NATIONAL Statistician Alfred Mokae was among four departmental heads who formally signed their employment contracts at Government House yesterday.
Mr. Mokae signed a three-year contract to serve as National Statistician and lead Papua New Guinea’s National Statistical Office (NSO).
The formal signing marks an important milestone in his leadership of the NSO and reinforces the Government’s commitment to strengthening official statistics and the country’s national statistical system.
Mr. Mokae said the formalisation of his employment provides a clear mandate to continue implementing an ambitious programme of reform, modernisation and institutional strengthening within the NSO.
“I am honoured to formally sign my employment contract and to continue serving Papua New Guinea as
National Statistician. I regard this not simply as a personal milestone, but as a commitment to the Government and, most importantly, to the people of Papua New Guinea to deliver a stronger, modern and trusted national statistical institution,” he said.
He said reliable, timely and quality statistics are essential for effective government decision-making, evidence-based policy development, national planning, budgeting, investment and monitoring development outcomes.
Mr. Mokae said his priority is to transform the NSO into a modern, digitally enabled, professional and service-oriented statistical institution capable of responding to the growing demand for timely and high-quality data.
He said the signing of his employment contract at Government House represents a renewed commitment to service, reform and delivery.
“I accept this responsibility with humility and determination. My commitment is to lead the NSO through a period of meaningful reform and modernisation and to build an institution that is professional, innovative, independent, responsive and trusted by the people of Papua New Guinea.”
Mr. Mokae said the ultimate measure of success would be the NSO’s ability to provide trusted, timely and relevant statistics that improve the lives of Papua New Guineans and support the country’s development aspirations.
“Statistics must serve the nation. Our responsibility is to ensure that the information we produce is trusted, accessible and useful at every level of decision-making. This is the NSO we are committed to building.”