Stéphane Vincent

Stéphane Vincent
Born	Stéphane Vincent (1993-06-20) June 20, 1993 (age 31) Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Education	University of Strathclyde (LL.M.)

Stéphane Vincent (born June 20, 1993) is a Haitian E-governance specialist known for his commitments to public governance, e-governance and ICT policy implementation. He is co-founder of the political party En Avant [fr].[1][2] He is currently director of immigration and emigration, a department of Ministry of Interior and Territorial Communities of Haiti.[3][4]

Early life and education

Stéphane Vincent was born on June 20, 1993, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He completed his classical studies between Institution Saint-Louis de Gonzague and Washington Archibald High School. He holds a Bachelor of Business and Management from the University of Derby, pursued law studies at the University of Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas and completed his studies at Strathclyde University. He holds a Master of Laws in Information Technology and Telecommunications from the same university. He is currently a doctoral student at the University of Pennsylvania.[5]

Vincent enjoys spending quality time in his mother's hometown of Maniche.[6]

Career

Vincent is the co-founder and Chief Knowledge Officer of En Avant [fr][1] and OpenGouv Haiti, Senior ICT Advisor to the COVID-19 Task Force at the Office of the Prime Minister of Haiti, Vincent has provided strategic advice on ICT activities, effectively developing and implementing digital solutions to support the COVID-19 response. He has led the development and implementation of citizen-centric policies for e-governance initiatives and overseen the development of systems to enable citizens to access government services online as the e-governance coordinator for the Office of the Prime Minister of Haiti,[7] he represented Haiti on the executive committee of the Inter-American Digital Government Network and the ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee. His work has been published on renowned platforms such as the BBC News,[8] Democracy Now,[9] among others, highlighting his leadership in the areas of public administration modernization and the role of technology in sustainable development.[10]

In 2018, he was appointed to the Paris Youth Council.[11]

In August 2024, he was appointed Director of Immigration and Emigration for the Government of Haiti.[12][13][1]

References

1. "Haïti : Installation de Stéphane Vincent, co-fondateur du parti politique " En Avant " comme nouveau Directeur de l'immigration". lefacteurhaiti.com. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
2. "En Avant Organization". enavant.ht. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
3. "Stéphane Vincent, nouveau directeur de l'Immigration et de l'Émigration". vantbefinfo.com. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
4. "Stéphane Vincent installé à la tête de la Direction de l'Immigration et de l'Émigration". vantbefinfo.com. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
5. "Stéphane Vincent: de Port-au-Prince à l'Ivy League UPenn". haiti.loopnews.com. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
6. "Les dix endroits préférés de Stéphane Vincent". lenouvelliste.com. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
7. "E-Gouvernance:Haïti bientôt dotée d'un data center". lenouvelliste.com. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
8. "Haiti earthquake: The forgotten villages cut off from help". www.bbc.com/news/. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
9. "Stephane Vincent". democracynow.org. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
10. "Stéphane Vincent sur la nécessité de moderniser l'administration publique". haiti.loopnews.com. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
11. "Stéphane Vincent installé au Conseil parisien de la jeunesse". haiti.loopnews.com. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
12. "Stéphane Vincent prend les rênes de la Direction de l'Immigration et de l'Émigration". gazettehaiti. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
13. "Stéphane Vincent installé officiellement comme nouveau Directeur de l'Immigration et de l'Émigration". lexclusiviteinfos.com. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.