World Bank Technical Team of legal and procurement specialists calls on President Mori

From left: Ms Senny Phillip, FSM Department of Finance and Administration, Mr Jinan Shi, President Mori, Mr Douglas Webb and Mr Jolden Johnnyboy, FSM Dept of Transportaion, Communication and Infrastructure

FSMIS (March 14, 2013): Earlier today, a World Bank team that included Mr. Douglas Webb, Senior Telecommunication Legal Specialist and Mr. Jinan Shi, Senior Procurement Specialist made a visit to President Manny Mori at the President’s Conference Room.

In general, the World Bank team is to progress preparations of the FSM ICT (Information, Communication Technology) Development Technical Assistance and continue discussions on the Palau-FSM Fiber-connectivity Projects.

The FSM Department of Transportation, Communication and Infrastructure (TC&I) is the department with mandates that directly relate to the technical activities of the visiting team. The Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Finance and Administration also have jurisdictional roles that correspond with the team’s purposes.

A release on the team’s activities and related matters will be provided later.  

For further information, contact Assistant Secretary of Communication, Mr. Jolden Johnnyboy, Department of Transportation, Communication and Infrastructure at 320-2865.