If the national government is serious about reviving the province, it must, as a matter of urgency, work with the provincial government and provincial administration to see that the five priority areas identified in this paper are addressed. Furthermore it must:
utilise resource people in the province as partners in the decision-making process;
develop an action plan;
develop a restoration program;
ensure that its policies are fully resourced; and
carefully monitor the implementation process.
The National Government has a constitutional and a moral obligation to ensure that the SHP restores good governance and sound administration for its societal development and sustainable progress so that the province can compete with the rest of Papua New Guinea.