ABOUT the expert

Since 2003, Christian Rupp (christian.rupp@bka.gv.at) has been Austria's Federal Executive Secretary for e-Government in the Federal Chancellery. As an e-Business Representative of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, he has been the driving force in Internet awareness activities in Austria. Mr Rupp is an Evaluator and National Delegate at the European Commission for e-Europe initiatives. He is also a Member of the Board of Directors at ChamberSign a.s.b.l in Brussels. Previously, Mr Rupp has been Vice Director of Communication at the Marketing Department in the Federal Economic Chamber and Deputy Manager of International Technology Transfer. "To be a member of the World Summit Award Grand Jury in 2003 and 2005 was a great honour and pleasure. This is the only selection of the world's best products in e-content and creativity from nearly all countries of the world and a jury, consisting of more than 30 eminent experts in multimedia and ICT, has met and voted for "the best of the best". The WSA is an important contest to have an idea of what's going on in the information society and what has to be done in the future. The excellent teamwork of the great international and multicultural jury was an important first step." christian.rupp@cio.gv.at