April,22,2013--The Vice-President of the Republic, Mr Danny Faure will be representing President James Alix Michel at the forthcoming High Level Conference, organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat, on Public Administration in Very Small States, and being held in London from the 23rd to the 25th April.

The Conference will address the unique public administration challenges faced by very small states, and identify opportunities and potential innovations that could support the adaptability, performance and integrity of their governance systems.

The Vice-President’s intervention will focus on the challenges that climate change presents to public administration, as well selected policy and human resource issues.

The Vice-President will be accompanied at the Conference by Mr Mohammed Afif, the Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office, Mrs Jessie Esparon, the Chief Secretary for the Public Service, and Mr Benjamin Choppy, the Principal Secretary for Information Communication Technology.