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| |email = gerrit.de-graaf[at]ec.europe.eu | | |email = gerrit.de-graaf[at]ec.europe.eu |
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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> |
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| + | 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> |
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| + | He lives in Netherlands with his wife and two children. |
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| + | ==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> |
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| + | ==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> |
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| + | ==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> |
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