fisheries programme and to gather information, which will be processed and made available to all concerned parties.

     Integrating stakeholders: Having the team members from different sectors report to a single manager outside their own department was an excellent idea. Each sector contributed the salary of their representative and helped meet project costs thus establishing excellent communication and motivation between sectors.

     Focus area for information gathering: Their monitoring activities focused on income generation for the coastal villagers. They monitored general living conditions and the economic situation, beginning with base line surveys, followed by establishment of targets and then regular impact monitoring. It was important that their data be useful to Provincial and National databases, so they harmonised their data collection activities with all concerned agencies.

Peer Review Committee Good practice rating: (1 for the best, 5 for the lowest score)
Sustainability		Efficiency
3	Improvement in either the environment of economic condition with no harm to the other.	2	Cost efficient.
2	Sustainable over time (not one-off)	Process
Adaptability		-	Participation of the community
2	Location adaptability (can the project be done in other places?)	-	Participation of resource owners/users
2	Socio-cultural adaptability.	2	Partnerships between various actors (Governments, NGO, Academia, Private)
2	Level of development adaptability.	2	Degree of coordination and cooperation between government departments.
3	Style of government adaptability.	2	Ability to attract political interest/support
2	Degree of decentralization adaptability.	2	Procedures for feedback and review.
Comments on this example:   Sustainability of the project:   Adaptability of the project to other situations:   Process of decision making and implementation:      Integrating stakeholders: There are a multitude of benefits of a multi-sectoral approach to data gathering and the creation of development policy. The process of harmonising information gathering, processing and use will, by itself, reduce policy conflicts. The various line ministries could improve the quality, quantity and usefulness of their data by sharing the research costs and personnel needs with each other and with the communities. They would also benefit from pooling costs, equipment and personnel.      Meeting information requirements: The narrow focus of sectoral research agencies inhibits cross-sectoral co-operation. There are distinct differences in the kinds of information presently gathered and the techniques used between resource managers and ecologists, economists, and sociologists, yet all these investigations focus on the same group of people interacting with the same resource. By shifting the focus to the well being of the people in balance with their environment, it becomes possible to integrate a considerable amount of assessment and monitoring. Cost efficiency:      Regarding the information provided in the context, the Moma Fisheries Development Project is funded by an external source, which is the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ). The question that arises here is the future of this project when external funding is no longer available. As we all know, data goes out of date very quickly therefore constant updating of data is necessary and the process of data gathering requires money and manpower. One assuring fact that this project may be able to support itself in the future is the cooperation and coordination of the various local agencies that each chip in what they are able to, such as, personnel.