Program :: Veni Markovski /Thematic Session III
NGO Roundtable

Role of the Civil Society in the Creation of
the National ICT Policy and Strategy

Veni Markovski: Professional Biography
Born April 3, 1968.
education: masters degree in law
current positions:
- President's Council for Information Technologies, PCIT, 2002 - present Chairman
- GIPI, Country coordinator, 2002
- Internet Society - Bulgaria, · ISOC, 1995 - present Founder and Chairman
- Internet Society (www.isoc.org ), member of the Board of Trustees, since June 2002

interests:
- Expert in telecommunications, IT, Internet, law.
- Expert to the Parliamentary Committee on Transport and Telecommunications best known cases:
- 1999 (www.isoc.bg/kpd/ ) filed and successfully ended a case against the government proposal to license Internet Service Providers

also involved in
New Symphony Orchestra , Member of the board, 2001 - present
Institute for interdisciplinary investigations
Bulgarian Internet Association, member since 1999.
Bulgarian Union for Automation and Informatics, Member, 1995-present
Building Partnership Association, Member of the Board, 1996-present
ICANN Membership Implementation Task Force (MITF) , chairman for East Europe, 1999-
ICANN At Large Organization Founding Member