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e-Leadership to Accelerate SME eBusiness Adoption, January 20, 2004 Ashley Cross
General Manager
Business Environment Branch
National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE)
Ashley.Cross@noie.gov.au Since joining NOIE in 2001 Ashley has managed a program of activities to accelerate the uptake of e-Business in Australia. In July of this Ashley also assumed responsibility for the oversight a range of regulatory issues such as e-security and developing a strategy to address SPAM. Ashley worked in Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 1998 to 2001as the Department's Information Industries Market Access Facilitator – responsible for IT market access and international new economy issues. During the late 1980's and early 1990's he held a number of positions in the Department of Industry Science and Resources working in IT industry development and the de-regulation of the Australian telecommunications industry. Has also worked on policy reviews of the automotive, chemicals and building and construction industries and also played a part in the establishment of the R&D tax concession.
Mr. Richard Simpson
Director General
Electronic Commerce with Industry Canada
Canada
Simpson.Richard@ic.gc.ca
Mr. Richard Simpson is the Director General, Electronic Commerce with Industry Canada, and is responsible for the development and implementation of the department's overall strategy for electronic commerce. In this capacity, he has played a central role in designing Canada's policies on electronic commerce at the domestic and international levels. One of his primary tasks was to direct preparations for the OECD Ministerial Conference on Electronic Commerce held in Ottawa in October 1998. He has continued to play a key role within the OECD as Chair of the Working Party on the Information Economy, the FTAA (as Vice-Chair of the E-Commerce Experts' Group), the WTO, ITU and other international bodies dealing with aspects of electronic commerce. He was appointed as a member of the Commonwealth's Expert Group on Information Technology by the Secretary General, and played a prominent role in the work of the G8 DOT Force, which reported to G8 Leaders at their Summit in Kananaskis in June 2002.
Mr. Simpson has worked in the field of communications and information technology since 1975, occupying senior executive positions at the national and international levels. He was the Executive Director of Canada's Information Highway Advisory Council from 1995 to 1997. The Advisory Council was a group of 29 senior private sector executives, appointed by the Minister of Industry to advise the Canadian government on issues pertaining to the development of communications and information technologies in Canada. The Council's Final Report, Preparing Canada for a Digital World, which was published in September, 1997, became the foundation for Canada's leading edge policies on connectivity, electronic commerce and the Internet.
From 1992 to 1995, Mr. Simpson served as Assistant Vice-President for Telecommunications and Technology with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) in Vancouver, B.C., where he had overall responsibility for its technology programs in support of distance education in developing countries within the Commonwealth. He also was interim President of the organization from March to September 1995. Prior to joining COL, Mr. Simpson was Director General, New Media, in the Canadian Department of Communications. From 1987 to 1988, he played a central role in the development of a comprehensive national telecommunications policy for Canada. His academic career included graduate studies at the University of Windsor and at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.
Mr. Tadao Takahashi
Special Adviser on ICT issues
Secretariat for Communications and Strategic Affairs (SECOM)
Presidency of the Republic of Brazil
Tadao.takahashi@uol.com.br
Tadao.takahashi@isl.org.br Tadao Takahashi is Special Adviser on ICT issues to the Secretariat for Communications and Strategic Affairs (SECOM)/Presidency of the Republic in Brazil.
He is the Director-General of the Institute for the Information Society (ISI), an NGO founded in Brazil in 2003 to conceive of and carry out studies and projects in ICT for Development in developing countries.
Tadao is active in several international initiatives related to ICT and the Internet, including the following:
UN ICT Task Force (Member and Chair of its Regional Node for LA&C) Institute for the Connectivity of the Americas (Member, Hemispheric Advisory Board) International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) (Member at Large Advisory Committee) - Internet Society – INET (Head, Brazilian Chapter)
Tadao was: the founder and first director of the Brazilian Research Network – RNP (1988-1996), which deployed the Brazilian Internet; one of the architects of the Internet Steering Committee of Brazil and its member for two mandates (1995-1996, 1999-2002); the principal architect and director of the Program for the Information Society – SOCINFO (1999-2003)
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The Policy Framework: Public Policies to Accelerate SME eBusiness Adoption, March 17, 2004 Mr. Juan Carlos Solines
Partner at Juridico Asociados Solines Law Firm
Partner and Founder of Gobierno Digital Consulting Firm
jcsolines@gobiernodigital.com
Mr. Solines has advised local and foreign companies and government agencies in telecommunications policy, Internet initiatives and other legal and regulatory issues involving information and communication technologies (ICT). Worked on intellectual property litigation, software protection and domain name disputes, competition and fair trade issues. Current legal advisor for the Technology Committee of the Ecuadorian American Chamber of Commerce. Business Law and Contracts are other fields of practice.
