Workshop for senior governmental
officials
Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 September Central Bank
Conference Room 9.00am - 3.00pm
| September 18, 2002 | |
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Workshop opening (Secretary of Finance, Ms Hinuari Petana) |
| 9:15 - 9:30 | Introductions and objectives of the workshop |
| 9:30 - 10:15 | A framework for policy development and budgeting |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Youth as policy and budget category: concepts and issues |
| 10:45 - 11:05 | Morning break |
| 11:05 - 11:30 | What's new for the youth profile? National Statistics department report on the latest census data on youth in Samoa |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Discussion of census data |
| 11:45 - 12:30 | Unpacking the Process of Developing Youth Policy Action Plans |
| 12:30 - 1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30 - 2:00 | A framework for understanding the direct and indirect impacts of policies and budgets on youth |
| 2:00 - 3:00 | Ministry initiatives and key strategic outcomes |
| 3:00 | Close |
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| Thursday 19 September | |
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Opening round: One thing you know today that you didn't know yesterday? |
| 9:15 - 9:30 | Recap of Wednesday's workshop and today's objectives |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Activity: Ministries identifying the direct and indirect impact of their activities on youth |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Reporting back |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | Morning break |
| 10:50 - 11:50 | Ministry of Finance presentation on budget screening process and discussion |
| 11:50 - 1:00 | Activity: Checklist of what is currently being undertaken in the Samoa Strategic Plan for the National Youth Policy 2001 - 2010 by each department |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | Lunch break |
| 2:00 - 2:30 | Group activity - Identify one of the twenty one policy areas in the Samoa Youth Strategic Plan which is central to your department/ministry. Examine the relationship between the objectives and the activities. In the context of what you now know about the direct and indirect impacts of your policies and expenditures identify any changes that should be made. |
| 2:30 - 3.00 | The way forward from here! |