Steven Segaert

Current

• Team leader at GVG / ICG2000
• programme co-ordinator, adviser on e-governance and social security at e-Governance Academy
• Free-lance consultant (Sole Proprietorship)

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Past

• Legal adviser (attaché) at National Office for Social Security, Victor Hortaplein 11, BE-1060 Brussels (Belgium)
• Consultant / analyst social security policy at SmalS-MvM, Rue du Prince Royal 102, BE-1050 Brussels (Belgium)
• Researcher at Ghent University (Faculty of Law), Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25, BE-9000 Gent (Belgium)

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Education

• Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
• Universiteit Gent

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Steven Segaert’s Summary

Working on several administrative reform projects has gained me a keen insight in the different strategic choices in public administration and in the private sector. In my work, I aim to help develop policy and to help convert these policy choices in implementable solutions.

My two main fields of interest are:
* e-governance (e-government and e-democracy); the use of ICT to improve government processes and citizen's participation
* national social security schemes and international (EU) social security coordination, including the synergy between social contributions and taxes

I have a legal background, and use my training both to advise on legislation and case-law and to develop policy (including the development of new legislation)

My strong points are analysis and strategic development at a high level and in an international environment. I found over the years that I am good at pinpointing, explaining and solving problems, inspiring enthusiasm in a team and helping to build support for necessary changes. I complement this with what I am told are excellent writing and presentation skills.

I am currently based in Estonia, but often work abroad using the Dutch, English, French and German languages.

Steven Segaert’s Specialties:

EU social security co-ordination, e-government, e-democracy, e-governance, administrative reform and policy development.

Steven Segaert’s Experience

• Team leader

  GVG / ICG2000

  (Partnership; Management Consulting industry)

  January 2007 — Present (1 year 8 months)

  Implementation of joint collection of taxes and social security contributions in Romania, including the joint collection of information.
  
  Includes redesigning the legal framework, introducing a single declaration, setting up information sharing and interoperability frameworks and implementing a 3-pillar pension system.
  
  Position: team leader and public administration expert.

• programme co-ordinator, adviser on e-governance and social security

  e-Governance Academy

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Public Policy industry)

  April 2005 — Present (3 years 5 months)

• Free-lance consultant

  Sole Proprietorship

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Government Administration industry)

  January 2005 — Present (3 years 8 months)

  Free-lance consultant in e-governance and administrative reform, in particular concerning social affairs, social security and the relations between government and citizens.
  
  Activities include:
  - strategic consulting
  - project management
  - participating and leading expert missions
  - analysis and reporting
  - business process analysis and re-engineering

• Legal adviser (attaché)

  National Office for Social Security, Victor Hortaplein 11, BE-1060 Brussels (Belgium)

  (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Government Administration industry)

  February 2000 — December 2004 (4 years 11 months)

  Analysis and consultancy concerning national and international social security law (including EU law), social security administration and social policy development, e-government and project building. In this capacity, I played a leading role in the modernization of the administration of Belgian social security. This included the development of a technical, legal and semantic interoperability framework,
  and overhaul of back-office procedures and building e-services for citizens and business;
  
  Leading and participating in the necessary social and political dialogue, finding and negotiating compromise, and communicating decisions to the field;
  
  Drafting and editing political and legal notes and designing new legislation.

• Consultant / analyst social security policy

  SmalS-MvM, Rue du Prince Royal 102, BE-1050 Brussels (Belgium)

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  July 1998 — January 2000 (1 year 7 months)

  Advising both decision makers and IT architects on e-government and project-management in the field of social security;
  Analysing administrative procedures and re-designing business processes;
  Writing and editing new legislation, including negotiating legislative changes with the competent authorities;
  Translating policy decisions to manageable technical tasks and, vice versa, raising decision makers’ awareness of the technical consequences of discussed policy choices.

• Researcher

  Ghent University (Faculty of Law), Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25, BE-9000 Gent (Belgium)

  (Educational Institution; Research industry)

  January 1998 — June 1998 (6 months)

  Research focused on the possibility of transforming federal social security schemes into regional ones, particularly on the impact of this change on international obligations;
  The results were presented in a comprehensive report and in a negotiated technical legal design.

Steven Segaert’s Education

• Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

  Masters, European Social Security, 2001 — 2002

• Universiteit Gent

  licentiaat, Law, 1989 — 1997