Gérald Santucci,
Head of Unit, e-government-Applications relating to Administrations-Directorate
General Information Society, European Commission
Gérald Santucci,
47, has been Head of the Unit “Applications relating to Administrations”
since May 1999 and has been working in the Directorate General Information
Society of the European Commission since February 1986. Since the beginning of
the implementation of the 5th Framework Programme’s IST programme, he
has been striving to mobilise the Public Administration stakeholders towards
realising by 2010 the goal of “Integrated Government” – a ubiquitous and secure
infrastructure, based on the innovative use of ambient intelligence
technologies, that promotes improved service delivery and knowledgeable
citizenry. His unit’s project portfolio currently includes 44 projects among
which 33 address the interactions between governments and their clients (“Smart
Government”) and 11 concern the participation of citizens in the public
matters and debate (“eDemocracy”). Over the years, Mr. Santucci has
gained a wide experience in the activities of the Directorate General through
his involvement in research management (the AIM – Advanced Informatics in
Medicine – exploratory action, 1986-1989, the Telematics Applications Programme,
1993-1998) and in the international aspects of telecommunications (1990-1992).
Mr Santucci holds a B.A. from the Institut d’études
Politiques de Paris, and a Ph.D. in Microeconomics from the University of
Paris-XII.