Dalsie Green Baniala is currently providing Regulatory advisory functions to the Government of Palau through the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Industry and Commerce (MPIIC) and at the same time establishing a national Regulatory Bureau for the nation. She also has the duty to provide ICT related policy advice to the Ministry responsible for Telecommunications/ICT development in the Republic of Palau.
Whilst performing the advisory functions, she is also served as one of the United Nations Internet Governance https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual Forum Multi-Advisory Group (MAG) member representing the Pacific Island Voice at the MAG discussions. And also served as one of the interim board members for the newly established organization “Vanuatu National Internet Governance Forum - http://www.internet.org.vu ” – VANIGF secretariat.
She was recently appointed by the newly established private service organization’s (Pacific Inspiro Limited) board of Directors, as the Managing Director to develop and lead the operations of the company.
Ms. Baniala is Vanuatu’s former independent Telecommunications, Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulator (TRBR) https://www.trbr.vu/en/, at the same time the CEO for the Institution. She has over 10 years of executive regulatory experiences, regulating telecommunications sector competition in a small size population of around 280,000 people, scattered across archipelago. Her executive regulatory experiences covers project management and administration, implementations of spectrum management, internet Governance matters, interconnection activities, Universal Access policy projects, numbering management, general quality of services especially at the user experience, required standards of ICT products , consumer protection and educational/awareness activities, and more other digital activities including understanding and support towards cybersecurity, privacy activities and promote and support Women & Girls in ICT in Vanuatu and the region. Importantly, providing high level executive support and independent policy advice to the Hon. Prime Minister of Vanuatu who was the Minister responsible for Telecommunications and Broadcasting services then. She has ranges and wealth of experiences and understanding on developing/remote rural community experiences, cause of service gaps between the non-elites and the elites at all levels of business operations and the most common challenges and respective causes, the remote communities are facing. She is very effective providing voluntarily support and assistance to women developments in Vanuatu and the region such as Women and Girls in Sports, faith based youth development and cultural activities in rural communities.