About this event
Single Unique OECS ID: what does it take?
Countries in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) face a number of common challenges in a context of increasing global competitiveness. Public sector modernization is key to improving efficiency and competitiveness in the region, placing an emphasis on using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to improve internal efficiency, delivery of public services, coordination among agencies and transparency and accountability of the public sector, with the objective of the free flow of persons and goods as part of a regionally integrated Economic Union.
To achieve these objectives, countries have already implemented number of actions and steps, however they may have been at different phase of implementation and vary in their scopes. There is a need for a clear action plan that would allow at complete implementation of the OECS Unique ID.
The Webinar will cover the main stages of person’s unique legal identity:
- life cycle starting from the birth and assignment of unique identifier - to know your people,
- issuance of ID document - to give them means to prove who they are in physical world,
- provision of eID means - to give them means to prove who they are in digital world,
- best practices and experience in how regional solutions work in other regions,
- directions on what does it take to introduce Unique ID.
Hosted by
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Guest speaker
Tomas Seikus Director of Business Development @ NRD CompaniesG
Highly experienced in information system architecture, data backup, disaster recovery and information system resilience. Behind the number of innovative and tailor-made solutions in various regions (Africa, Europe, Central America).
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Team member
Financial Services Commission (FSC) BelizeT
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Guest speaker
Giedre Balcytyte Team Lead and ID4D expert @ NRD CompaniesG
Consulting Strategy Director at NRD AS, leads consultancy work supporting digital transformations of national governments globally. Former Alternate Executive Director for Nordic-Baltic constituency at the Executive Board of the World Bank; high-level official of the national Government.
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Guest speaker
H.E. Dr. Didacus Jules Director General @ Organization of Eastern Caribbean StateG
Dr. Jules is responsible for driving the regional integration thrust towards a single economic and social space involving ten Eastern Caribbean States. He has extensive regional and international experience, most of it focused on education, social policy and organizational transformation.
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Guest speaker
Dr. Carlene Radix Head of Health and Head of the Human and Social Division @ Organization of Easters Caribbean StatesG
Dr. Carlene Radix as the Head of Health and the Head of the Human and Social Division at the OECS. The Human and Social Cluster encompasses health, education, social protection and procurement of essential medicines and medical supplies for the region. As Head of Health she provides strategic oversight of the OECS Health Agenda in keeping with the Fort de France Declaration on Health.
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Guest speaker
Vaidotas Ramonas Digital identity, electronic signature and trust services expertG
V. Ramonas is an expert of digital identity, electronic signature and trust services. He is behind policy work being an official in public administration, representing national interests in regional and EU formats, has been consulting many governmental and private organisations in EU and beyond.
Financial Services Commission (FSC) of Belize
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) regulates the securities industry and manages key registries. Committed to integrity, accountability, adaptability, service orientation, and reliability, the FSC aims to foster economic growth, investor protection, and a competitive financial environment.
