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Joseph V. Tabone
Joseph V. Tabone joined the Government of Ontario in 1963. Over 30 years he held different managerial positions in education, social services and information systems. In 1989 he was seconded for one year to the Government of Malta to lead the public service reform which included the introduction of ICT systems for Government as part of a long term national ICT strategy for Malta. Between 1997 and 1999 Mr Tabone was retained as adviser by the Commonwealth Secretariat in London. In 2000 he was appointed to set up the Malta Communications Authority, until 2009 he was the Executive Chairman thus responsible for the oversight of the liberalisation process of the local telecommunications market. He is ICT advisor to Government and represents Malta on Internet Governance on the EU‚ High Level Group (HLIG), as well as the Government Advisory Committee of ICANN. As Chairman of COMNET Foundation for ICT Development, he represents Malta on the Steering Committee of the Commonwealth Connects Programme on the Digital Divide and Chairman of the Commonwealth Internet Governance Forum.
Sandra Hyzler
Sandra Hyzler has long experience in private and public administration. She began her career with prominent private organisations dealing with: company-law firm; import/manufacturing/export; and she lead a company providing services to government. She joined the Resources Regulator as soon as it was established and later moved to the Telecommunications Authority. She is now the Commonwealth Connects Programme Coordinator. Her field of study is Public Administration.
Lara Pace
Lara graduated from the University for the Creative Arts, in 2006, in Photography. She has worked in the creative and educational industries in Europe, Africa and Asia. Together with her passion for the visual arts, she has an avid interest in current international affairs. Apart from being a news junkie, Lara is currently working on a postwar documentary and is researching public information and its online distribution.