Branislav Andjeliс́
Branislav Andjeliс́ is the Director of the Serbian National Register of Internet Domain Names (RNIDS); he has held the position since 2011, and was involved in creating the organization. He is the previous Lead of the Development of the Information Society for the Serbian government (2001 - 2003). Mr. Andeliс́ is the representative to ICANN's ccNSO, and is currently involved in its Finance Working Group.[1]
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| Country: | Serbia |
| Email: | branislav.andjelic[at]rnids.rs |
Background, Internet Pioneer
Mr. Andjeliс́' is an Internet pioneer in Serbia, and served as its first first minister of the Agency for Development of Information Technologies and the Internet. The agency was created after the end of the Kosovo War and ouster of Slobodan Milošević, and the agency was not part of any department but created a direct government post for Mr. Andjeliс́. The agency planned infrastructure for the nation and supported public education and IT empowerment projects for citizens and businesses. He was given this post through a direct invitation from the newly formed government while he was living abroad in Canada. He notes that the number of problems in Serbia inspired him again to work hard and solve them and utilize the new avenues for growth. It also offered a needed change of pace from the predictable work load and schedule he was living with in America and Canada. Branislav Andjeliс́ lived in North America for 10 years, spending 6 years in Boston, and 4 years in Toronto. He worked in computer engineering, and also became a IT and Computer journalist.[2]
One of Branislav Andjeliс́'s projects in America was beograde.com, which first became an online destination for the Serbian people that were blocked from most portals, and later acted as a means for Serbian immigrants to get updates on the war from users uploading and reporting from those involved.[3]
He was an advocate for liberalization of the Telecom sector in Serbia, arguing that allowing competition would lower prices for citizens, attract more business, and improve the overall quality and the number of offerings provided.[4]
Between 2003 an 2011 Mr. Andeliс́ was a crisis management consultant for dysfunctional organizations.