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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> Mr. de Graaf is the new representative of European Commission on the [[GAC]].<ref>[http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2011/6/19/4841838.html InternetGovernance Blog]</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>[http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/information_society/directory/index_en.htm Europa EC]</ref>
He lives in the Netherlands with his wife and two children.
He lives in the Netherlands with his wife and two children.
===ICANN===
Mr. de Graaf is the new representative of European Commission on the [[GAC]].<ref>[http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2011/6/19/4841838.html InternetGovernance Blog]</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 [[ICANN 41]], 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>
He also warned ICANN that it was not ready to remove its vertical separation of [[registrar]] and [[registry]] functions, which it took steps to do in 2011.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/06/19/ec-letter-icann-vertical-integration EC Letter ICANN Vertical Integration, news.dot-nxt.com]</ref>
==Career History==
==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, D.C.. From 2001 to 2005, Gerard de Graaf was Head of the Policy Unit in the Directorate General Internal Market.<ref>[http://cms.dynaweb3.nl/users/platform_summit2010_en//docs/Publications/biography-gerard-de-graaf.pdf dynaweb3 cms]</ref>
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, D.C.. From 2001 to 2005, Gerard de Graaf was Head of the Policy Unit in the Directorate General Internal Market.<ref>[http://cms.dynaweb3.nl/users/platform_summit2010_en//docs/Publications/biography-gerard-de-graaf.pdf dynaweb3 cms]</ref>