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==Professional Experience==
 
==Professional Experience==
 
Before joining the [[IGF]], Mr. Kummer held several other notable positions:
 
Before joining the [[IGF]], Mr. Kummer held several other notable positions:
* A career diplomat in the Swiss Foreign Ministry and served several functions in Lisbon, Geneva, Viena, Ankara and Oslo.
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* A career diplomat in the Swiss Foreign Ministry.
* A member of the delegation of Switzerland participating in the first pahse of Information Society (WSIS) in the World Summit where he led many negotiating groups among which the one on Internet governance.  
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* A member of the delegation of Switzerland participating in the first phase of the [[WSIS|World Summit on the Information Society]], where he led many negotiating groups, including one on Internet governance.  
From 2004 to 2005 he served as the Executive Coordinator of the WSIS Working Group on Internet Governance.  
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* From 2004 to 2005 he served as the Executive Coordinator of the WSIS Working Group on Internet Governance.  
* Most recently, in February 2011 he also joined the Internet Society and is currently the Vice President. His tasks imply advancing key Internet Security policy positions on problems such as cybersecurity and network neutrality.<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/isoc/general/staff/?id=68 Previous positions]</ref>
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* Most recently, in February 2011, he also joined the Internet Society and is currently its Vice President. His tasks include advancing key Internet security policy positions on problems such as cybersecurity and network neutrality.<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/isoc/general/staff/?id=68 Previous positions]</ref>
 
 
===Internet Society===
 
[[ISOC]] or the Internet Society a organisation founded in 1992 nonprofit, with the main mission to provide education in ensuring an open development, evolution and use of Internet for people's benefit from all over the world.
 
The society provides acts as a global clearinghouse for Internet information and education and facilitates Internet related initiatives around the world.<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/isoc/ About ISOC]</ref>
 
 
 
===Internet Governance Forum===
 
The main purpose of IGF is to support the General Secretary of United Nations in carying on the mandate from WSIS (World Summit on Information Society)in order to build a new forum for policy dialogue between multi-stakeholders.<ref>[http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/aboutigf About IGF]</ref>
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 19:25, 27 March 2011

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Country: Switzerland
Email: mkummer [at] unog.ch
Website:

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Markus Kummer has been the Executive Coordinator of the Secretariat supporting the Internet Governance Forum's activity since March 2006.[1]

Professional Experience

Before joining the IGF, Mr. Kummer held several other notable positions:

  • A career diplomat in the Swiss Foreign Ministry.
  • A member of the delegation of Switzerland participating in the first phase of the World Summit on the Information Society, where he led many negotiating groups, including one on Internet governance.
  • From 2004 to 2005 he served as the Executive Coordinator of the WSIS Working Group on Internet Governance.
  • Most recently, in February 2011, he also joined the Internet Society and is currently its Vice President. His tasks include advancing key Internet security policy positions on problems such as cybersecurity and network neutrality.[2]

References