Digital Bilum Platform (PNG0034)

Commitment 8.4.6: Digital Bilum Platform

The Bilum Platform is a cloud-based database management system developed by the Department of Implementation & Rural Development (DIRD) to enable effective coordination, management, monitoring, and reporting of SIP (SIP/DSIP) inputs and outcomes. The DIRD Bilum Platform is in its third phase: System Scale-Up. These systems will enhance the OGP's aim of promoting openness and accountability in the usage of SIPS at the subnational level. This is a new commitment in which the Department will take the lead in implementing.

As part of this commitment, the subnational is expected to produce and publish SIP (PSIP & DSIP) implementation reports via the Bilum Digital Platform. This will be done through the SIP management and DIMS/PIMS of the entire Digital Bilum Platform, which the department is currently operating nationwide. DIMS/PIMS are critical enablers of data-driven governance, ensuring that planning and resource allocation are responsive to local realities and aligned with national development priorities.

Tables 1-4 below provide a summary of the commitment's activities, key milestones, strategies, and indicators.

Table 1: Commitment 8.4.6: Digital Bilum Platform

Objective For Effective Coordination, Management, Monitoring, & Reporting of SIP Implementation

OGP Global Commitment | MTDP IV DIPS | OGP Commitment | No. | Summary Activities
4 | DIP 7.4 Public Finance Management | Production and Publication of SIP (PSIP & DSIP) implementation reports through Bilum Digital Platform | 4.6 | Based on information provided by Bilum, regional officers produce Outcome Reports once the SIP reports are completed. M&E Transcript - documents specific project data collected from the SIP Project Manager. Impact Assessment Report - Bilum Platform feature for recording project impact data. Impact Assessment Report Template - used in the field to collect quantitative and qualitative data and upload to Bilum Platform

No | Deliverables (Milestones) | Activities | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029
1 | SIP Reports submitted by Provinces and districts via the Bilum Digital Platform | Critical skill upskilling & onboarding of targeted district & provincial administrations | 29 | 60 | 80 | 100 | 118
| | Establishment of Bilum help desk in DIRD | | | | |
2 | Outcome Reports & M&E Transcripts | DIRD reviews reports submitted through Bilum and prepares Outcome Reports | | | | |

generated through Bilum Platform | M&E transcripts produced by Bilum from the SIP Project Manager for specific project data |
Impact assessment reports incorporated onto Bilum Platform | Project Impact Assessment data recorded & uploaded to generate Impact Assessment Reports |
Consolidated Impact Assessment Reports generated by Bilum Platform | Quantitative and qualitative project data uploaded using Impact Assessment Report template |

SIP Performance Report submitted to Parliament through NEC via CACC | DIRD Policy Branch analyses and compiles SIP Program impact assessment reports |
| Reports submitted to NEC via CACC; Minister tables SIP impact assessment report in Parliament |
| Reports published through the DIRD website & office for stakeholders |

Table 3: Strategies
No | Implementation Strategy | Policy Reference
1 | 2025 National Bilum rollout & onboarding exercise in selected provinces & districts | MTDP IV 2023-2027
2 | Capacity building: upskill and train subnational administrations on the Bilum Platform | Digital Government Act 2022 (DICT)
3 | Equip districts and provinces with ICT infrastructure and equipment | Digital Transformation Policy (DICT)
4 | Strategic stakeholder engagement | PNG Development Corporation Policy 2023-2027
5 | Bilum media and publicity for effective stakeholder engagements | Media Policy (DICT)

Table 4: Indicators
No | Indicator | Source | Baseline (2024) | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029
1 | Total number of districts/provinces and SIP reports submitted through Bilum | DIRD | 1 | 1 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 90
2 | Total number of SIP Program Impact Assessment Reports tabled in Parliament | DIRD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2