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Dr. Ralf Blaha LL.M is a lawyer with Heid Schiefer Attorneys at
Law, where he specialises in IT tender procedures, software
copyright, data processing and internet law, providing advice
to public sector and private sector clients as well as IT service
providers for IT projects. He is a founding member of the
Wissenschaftliche Interessensgemeinschaft für
Informationsrecht (a scientific community for information law
in Austria ‐
) as well as a member of the Wiener
Zentrum für Rechtsinformatik (Viennese Centre for
Information Law). Ralf Blaha is lecturer at the Kärnten
(
Carinthia, Austria) University of Applied Sciences, holds
regular seminars and lectures, and publishes in the fields of
public procurement and IT law.
Peter Brown
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S. Barrington Ave #49719
90049
Los Angeles, CA
USA
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Peter Brown is an official of the European Parliament currently
on long‐term unpaid leave of absence and is now based in Los
Angeles, working as an independent consultant advising
Fortune 100 companies and many national governments on
technology strategy.
He is past Chairman and current Secretary of the Board of
OASIS – the global industry consortium promoting open
standards for the information society.
Peter's professional interests cover the use of standards in
public administration; semantic technologies and interaction
design; identity management and trust; Service Oriented
Architecture; Cloud Computing; Smart Grid standards;
Information Management.
