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Visit by the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands

^ (l to r) Dr Sinclair Dinnen, Fellow, State, Society & Governance in Melanesia Program, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, ANU | Prof Lawrence Cram, Deputy Vice-Chancellor ANU | The Hon Dr David Derek Sikua, MP, Prime Minister of Solomon Islands | Prof Ben Reilly, Director, Centre for Democratic Institutions, Crawford School, ANU | Mr David Hegarty, Convenor, State, Society & Governance in Melanesia Program


The new Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, the Hon Dr David Derek Sikua MP, visited the Australian National University in January to discuss recent political developments and plans for the future. CDI Director Ben Reilly and other senior ANU staff met with Dr Sikua on 22 January and talked about a range of pressing issues, including planned political reforms, higher education initiatives, constitutional reforms and the future of the RAMSI operation. Dr Sikua has outlined some of these plans in a policy address on the inauguration of his new Government which you can access through this link:

Policy Address | Hon. Prime Minister Dr. David Derek Sikua MP | 18 January 2008

 
 
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The Centre for Democratic Institutions (CDI) is a government-funded body that supports the efforts of new democracies in the Asia-Pacific region to strengthen their political systems. It provides training, technical assistance and peer support for parliamentarians and emerging leaders in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, with a particular focus on Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji.

The Australian Government established CDI in 1998. It is funded primarily by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). One of the primary ways in which CDI works to promote democracy is through strengthening parliamentary governance and political parties. The Centre focusses on parliamentary and political party development, and conducts flagship training courses and policy-relevant research on these subjects.
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