Dalsie G. Baniala Tolang is the former Vanuatu Telecommunications Regulator, currently providing Telecommunications Regulatory and ICT related policy advisory functions to the Government of Palau through the Bureau of Communications and the Government of Nauru through the Nauru Communications Authority (NCA).
She is also engaged by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to work with the team from the office of the Government Chief Information Officer to coordinate the South Malekula Smart Island Project, and assisted with the consultation and development of Vanuatu’s national Digital Government roadmap.
With more other hats on, she is served as the member of the Asia Pacific regional Internet Governance Forum. She is one that has a lot of passion on e-commerce and e-public services and wishes to see more happening in these two areas for citizens of Vanuatu outside Port Vila and Luganvile.
Outside Port Vila, she is currently assisting the Maewo Island Council of Chiefs on their project “Battery and Plastic Free Maewo Island” – a project which also has a link to ICT development.

Co-founder and Managing Director of Pacific Networks – a local ICT company specializing in cloud services and enterprise ICT solutions since 2019.Over 20 years’ experience in the ICT sector – banking and telecommunications.A seasoned and highly motivated technology professional specializing in Telecommunications, Internet solutions design, ICT systems and Cybersecurity.
Skills or Area of Expertise

1. Certified IP Network Professional Engineer
2. Satellite Engineer
3. Certified Fiber Optic Engineer
4. Certified Systems Engineer and Administrator (Windows and Linux)
5. ICT Management
6. Project Management

ACHEIVEMENTS

• Successfully design and deploy Digicel Vanuatu International connection to ICN1 submarine cable.
• Part of the team that rollout Vanuatu Internet Exchange Point (VIX)
• Part of the team that rollout Digicel Vanuatu 3G+ and 4G Network in Vanuatu
• Part of the team that rollout Digicel ISP Core services
• Part of the team that rollout Digicel GPON network in Vanuatu
• Part of the team that rollout Digicel IP RAN network in Vanuatu using MPLS and Huawei Routers
• Part of the team that rollout Digicel Vanuatu VoIP Services
• Part of the team that rollout Digicel GSM sites migration from TDM to IP networking.
• Successfully design a remote site power monitoring network link back to office
• Successfully design and rollout with vendor support Digicel Vanuatu VMware Farm using Hitachi AMS 2100 as the data store with 40TB disk space.

Mr. Fred Samuel is a highly experienced and well respected senior information & Communications technology Project management practitioner. Together he can offer over 25 years of proven Telecoms & ICT industry and Large Corporate and Government Events Coordination experience working successfully with a range of commercial and government organizations. Mr. Fred Samuel is the first ever and former Vanuatu Government Chief Information Officer and has held that position over the last 5.5 years prior to setting up his own company, Pacific Group Ltd. He also has a strong understanding of Government ICT systems and Governance, user needs analysis and strong project management qualifications.