Mr. Solines has advised public and private sector in Latin America about new ICT-related opportunities and the roles they could play in the emerging Information Society. Gobierno Digital provides consulting services to help governments, civil society organizations, private sector and international institutions to set and achieve technology policy, management and business goals and strategies. Conducts e-readiness and e-needs assessments, process restructuring analysis and websites usability studies. Develops a global and regional ICT knowledge based on identified lessons and best practices, premier global events, governments e-strategy sessions, public-private discussions, and news monitoring.
As the Director of the Agenda Nacional de Conectividad, Mr. Solines leaded the group that formulated the strategies to incorporate, in a single agenda, all the projects that involve ICT in Ecuador. As a new governmental initiative, the Agenda was aiming to provide advice on ICT projects and potential sources of funding. Represented Ecuador in the former FTAA's Committee of Experts on Electronic Commerce. Also in charge of international affairs of the Telecommunications Regulatory Agency.
Mr. Solines currently teaches courses in Electronic Commerce and Law and New Technologies.
Dr. Reinhard Büscher
Head of the Unit for E-Business, ICT Industries and Services
Member of the e-Business Support Network Steering Committee
European Commission, Brussels
reinhard.buescher@cec.eu.int
Dr. Büscher was born in 1952 in Lower Saxony in Germany; he holds bachelor degree and Ph.D. in Economics. Before joining the EC in 1989, he worked at the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Germany for nine years. In the European Commission, he has been working in different areas, such as a Member of the Cabinet of Bangemann, a special Adviser for Industrial Aspects of the Information Society, Head of Unit for Standardization, Head of Unit for Industrial Aspects of Electronic Commerce and since May 2000 Head of Unit for E-Business, ICT industries and services.
Mr. Daniele Colombo
Project Manager ebusinesslex.net legal portal for SMEs
European Commission Euro Info Centre, Milan
Member of the e-Business Support Network Steering Committee
danko@mi.camcom.it
Holding a degree in Social and Economic Disciplines, he has been working for the Euro Info Centre of Milan since 1989, planning and developing information services for small and medium sized companies. He managed a number of projects at national and international level. In the last years he specializes in e-business related issues, managing the Italian Euro Info Centre information campaign on e-business and becoming the project manager of ebusinesslex.net, the legal portal on e-business co-financed by the European Commission and covering 20 European states. He's also member of the European e-business Support Network Steering Committee, speaker and author of a number of contributions on e-business policies related issues.
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Government-2-Business Services: Online Business Registration and eBusiness Development Services, July 27, 2004 
Jaime Gré Zegers
Executive Secretary, Acción Digital
Chile
jgre@economia.cl Jaime Gré Zegers, licenciado en comunicación, master en ciencias políticas y diplomado en tecnologías de información y comunicación. Se desempeña actualmente como Secretario Ejecutivo de la Coordinación Gubernamental de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación, Secretario Técnico del Grupo de Acción Digital (entidad público-privada a cargo de la agenda digital chilena), Director Ejecutivo del Programa de Fortalecimiento de la Estrategia Digital Chilena y Jefe de la División TICs del Ministerio de Economía. Back to top
Online Local Content Markets Development in Latin America, May 13, 2005 
Ernesto Hadida
Product Manager Regional para América Latina
Invertia (Terra)
Argentina
ernesto.hadida@corp.terra.com.ar Ernesto Hadida es Product Manager Regional para América Latina y Editor de Contenidos de Business y Finance de Invertia (Terra). Entre sus logros se encuentran la puesta on-line del sitio Invertia.com en América Latina (9 países) y la introducción de nuevos productos periodísticos y financieros que incrementaron los beneficios en un 50% logrando un EBITDA positivo. Ernesto es responsable de gestión del producto en toda América Latina y de migraciones de desarrollo. Ernesto es licenciado en Ciencias de la Comunicación por la Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA).
Claudia Andrea Philippi
Editora del Área de Especiales de la Gerencia de Contenidos Terra
Chile
claudia.philippi@corp.terra.cl De profesión periodista, Claudia ha sido editora de distintas áreas de Terra Chile: Economía y Finanzas, Motor, Turismo, Rednegocios y Zona Mujer, siempre en la Gerencia de Contenidos. Actualmente es editora del área de especiales. Anteriormente, fue reportera en el canal de televisión satelital Expansión Financiera en Madrid, España y periodista de la Unidad de Contenidos de Informativos Bursátiles y Financieros de ChileMarket Corredores de Bolsa, entre otros.
