Question NW3545 to the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
03 December 2018 - NW3545
Shinn, Ms MR to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
(1) With reference to his reply to question 1528 on 4 June 2018, what (a) total costs did his department incur and (b) is the detailed breakdown of the total costs incurred in covering the travel expenses of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) delegation for its attendance at (i) pre-event missions and (ii) the Telecom World Conference in Durban in September 2018, including accommodation and any other relevant expenses; (2) What are the (a) names and (b) official positions of each person for whom costs were incurred; (3) Whether (a) his department and/or (b) any other government department covered the travel expenses of any spouses accompanying any of the ITU delegates; if so, what are the full details in each case?
Reply:
I have been advised by the Department that:
1. (a) The total cost incurred by the Department was R 11.5 million (estimated pending receipts)
(b) The detailed breakdown of costs incurred in covering the travel expenses of the ITU delegation for its attendance at
(i) Pre-event Missions:
3 team member visited South Africa from the 11-13 December 2017(No expenditure incurred by the Department)
3 team member visited South Africa from the 7-10 May 2018 (R23 940 as the expense incurred by the Department for accommodation)
(ii) During the Telecom World Conference in Durban, the Department incurred R 1,713,046
The amounts for the Daily Allowances and Hotel Accommodation for the ITU were paid directly by sponsors.
2. (a) and (b) The names and official positions of the ITU delegation for pre-event Missions and the actual event are tabulated below:
Pre-event Missions:
|
NAME |
POSITION |
|
|
Mr Drew Donovan |
Head, Safety and Security Division, ITU |
|
|
Mr Julien Smith |
Event Technical Production Manager, ITU Telecom |
|
|
Mr Shahid Merchant |
Systems Analyst, ITU |
The Telecom World event in Durban:
|
NAME |
POSITION |
|
|
1 |
Mr Houlin ZHAO |
Secretary- General |
|
2 |
Mr Malcolm JOHNSON |
Deputy Secretary-General |
|
3 |
Mr Francois RANCY |
Director, ITU Radiocommunication Bureau |
|
4 |
Mr Brahima SANOU |
Director, ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau |
|
5 |
Mr Chaesub LEE |
Director, ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau |
|
6 |
Mr Feibo XIE |
Special Adviser to the Secretary-General |
|
7 |
Ms Morag SALE |
Administrative Officer to SG |
|
8 |
Ms Sophie GUERRAZ |
Administrative Assistant to DSG |
|
9 |
Ms Sonia PANOUSSOPOULOS |
Administrative Assistant (to BR Director) |
|
10 |
Ms Mairéad MAGUIRE |
Senior Administrative Assistant (to BDT Director) |
|
11 |
Ms Lia JENKINS |
Administrative Assistant (to TSB Director) |
|
12 |
Mr Xin LIU |
Executive Manager, ITU Telecom |
|
13 |
Ms Yong LI |
Administrative Assistant |
|
14 |
Ms Jane RATCLIFFE |
Head, Planning and Strategic Relationships Service |
|
15 |
Ms Negar TAKESH |
Head, Marketing Communications Service |
|
16 |
Mr Theo TUNGA |
Head, Operations Service |
|
17 |
Mr Jose Maria DIAZ BATANERO |
Strategy and Policy Coordinator |
|
18 |
Mr Attila HORVATH |
Programme Officer |
|
19 |
Ms Enrica FERRARO |
Programme Officer |
|
20 |
Mr Miroslav SUZARA |
SME Pogramme Officer |
|
21 |
Ms Jeoung-Hee KIM |
ICT Analyst |
|
22 |
Ms Alessandra CICCOLELLA |
Intern |
|
23 |
Ms Maria Clea ANTONELLI |
Interpretation Coordinator |
|
24 |
Ms Patricia BENOIT-GUYOT |
Head, Protocol & Special Events Division |
|
25 |
Mr Drew DONOVAN |
Head, Security and Safety Division |
|
26 |
Mr Evenor VALDIVIA ZELAYA |
Senior Data Analyst |
|
27 |
Ms Deboleena MAMJUMDAR |
Registration Services Officer |
|
28 |
Mr Nagui COLTA |
Registration Services Support |
|
29 |
Mr Florent COMMENOZ |
Programme Officer |
|
30 |
Ms Robin ZURCHER |
Junior Programme Officer |
|
31 |
Mr Naroumba KOUROUMA |
Conference and Meeting Room Assistant |
|
32 |
Ms Ledia ARIZA |
Programme Officer |
|
33 |
Ms Lise MONTVERNAY |
Graphic Designer |
|
34 |
Ms Kathryn CARRARA |
Content Creator |
|
35 |
Ms Sarah MAUNDER |
Programme Services Officer |
|
36 |
Mr Jie HUANG |
Web & Data Officer |
|
37 |
Mr Gil VANDERKLUYSEN |
Web Developer |
|
38 |
Mr Chee Kong CHONG |
Operation Manager |
|
39 |
Mr Julien SMITH |
Event Technical Production Manager |
|
40 |
Ms Isabelle LUCAS |
Conference Coordinator |
|
41 |
Mr Baptiste PROST |
Programme Assistant |
|
42 |
Mr Cyrille ROUSSEL |
Assistant Conferences Organization |
|
43 |
Ms Jennifer CHALK |
Programme Services Officer |
|
44 |
Ms Tutu ISMAYILOVA |
Programme Officer |
|
45 |
Ms Chen ZHU |
Junior Programme Officer |
|
46 |
Mr Sangwon LEE |
Programme Officer |
|
47 |
Mr Rahul JHA |
Junior Programme Officer |
|
48 |
Mr Ahmed RIAD |
Programme Officer |
|
49 |
Ms Ilaha RZAYEVA |
Junior Programme Officer |
|
50 |
Mr Maximili JACOBSON-GONZALEZ |
Senior Communications Officer |
|
51 |
Mr Daniel WOLDU |
Official ITU Photographer |
|
52 |
Mr Fernando NEDA CASTRO |
Media Relations Assistant |
|
53 |
Ms Winnie NICOLAS-JOMARD |
Finance Coordinator |
|
54 |
Mr Jean-Claude DUFOUR |
Accounting Assistant |
|
55 |
Mr Shahid MERCHANT |
Applications Systems Analyst |
|
56 |
Mr Ranil BANDARANAYAKE |
Supervisor Conference IT Service |
|
57 |
Mr Maxim ALIU |
Network/Server Engineer |
|
58 |
Mr Olivier TROLLIET |
Security, Data Protection and Compliance Officer |
|
59 |
Mr Tounssi HADJRI |
CRM Business Analyst |
3. (a)+(b) No.
Approved / not approved
Ms S Ndabeni - Abrahams
MINISTER OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS & POSTAL SERVICES
DATE: 03/12/2018