Award Jurors

Development Gateway Award Jurors

The annual Development Gateway Award recognizes outstanding achievement in the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to improve the lives of people in developing countries.

The award program receives detailed nominations for initiatives around the world, and the prize is substantial: $100,000. We are pleased to recognize and thank the following leaders for their contribution and efforts as international jurors.

2006 Award Jurors

Vallampadugai Arunachalam
Vice Chairman, State Planning Commission, State of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, India; Distinguished Service Professor, Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University

Lídia Brito
Assistant Professor, Eduardo Mondlane University

Hisham El-Sherif
Chairman, CEO, IT Ventures

Margarita Cedeño de Fernández
First Lady of the Dominican Republic

Monique Maddy
Entrepreneur in Residence, Google

Miriam Meckel
Former State Secretary for Europe, International Affairs and Media of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Mary O'Kane
Executive Chairman, Mary O’Kane & Associates Pty. Ltd.

Robert Sagun
Board Chair, Philippine Resources for Sustainable Development

Danilo Piaggesi
Chief, Information and Communication for Development Division, Inter-American Development Bank (SDS/ICT)

Geert van der Linden
Vice President, Asian Development Bank (Retired)

Lynn St. Amour
President and CEO, Internet Society (ISOC)