Gilberto Velásquez
Director de Contenidos
Terra
Mexico
gilberto.velasquez@corp.terra.com.mx
Sergio Iván Salas
Jefe del área Tecnologías de Información y Comunicaciones Red Sercotec
Chile
ssalas@sercotec.cl Sergio Iván Salas ha trabajado en empresas de auditores y en distintas entidades del sector público como el Instituto de Desarrollo Agropecuario, Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero. Actualmente trabaja en el Servicio de Cooperación Técnica, donde ha sido Jefe del Departamento Gestión Financiera y actualmente se desempeña como Jefe del área Tecnologías de Información y Comunicaciones. Ha trabajado activamente en temas de innovación y modernización del Estado. Su compromiso actual está vinculado a los temas de desarrollo de acceso y contenidos para el sector de las micro y pequeñas empresas. Back to top
Intermediary Organizations' Support for SME e-Business Adoption, June 6, 2005 Eva Casado
Coordinadora del Área de Fomento de las Nuevas Tecnologías en la Empresa
Cámara de Comercio e Industria de Madrid
España
eva.casado@camaramadrid.es Eva Casado es licenciada en Ciencias Empresariales y tiene en su haber un Executive Master en e-Business del Instituto de Empresa. Actualmente es Coordinadora del Área de Fomento de las Nuevas Tecnologías en la Empresa de la Cámara de Comercio e Industria de Madrid. Desde este puesto, es representante formativo del grupo de análisis de cualificaciones profesionales de la rama de comercio y marketing del Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia y coordinadora del:
 Thierry de Saint Pierre
Sub-Director Programas de Tecnologías de la Información, CORFO
Chile
tdsp@terra.cl Actualmente es Sub-Director del Programa de Tecnologías de la Información de CORFO. CORFO es la agencia gubernamental responsable del fomento a la innovación e incorporación de tecnologías en las empresas y particularmente las PYMES. En este cargo tiene la responsabilidad de desarrollar programas para la masificación de las TICs en las PYMEs así como el desarrollo de actividades para la industria TIC para lo cual ha tenido una activa coordinación con las Asociaciones Gremiales así como con los sectores públicos. Es miembro del Grupo de Acción Digital (GAD) que supervisa la implementación de la Agenda Digital público privada. En ese contexto es responsable del capítulo despegue de la Industria TIC y de algunas de las iniciativas del capítulo masificación de las TIC en las empresas. Fue Director del Programa Plataforma Integrada de Servicios Electrónicos del Estado cuyo objetivo es definir las normativas, estándares de interconectividad y los procesos operacionales y técnicos de una plataforma que facilite la interconexión entre todos los Organismos del Estado así como con las empresas privadas. En este cargo tiene coordinaciones con los jefes de servicio y de informática de los diferentes Organismos y Servicios públicos. Anteriormente fue socio de una empresa de consultoría e integración de sistemas eBusiness Technology que fue pionera en el desarrollo de Internet, participando activamente en el desarrollo de proyectos emblemáticos.
Esteban Segura Revello
Director Ejecutivo de Pyme21 y Gerente de E-certchile
Chile
esegura@ccs.cl Esteban Segura es el responsable de la institución que administra fondos para el desarrollo de proyectos de mejora en la gestión de las empresas aprovechando las tecnologías de la información, el trabajo asociativo y la certificación de calidad. Durante su operación se han apoyado a más de 1200 pequeñas y medianas empresas, a quince comunidades de negocios a nivel nacional, con proyectos por más de US$ 5.000.000. Los proyectos más importantes han sido la creación de una central de compras electrónica de librerías a nivel nacional, la incorporación de proveedores Pyme al portal almacenesparis.com, el apoyo a grupos que se preparan para obtener su certificación ISO 9000-2000 y la participación en la misión tecnológica a Estocolmo, Suecia con 14 empresas del sector tecnológico en la que presentó la situación de la Pyme chilena frente a las TIC.
Como gerente de esta empresa relacionada a la CCS, su misión es el desarrollo del negocio de la certificación electrónica en Chile.
Ha dirigido los equipos que permitieron la implementación de una Autoridad Certificadora y su red de registro a nivel nacional obteniendo la acreditación del Ministerio de Economía, para hacer de E-certchile la primera empresa con licencia para emitir certificados digitales de firma avanzada en Chile. Back to top
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