The Department of Personal Management (DPM) recently conducted its second leg of the regional workshop for the New Guinea Island (NGI) region based on reforms currently being undertaken to inform, educate, disseminate and engage stakeholders’ participation from all government agencies. The workshop touched on certain topics that included public service housing, national medical and life insurance, Performance Management System, compliance audit and related policies consultations. East New Britain Provincial Acting Administrator, Mr. Levi Mano expressed that the province is always privileged and happy, not only to host such important national events, but to be part of such important workshops. He stated that Human Resource (HR) has played a significant part in public service in the country and for the different teams to have turned up for the workshop has given the public service hope to move on well into the next fifty years. Meanwhile, DPM Secretary Ms. Taies Sansan, said the department was responding to various National Executive Council (NEC) decisions and other undertakings by the government to address the issues of accommodation for public servants and current pay roll systems. “This workshop was significant because there are some key initiatives which the Department has undertaken, which the participants were informed of during the course of the workshop.” “The regional workshop gave the department an opportunity to touch base with the people on the ground. It was also an opportunity to provide awareness about key policy initiatives for the whole of government.” Furthermore, the workshop enabled DPM to communicate to the public service on the decisions of the government and how they could individually contribute positively to achieving the desired outcomes. The workshop, which started on the 23rd of the October, concluded on the 27th of October in Kokopo, East New Britain Province.