*Mr Paul Timmers
(paul.timmers@dg3.cec.be) is currently
head of sector in the European
Commission, Directorate-General III-
Industry, in the Information Technologies
Directorate. He is charged with
electronic commerce in the context
of the European component of
the G7 Pilot “A Global Marketplace for
SMEs” and in the IT research and
development programme ESPRIT.
Previous positions in the European
Commission include Assistant to
the Director of Telematics Applications
Programme and project manager in
technology for disabled and elderly
people. Before joining the Commission
Mr. Timmers held various positions in
product marketing and software
development in the IT industry. He has
co-founded a software company.
Mr. Timmers holds in PhD in theoretical
physics and a certificate in business
administration.