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'''Gerard de Graaf''' is Head of Unit for the coordination of the Europe 2020 Strategy in the [[European Commission]]’s Secretariat-General. Besides Europe 2020 Strategy, his unit also manages Digital Agenda, Innovation Union, an Industrial Policy for the globalisation age and a program called “New Skills for New Jobs”. He was appointed to this job in 2005.<ref>[http://cms.dynaweb3.nl/users/platform_summit2010_en//docs/Publications/biography-gerard-de-graaf.pdf dynaweb3 cms]</ref> He is also Director in charge of Audiovisual, Media and Internet Directorate General of Information Society and Media.<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/information_society/directory/index_en.htm Europa EC]</ref>  

'''Gerard de Graaf''' is Head of Unit for the coordination of the Europe 2020 Strategy in the [[European Commission]]’s Secretariat-General. Besides Europe 2020 Strategy, his unit also manages Digital Agenda, Innovation Union, an Industrial Policy for the globalisation age and a program called “New Skills for New Jobs”. He was appointed to this job in 2005.<ref>[http://cms.dynaweb3.nl/users/platform_summit2010_en//docs/Publications/biography-gerard-de-graaf.pdf dynaweb3 cms]</ref> He is also Director in charge of Audiovisual, Media and Internet Directorate General of Information Society and Media.<ref>  Mr. de Graaf is the new representative of European Comission on the [[GAC]].<ref>[http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2011/6/19/4841838.html InternetGovernance Blog]</ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/information_society/directory/index_en.htm Europa EC]</ref>  

Mr. Graaf does not approve of [[ICANN]]'s new [[gTLD]] policy. He is of the view that there is a risk for violating European competition laws.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/kroes-slams-icann-new-gtld-approval/ DomainInCite]</ref> At [[ICANN41]], he and a UK GAC representative were constantly trying to convince [[ICANN]] to immediately implement EU policies in the new [[TLD]] program.<ref>[http://www.kenyanpatriot.com/2011/09/02/ec-policy-papers-on-icann/ KenyanPatriot]</ref>

Mr. Graaf does not approve of [[ICANN]]'s new [[gTLD]] policy. He is of the view that there is a risk for violating European competition laws.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/kroes-slams-icann-new-gtld-approval/ DomainInCite]</ref> At [[ICANN41]], he and a UK GAC representative were constantly trying to convince [[ICANN]] to immediately implement EU policies in the new [[TLD]] program.<ref>[http://www.kenyanpatriot.com/2011/09/02/ec-policy-papers-on-icann/ KenyanPatriot]</ref>

==Participation==

==Participation==

He is a representative of Management Board of [[ENISA]].<ref>[http://www.enisa.europa.eu/about-enisa/structure-organization/management-board/files/mb_comp.pdf Europa ENISA]</ref> de Graaf is the new representative of European Comission on the [[GAC]].<ref>[http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2011/6/19/4841838.html InternetGovernance Blog]</ref> He attended World Bank Knowledge Economy Forum IX in Berlin, Germany on May 6, 2010.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:kRrH7ggCEtsJ:siteresources.worldbank.org/INTECAREGTOPKNOECO/Resources/0_Graaf_Europe_2020.ppt+http://worldbank.org/INTECAREGTOPKNOECO/Resources/0_Graaf_Europe_2020.ppt&hl=en&gl=pk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESirUVq1MHhxKRn5mQWYhr5jLXtuX9HlhGrY7YXLDVYPctGoufDaD-Ka-bjV3Bh8muYXCrKa86qFa8cn1NDA5nOzESMkCGn3xyK-TmFziB7ETOrlbYrA9vUtWZd9l9Kp5v6Irsyr&sig=AHIEtbTi4CxjhfGJhTNiC2lBFlA-nMw1IQ WorldBank]</ref>

He is a representative of Management Board of [[ENISA]].<ref>[http://www.enisa.europa.eu/about-enisa/structure-organization/management-board/files/mb_comp.pdf Europa ENISA]</ref> Mr. de Graaf is the new representative of European Comission on the [[GAC]].<ref>[http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2011/6/19/4841838.html InternetGovernance Blog]</ref> He attended World Bank Knowledge Economy Forum IX in Berlin, Germany on May 6, 2010.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:kRrH7ggCEtsJ:siteresources.worldbank.org/INTECAREGTOPKNOECO/Resources/0_Graaf_Europe_2020.ppt+http://worldbank.org/INTECAREGTOPKNOECO/Resources/0_Graaf_Europe_2020.ppt&hl=en&gl=pk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESirUVq1MHhxKRn5mQWYhr5jLXtuX9HlhGrY7YXLDVYPctGoufDaD-Ka-bjV3Bh8muYXCrKa86qFa8cn1NDA5nOzESMkCGn3xyK-TmFziB7ETOrlbYrA9vUtWZd9l9Kp5v6Irsyr&sig=AHIEtbTi4CxjhfGJhTNiC2lBFlA-nMw1IQ WorldBank]</ref>

==Education==

==Education==