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Be Careful W hat Y ou W ish For: East Timor’s South Coast Project

Be Careful W hat Y ou W ish For: East Timor’s South Coast Project. James Scambary East Timor Update SSGM/ANU November 28-29, 2013. The Tasi Mane Project. http:// timorgap.com /databases/ website.nsf / vwAll /Southern%20Coast%20Map. State capacity.

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Be Careful W hat Y ou W ish For: East Timor’s South Coast Project

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  1. Be Careful What You Wish For: East Timor’s South Coast Project James Scambary East Timor Update SSGM/ANU November 28-29, 2013

  2. The Tasi Mane Project http://timorgap.com/databases/website.nsf/vwAll/Southern%20Coast%20Map

  3. State capacity • Deloitte Review of Ministry of Infrastructure: • ‘The extent of the missing documentation was the most extreme of all Ministries involved in the review process and suggests a near complete absence of due process in the procurement environment in the Ministry of Infrastructure. There is no established and effective contract management.’ • State Secretary for Public Works: • “According to my observation, almost 60% of the projects have no quality.”

  4. Regulatory environment

  5. Specialist Facilities

  6. Fire protection systems

  7. The Nigerian experience

  8. The 1998 Esso Longford Fire

  9. Skills required • Mechanical fitters • Coded welders • Boilermakers • Process engineers • Chemical engineers • Project supervisors • IT process specialists • Operators • NDT technicians

  10. National • 30% illiteracy, 15% semi-literate average in south coast region • Less than 20% completed secondary school • 4% ‘tertiary qualified’ • No training courses above Level 2 Current human resources

  11. www.kjmcontractors.com.au

  12. enscope.com.au

  13. Social costs • Brain drain from the rest of the economy- including from government agencies overseeing project • Rising land and housing prices • Increased in-migration to project areas and informal settlements leading to conflict • Neglect of traditional and more sustainable forms of livelihood • Rise in crime and substance abuse • Social jealousy from populations in regions outside project areas Filer, C., 2012

  14. Alternatives • Siting repair facilities on the south coast with local apprenticeships to international standards • Subsidised hospitals, health clinics, schools, nutrition programs • Scholarships to internationally recognised universities or training centres • Internships and apprenticeshipswithin existing facilities or resources companies • Community trusts to invest in local initiatives e.g. small businesses, enhancing agricultural outputs, storage facilities, livestock

  15. The road forward RDTL 2013

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