International Conference on Administrative Decentralization and Local Government
The Government of Timor-Leste, through the Minister of State, Coordinating Minister of State Administration Affairs and Justice, and of the Ministry of State Administration, organizes the International Conference on Decentralization and Local Government, and on the Support of International Cooperation (Bilateral) to Municipalities.
Date: May 15th
Working Meeting among Delegation Darwin, the Government and Administration of the Municipality of Díli
Date: May 17th
Visit of the Conference Delegation to Ataúro Administrative Post
Date: May 18th
International Conference
Location: Conference Hall of Hotel Timor
08:30 - Reception and registration of participants
08:55 - Introduction of the conference by the Master of Ceremony
09:00 - Welcome speech by Minister of State Administration, Dionísio da Costa Babo Soares
09:20 - Signatures of Cooperation Protocols and symbolic Delivery of Civil Protection equipment to the city of Díli
09:35 - Speech by H.E. the Secretary of State of Local Administration of Portugal, Dr. António Leitão Amaro
09:55 - Speech of Official Opening of the Conference, by the Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, Dr. Rui Maria de Araújo
10:25 - Coffee break
10:40 - Intervention: "The contribution of Portuguese municipalities for decentralization in Timor-Leste”, Representative of the Portuguese Government or Portuguese municipal official
11:10 - Questions from the Public
11:40 - Intervention: "The contribution of Australian municipalities for the decentralization in Timor-Leste", Representative of Local Government of Australia, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, Water, Land and Property
12:10 - Questions from the Public
12:40 - Lunch break
14:00 - Intervention: "Electronic Government," Gunawan Zuardi
14:20 - Questions from the Public
14:50 - Intervention: "Legal Matters", Dr. Nuno Machado
15:10 - Intervention: "The Policy of Decentralization and Local Government in Timor-Leste”, Vice Minister of State Administration, Tomas Rosario Cabral
15:40 - Questions from the Public
16:30 - Closing Session, with the intervention of Vice Minister of State Administration, Tomas do Rosário Cabral
Date: May 19th, 2015
Location: Behau, Manatuto
16:00 - Conference Delegation visit to Extraction and Processing Plant of Marble, in Behau/Manatuto
Date: May 20th, 2015
Location: Díli Municipality Administration
Participation of the International Delegation in the Hoisting of the National Flag ceremony
