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Rudi Vansnick initially graduated as an accountant, and started his professional career at the Ministry of Agriculture; from there he quickly became involved in the digitisation process of government administration. In 1988, he developed the "pharmacy computer" solution, and helped to bring communication facilities to pharmacy distribution centres and pharmacists. The system was later implemented in France, Luxembourg, and Germany.

Rudi Vansnick initially graduated as an accountant, and started his professional career at the Ministry of Agriculture; from there he quickly became involved in the digitisation process of government administration. In 1988, he developed the "pharmacy computer" solution, and helped to bring communication facilities to pharmacy distribution centres and pharmacists. The system was later implemented in France, Luxembourg, and Germany.

A few years later, he designed and implemented a huge IT-architecture for logistics and communication purposes in Hungary for a food/non-food distribution corporation. More recently, he was involved in the IT-outsourcing contract of the Flemish government for about 2 years; where he gained implementing corporate decisions on regional and local level such as the Flemish portal website.

A few years later, he designed and implemented a huge IT-architecture for logistics and communication purposes in Hungary for a distribution corporation. More recently, he was involved in the IT-outsourcing contract of the Flemish government for about 2 years; where he gained implementing corporate decisions on regional and local level such as the Flemish portal website.

In 2006, he began focusing on breaching the Digital Divide through projects in regional and European organisations with a goal to capture the voices of the individual Internet user in an organisational environment. He considers the most difficult hurdle to be the supportive reconciliation of the divide between culture and technology.<ref>[http://www.comaser.be/portal.php?p=index.htm&afdeling=rvs comaser.be - Rudi Vansnick's profile]</ref>

In 2006, he began focusing on breaching the Digital Divide through projects in regional and European organisations with a goal to capture the voices of the individual Internet user in an organisational environment. He considers the most difficult hurdle to be the supportive reconciliation of the divide between culture and technology.<ref>[http://www.comaser.be/portal.php?p=index.htm&afdeling=rvs comaser.be - Rudi Vansnick's profile]</ref>

==Conferences==

==Conferences==

Rudi has participated in the International Conference in Washington focusing on the Rights and Protection of Children in the Web 2.0 World. An issue he was already involved in during the Round table in June 2006 in Brussels, in presence of Ms. [[Viviane Reding]] and several important authorities. Following this congress, he participated in the workshop organised by [[ETSI]] in February, focusing on what should be done by IT companies for children up to 12 years of age.

Rudi has participated in the International Conference in Washington focusing on the Rights and Protection of Children in the Web 2.0 World. An issue he was already involved in during the Round table in June 2006 in Brussels, in presence of Ms. [[Viviane Reding]] and several important authorities. Following this congress, he participated in the workshop organised by [[ETSI]] in February, focusing on what should be done by IT companies for children up to 12 years of age.