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Deputy Secretary-General elect of the ITU
Roberto BLOIS MONTES DE SOUZA
Curriculum Vitae
| Name: | Roberto Blois Montes de Souza. |
| Nationality: | Brazilian. |
| Date of birth: | 10 November 1950 |
| Place of birth: | Rio de Janeiro - Brazil. |
A. Education
| 1974 Degree of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunications from the University of Brasilia |
B. Professional experience
| 1. Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL), April 1994 to Present |
| CITEL is the telecommunications arm of the Organization of American States (OAS). As such, within the General Secretariat of the OAS, the Executive Secretary of CITEL is the chief advisor to the Secretary General on telecommunications matters and is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the organization, the supervision of the staff of the Executive Secretariat of CITEL and the principal point of contact between CITEL and the ITU and with other telecommunication organizations operating throughout the Americas, such as INMARSAT, INTELSAT, PTC, CTU, ASETA, COMTELCA, AHCIET, IARU and SITA. |
| To carry out its work program, CITEL is organized into four permanent committees. There is an executive committee to oversee the operation of the Commission and three technical committees dealing with public telecommunication services, broadcasting and related matters and radiocomunication services. These committees have established 27 working groups to carry out specific tasks. The Executive Secretariat participates at all of the meetings of the committee and working groups giving them support in the preparation and distribution of documents, serving as technical secretary of the meetings and carring out the decisions and tasks that they may request. |
| 2. Director of the Department of Private Telecommunications Services, Ministry of Communications, 1990 - April 1994. |
| In charge of establishing the policy, regulations and planing of all telecommunication services (space and terrestrial) that could be provided by the private sector, including services as broadcasting, paging, trunking, cellular services in general, MMDS, cable television, etc. |
| 3. Director of the National Telecommunications Department, Ministry of Communications, 1987 - 1990. |
| In charge of all matters related to the authorization and licensing of telecommunication stations in Brazil, including spectrum management, certification of products, radiomonitoring and enforcement of telecommunication regulations. |
| Responsible for the orientation and supervision of all the activities of the Regional Offices of the Department (one in each state of Brazil). |
| 4. Director of the Broadcasting Division of the National Telecommunications Department, Ministry of Communications, 1979 - 1987. |
| In charge of technical and legal matters related to the authorization and licensing of broadcasting stations in Brazil. |
| Responsible for the orientation and supervision of the Regional Offices of the Department (one in each state of Brazil) regarding broadcasting services. |
| 5. Engineer and Assistant to the Technical Coordinator for Broadcasting Services, Ministry of Communications, 1974 - 1979. |
C. Other activities
| 1. Member of the Program Advisory Committee of the Regional Telecommunications Exhibition and Forum for the Americas of the ITU (AMERICAS TELECOM 96). |
| 2. Member of the Technical Program Committee of the Technology Summit of the 7th World Telecommunication Forum of the ITU (TELECOM 95). |
| 3. Representative of Brazil in the Permanent Executive Committee of CITEL, 1991 - 1993. |
| 4. Representative of Brazil in the Administrative Council of the ITU, 1990 - 1993. |
| 5. Chairman of the Administrative Council of the Telephone Company of Rio de Janeiro "TELERJ", 1991 - 1993. |
| 6. Chairman of the Administrative Council of the Telephone Company "Borda do Campo" - Sao Paulo, of the Telephone Company "Melhoramento e Resistencia", Rio Grande do Sul and of the Telephone Company of São Paulo "TELESP", 1990- 1991. |
| 7. Member of the Administrative Council of the Telephone Company "Borda do Campo" - São Paulo, 1987 - 1990. |
D. International activities
| Brazilian representative at Plenipotentiary Conferences, World and Regional Radiocomunications Conferences, Development Conferences, Administrative Council, Groups of Experts and World and Regional Forums of the International Telecommunications Union - ITU between 1975 and 1994. |
| Brazilian representative, between 1975 and 1994, at Assemblies and Executive, Broadcasting and Radiocomunications Committees of the Inter - American Telecommunication Conference - CITEL and at bilateral and multilateral meetings with North and South American Countries. |
E. Publications
| 1. "The Chalenges Resulting from the Convergence of Telecommunications and Information Technologies". Presented at the Pacific Telecommunications Council. Honolulu, 1996. |
| 2. Guest Editor of the September 1995 Feature topic on "Satellite Telecommunications: Applications and Issues at the Regional and Global Levels" of the IEEE COMMUNICATIONS Magazine. |
| 3. "ClTEL's response to the Action Plan of the America's Summit". Published at TelePress Latinoamerica magazine in the edition of March - April, 95. |
| 4. "CITEL and the Telecommunications Revolution in America". Published at the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) Standards and Technology Annual Report 1995. |
| 5. "The Summit of the Americas and its Impact on Telecommunications in the Region". Presented at the Strategies Summit of the 7th ITU World Telecommunication Forum. Geneva, 1995. |
| 6. "Process of Liberalization". Presented at the Policy Symposium of the World Telecommunications Forum of ITU. Acapulco, 1992. |
| 7. "Regional Papers on Telecommunications Development and Economic Grouth: Views from Latin America". Presented at the Economic Symposium of the 91 ITU Forum. Geneva, 1991. |
| 8. "Comparative Study on Interregional Interference". Presented at the ITU Seminar in preparation to the Second Session of the Regional Administrative Conference for the Planning of the Broadcasting Service in the MF band for Region 2. Mexico, 1981. |
| 9. "Application of the Technical Recommendations of the Special Preparatory Meeting of CCIR for the Sound Broadcasting Service below 40 GHz". Presented at the Regional Seminar of ITU in preparation to WARC-79. Panama, 1979. |
F. Languages
| Portuguese - Mother tongue. English - Fluent conversation, reading and writing of complex texts. Spanish - Fluent conversation, reading and writing of complex texts. French - Elementary conversation, reading and writing. |
G. Other informations
| 1. Moderator and lecturer in many national and international policy, planning and technical forums, seminars and workshops including the ITU, CITEL, PTC and CTU. |
| 2. Named honorary member of the Brazilian Air Force, for meritorious services, by the Ministry of the Air Force in 1991. |
| 3. Named Knight of the Order of Merit in Communications by the President of Brazil in recognition of outstanding services to Brazilian communications, 1984. |
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