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More
than a dozen trainees from five of East Timor's most important
ministries have started work in the new Government Information
Office (GIO). The 13 trainees and other government staff receiving
more focused support will learn communications and public relations
skills to help the government provide timely and reliable information
about its activities to the media and the public.
The training is based on one-to-one mentoring rather than classroom
teaching to help the trainees with their on-the-job needs. Internews,
an international NGO that specializes in communications training,
is providing two expert advisors to the GIO to work with each
of the trainees. The initial training period lasts until April
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To focus on the areas that have the most direct impact on the lives
of East Timor's residents, the trainees have been chosen from the
following ministries:
- Health
- Education
- Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
- Communications, Transport, and Public Works
- Development and Environment's Investment Office.
Internews mentors are also providing training to the office of the
Inspector General, which investigates allegations of government
corruption.
In an important cross-ministry collaboration supported by the
GIO project, trainees from the Ministry of Transport, Communication,
and Public Works are preparing a national road safety campaign
with help from the ministries of Health, Interior, and Justice,
as well as the Parliament.
The GIO reports directly to the Prime Minister and is based in
the Government Building in Dili. Its Internews mentors are funded
through USAID's partnership with Internews to help build capacity
for good governance, improve the government's service delivery
to citizens, and provide a higher level of transparency in the
government's development of policies, laws, and budget.
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