Pinnacle

Looking Ahead

The prevailing economic climate creates a challenge for all those involved in the provision of public services. At a time of severe constraint on public sector finances the challenge is to continue to seek to improve outcomes with less resources available to support such improvement.

The very severity of the situation creates the opportunity as this will act as the catalyst to force a change in thinking that might otherwise be considered disruptive or unnecessary. PRG intends to be part of this process of change, a change that requires the private sector to drive up its standards of delivery, think in the longer term and be prepared to be measured on performance against outcomes.

Since the 1980s governments have used different mechanisms to encourage competition, efficiency, innovation and the improvement of services. Compulsory Competitive Tendering (CCT) and Best Value have been two such policy tools. However there is now a more widespread acceptance that achieving best services requires a mixed economy for service delivery.

PRG's business focus reflects this development and private sector companies are becoming increasingly recognized in the national social housing market as playing an important role in improving standards and creating an environment that empowers management to innovate.

PRG has established a reputation for delivering services which reflect the priorities of communities.  We intend to build on this by developing our role as an intermediary between the people who live in these communities and those who provide funding.  We also want to increase our investment in the social infrastructure of these communities and see the introduction of private sector capital as remaining absolutely fundamental to the government's future capital commitments in the public sector.