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|caricature = CaricatureComing.jpg
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|born = 1962
|born = 1962
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|country = Netherlands
|email = gerrit.de-graaf[at]ec.europe.eu
|email = gerrit.de-graaf[at]ec.europe.eu
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|facebook = [http://www.facebook.com/gdegraaf Gerard de Graaf]
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'''Gerard de Graaf''' is Head of Unit for the co-ordination of the Europe 2020 Strategy in the European Commission’s Secretariat-General, which is the service under the government of President Barroso. 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 for 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>
Mr. Graaf does not approve [[ICANN]]s knew [[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 approve EU policies in the new [[TLD]] program.<ref>[http://www.kenyanpatriot.com/2011/09/02/ec-policy-papers-on-icann/ KenyanPatriot]</ref>
He lives in Netherlands with his wife and two children.
==Career History==
Mr. Graaf started his career in the private sector and then worked at the Secretariat-General of the Benelux Economic Union. Later in 1991 he joined the European Commission and worked on procurement policies, after some time he became private assistant to the Director-General. He was trade counselor at the Commission’s Delegation to the United States in Washington DC. From 2001 to 2005 Gerard de Graaf was Head of the
Policy Unit in Directorate General Internal Market.<ref>[http://cms.dynaweb3.nl/users/platform_summit2010_en//docs/Publications/biography-gerard-de-graaf.pdf dynaweb3 cms]</ref>
==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>[worldbank.org/INTECAREGTOPKNOECO/Resources/0_Graaf_Europe_2020.ppt WorldBank]</ref>
==Education==
Gerard de Graaf studied Social Geography and Regional Planning at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and European Studies at the Catholic University in Leuven (Belgium).<ref>[http://cms.dynaweb3.nl/users/platform_summit2010_en//docs/Publications/biography-gerard-de-graaf.pdf dynaweb3 cms]</ref>
==References==
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