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In establishing a Strategic Vision for Telikom the Board has considered the mission statement for the company which is:

"To provide the communications infrastructure and services necessary to support community development and foster economic growth in Papua New Guinea"

and adopted the following Strategic Vision for Telikom:

"To improve the performance of Telikom to match that of regional national telecommunications companies thereby fostering economic growth and supporting community development."

Telikom will achieve this strategic vision over 2 years by:

Performance improvement will be demonstrated by achieving clearly stated key performance indicators (KPIs).

Achieving the strategic vision requires a focus in ensuring service and performance in the main centres are world class while at the same time providing rural and remote areas access to effective relevant telecommunication services.

The Strategic Vision Paper provides a "road map" of the way in which Telikom intends to move forward to achieve the strategic vision.

The formal Strategic Plan and Business Plan for Telikom and the specific action plans for the operating group and projects which will result from the Business Plan will set out the detailed objectives and actions required to move forward meeting the strategic vision.

The initiatives taken to achieve the strategic vision will be aligned with approved Government policies.