Fifth Caribbean Ministerial Consultation on Regional Cooperation for E-government Capacity Building 17-18 June 2004 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS A. CARICOM/UN MEMBERS Anguilla Mr. Fabian Fahie Permanent Secretary, Economic Development Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, Investment and Commerce The Valley, Anguilla Dr. Aidan Harrigan Acting Permanent Secretary Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, Investment and Commerce The Valley, Anguilla Mr. Larry Franklin Director of Information, Technology and E-Government Services The Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, Investment and Commerce The Valley, Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Mr. Elloy De Freitas Director, Public Sector Reform/Transformation Establishment Department Prime Minister s Office St. John s, Antigua The Bahamas Mr. Wayde Watson Deputy National Coordinator for Information Technology Ministry of Finance Nassau, The Bahamas Barbados H.E. Senator. John Williams Minister of State, Responsible for the Ministry of the Public Service and E-government Prime Minister s Office Ministry of the Civil Service
Mr. Philip Goddard Special Envoy for Technology, Trade and Investment Office of the Prime Minister Mr. Ronald Fitt Permanent Secretary Ministry of Civil Service Government of Barbados Mrs. Avril Gollop Head, Public Services of Barbados Cabinet Office Government of Barbados Ms. Kathy Higgins Head, Governance Division Department for International Development - Caribbean Belize H.E. Mr. Godfrey Smith Minister of Foreign Affairs, Defence and National Emergency Management Belmopan, Belize Bermuda Mr. David Atwood Systems Planning Manager Information Technology Office Ministry of Tourism Telecommunications & E-commerce St Davids, Bermuda Mr. Nigel Hickson E-Commerce Consultant Ministry of Tourism Telecommunications & E-commerce Hamilton, Bermuda Dominica Mr. Ted Serant Senior Planning Officer Ministry of Education, Sports, Human Resource Development and Youth Affairs Roseau, Dominica 2
Dominican Republic Mr. Sergio Grullón Mejia Executive Director Technological Institute of the Americas Ministry of Education Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Ms. Marie-Laure Aristy Gerente, Asuntos Internacionales Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Ms. Janis Santaella Gerente, Fondo Desarrollo de las Telecommunicaciones Asuntos Internacionales Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Grenada H.E. Mr. Einstein Louison Minister of State ICT, Information, Business Saint George s, Grenada Haiti H.E. Mr. Jean-Paul Toussaint Minister of Communications Port-au-Prince, Haiti Mr. Serge Felix Director, IT Unit Ministry of Finance Port-au-Prince, Haiti Montserrat Mr. Denzil West Director, Government Information Services Ministry of Finance Government Headquarters Brades, Montserrat Saint Lucia Dr. James Fletcher Cabinet Secretary / Permanent Secretary Office of the Prime Minister Castries, Saint Lucia 3
Mr. Cletus Bertin Deputy Director Public Sector Reform Office of the Prime Minister Waterfront, Castries Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines H.E. Dr. Jerrol Thompson Minister of Telecommunications, Science, Technology and Industry Kingstown, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines Mr. Bernard Morgan Chief Personnel Officer Service Commissions Department Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Ms. Monique Bakker Policy Advisor Ministry of Home Affairs Paramaribo, Suriname Trinidad and Tobago H.E. Dr. Lenny K. Saith Minister of Public Administration and Information National Library Building Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago Ms. Gillian Macintyre Acting Permanent Secretary Information and Communication Technology Ministry of Public Administration and Information Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago B. OTHER CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES U.S. Virgin Islands H.E. Mr. Carlyle Corbin Minister of State for External Affairs Government House Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 4
C. REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Association of Caribbean States (ACS) Mr. Luis Carpio Political Adviser Trinidad & Tobago Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD) Mr. Richard Madavo Director, a.i. Ms. Angela R. Skeete Regional Programme Coordinator Ms. Jennifer Astaphan Castries, Saint Lucia Ms. Judith Maloney Jamaica Ms. Pamela Kirton Ms. Angela Eversley Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ms. Jennifer Britton Senior Project Officer Georgetown, Guyana Caribbean Knowledge and Learning Network (CKLN) Mr. Ken Sylvester Project Coordinator Jamaica Caribbean Public Services Association Mr. Alvin St. John General Secretary St. George s, Grenada 5
D. DONORS, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER PARTNERS Government of Italy H.E. Hon. Mario Baccini Vice Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs New York, USA H.E. Ambassador Claudio Moreno General Coordinator for Trieste Expo 2008 Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rome, Italy H.E. Ambassador Gerardo Carante Italian Ambassador in Barbados and Venezuela Counsellor Antonio Bernardini Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations New York, USA Counsellor Antonio Morabito Directorate General for Development Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy Rome, Italy Counsellor Uberto Vanni d Archirafi General Coordination for Trieste Expo 2008 Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rome, Italy Ms. Laura Canuto Expert Environment and Sustainable Development Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations New York, USA Ms. Paola Baldi Vice Consul Italian Consulate Christ Church, Barbados Ms. Cristina Ghisolfi Fed. Cam. Est. Milan, Italy 6
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo Mr. Guillermo S. Castillo Especialista en Technologia de la Información Division de Tecnología para el Desarrollo (SDS/ICT) Departamento de Desarrollo Sostanible Washington, DC Business Tech Research, Inc. Mr. Stephen Louis IT Consultant Castries, Saint Lucia Development Gateway Foundation, Inc. Mr. Gerhard Pohl Director, e-government Washington, DC Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Ms. Sandra John Chief Caribbean Documentation Centre Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago European Commission H.E. Mr. Amos Tincani Ambassador European Commission Delegation in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Hastings Christ Church, Barbados Mr. Stephen Boyce Project Officer, Education European Commission Delegation in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Christ Church, Barbados European Union Mr. Harry De Backer ICT and R&D for Development Belgium Fundación Redes y Desarrollo (FUNREDES) Mr. Daniel Pimienta Director Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 7
Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development Ms. Sheila Donovan Director Programs for Development Organization of American States (IACD/OAS) IBM Mr. Robin Ford Manager, Marketing Operations Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Mr. Shigemaro Aoki Project Formulating Advisor c/o CARICOM Secretariat Georgetown, Guyana Learning Resource Institute Mr. Pete Bennett United Kingdom Systems Consulting Mr. Stephen Broome Managing Director United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Dr. Thomas Gittens Programme Manager New York Ms. Paula Mohamed Programme Manager UN House Christ Church, Barbados 8
E. UNITED NATIONS DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS (UNDESA) Mr. Guido Bertucci Director Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) Mr. Jerzy Szeremeta Chief Mr. Gherardo Casini Head DESA Rome Office Ms. Angela Capati-Caruso Economic Affairs Officer Mr. Arie Hoekman Advisor Ms. Elvira Doyle Technical Cooperation Assistant Mr. Cecil Bartholomew Consultant Mr. Errol Hewitt Consultant 9