Francisco Kalbuadi Lay

The Vice Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Tourism and the Environment The Vice Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Tourism and the Environment assists the Prime Minister in coordinating and supervising the Government members responsible for implementing policies for economic areas of governance, namely the Ministry of Trade and Industry; the Ministry of Tourism and Environment; the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Forestry; the Ministry of Transport and Communications; the Secretary of State for Vocational Training and Employment; the Secretary of State for Cooperatives. It is also responsible for designing, implementing, coordinating and evaluating policies, defined and approved by the Council of Ministers for Tourism and the Environment.

As Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, he is responsible to coordinate the preparation, implementation and monitoring of the policy defined by the Council of Ministers in the areas of economy, labour and vocational training; Monitor and evaluate the work and service delivery of the Government members referred to in the previous paragraph; Propose and develop economic public policies that contribute to improving service delivery to citizens; Propose policies and legislation and establish mechanisms related to the promotion of public and private investment, national and international, in liaison with the relevant entities; Promote the development of the national private sector and formulate policies and mechanisms to support and incentivise the development of the industry; Promote dialogue with the national private sector regarding the development of the country and the fight against unemployment; Promote job creation and vocational training; Promote the development of the cooperative sector, especially in rural areas and in the agriculture sector, in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Forestry; Disseminate the importance of the cooperative economic sector and micro and small enterprises and promote training in the constitution, organisation, management and accounting of cooperatives and small enterprises; Organise, administer and keep updated the National Register of Cooperatives; Create mechanisms to support and finance job creation and vocational training projects; Promote the tripartite relationship between the Government, employers and workers to prevent labour conflicts; Promote mediation, conciliation and arbitration services in labour relations; Encourage programmes to hire Timorese abroad; Regulate the labour regime for foreigners in Timor-Leste and coordinate its supervision with the Minister of the Interior; Promote the monitoring of compliance with legal provisions on labour matters; Promote the monitoring of health, safety and hygiene conditions at work; Ensure coordination with relevant entities contributing to economic development; Promote the supervision of the operation of commercial establishments, especially those in the catering and beverage sector, concerning compliance with food and economic safety rules.

As Minister of Tourism and Environment, he is responsible for the design, implementation, coordination and evaluation of policies, defined and approved by the Council of Ministers for tourism and environment and is responsible, in particular, to propose policies and draft legislation and regulations necessary for their areas of responsibility; Design, implement and evaluate tourism and environment policies; Support the implementation of the "Blue Economy" development strategy; To appraise and licence projects for the installation and operation of tourism enterprises; Inspect and supervise tourism activities and enterprises in accordance with the law; Maintain and manage an information and documentation centre on tourism businesses; Contribute to the dynamization of the tourism sector and propose measures and public policies relevant to its development; Establish collaboration and cooperation mechanisms with national and international bodies whose action targets the Ministry's areas of activity, namely with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Timor-Leste (CCI-TL), World Tourism Organisation and "Pacific Asia Tourism Organisation"; Support the activities of economic agents in the tourism sector, promoting the necessary steps to enhance solutions that make the procedural process of the respective licensing simpler and faster; To give an opinion on requests for prior information for the establishment of tourism businesses; To appraise and licence the projects of facilities and supervise the operation of tourist enterprises in coordination with the Ministry of Public Works, as well as to qualify and classify them; Oversee, inspect and supervise social and amusement games, gaming machines and traditional games; Propose draft legislation and regulations necessary for the exercise of casino activity; Maintain and manage an information and documentation centre on businesses and activities in the tourism sector; Suspend and revoke the licence to carry out tourism activities, following the law; Prepare the annual plan of promotional activities for tourism development with the respective cost estimate; Implement and enforce legislation on the installation, licensing and verification of the operating conditions of tourist facilities; Establish mechanisms for collaboration with other services and governmental organisations with responsibility for related areas, in particular the services responsible for the planning and physical development of the territory, to promote strategic areas for tourism, commercial or industrial development; Collaborate with competent public organisations and institutes in the promotion and dissemination of Timor-Leste to investors and tour operators, ensuring the dissemination of the necessary information; Promote and implement environmental policy, provide the protection and conservation of nature and biodiversity, supervise activities potentially harmful to flora and fauna and ensure national development in an environmentally sustainable manner; Implement the environmental policy and evaluate the results achieved; Promote, monitor and support strategies to integrate the environment into sectoral policies; Carry out a strategic environmental assessment of policies, plans, programmes and legislation and coordinate environmental impact assessment processes for projects at the national level; Ensure, in general terms and in the context of environmental licensing, the adoption and supervision of integrated pollution prevention and control measures by the facilities it covers.

The Secretary of State for Vocational Training and Employment and the Secretary of State for Cooperatives shall assist the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs.

The following institutions and bodies are subject to the supervision and tutelage of the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs: The National Centre for Vocational Training and Employment of Timor-Leste (CNFPE); The National Vocational Training Centre - Becora (CNFP-Becora); The National Institute for Manpower Development, I.P. (INDMO); The General Labour Inspectorate (IGT); The Authority for Inspection and Supervision of Economic, Health and Food Activity, I.P. (AIFAESA); The Institute for Quality of Timor-Leste, I.P. (IQTL, I.P.); The Dili Convention Centre (CCD); The Bamboo Research, Development, Training and Promotion Institute (Instituto do Bambu); The Business Registration and Verification Service, I.P. (SERVE); National Commission for Trade Facilitation (CONFAC); The Institute for Support to Enterprise Development (IADE); The Investment and Export Promotion Agency of Timor-Leste, I.P. (TradeInvest Timor-Leste, I.P.); The GESPIN - Gestão de Parques Industriais (Industrial Park Management), S.A.; The National Logistics Centre (CLN).

• e-mail: francisco.kalbuadi@timor-leste.gov.tl
  
• telefone: 7795 31 02