Ondřej Filip Appointed Member of UN Secretary General’s Advisory Bord

The executive director of CZ.NIC Association is the only Czech to have held this position. This year he was elected for the second time.

Prague 16th June – Ondřej Filip, the executive director of the CZ.NIC Association, which administers the .CZ Czech national domain, has become a member of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) once again. For many years, it has been the advisory body of the UN Secretary General for the Internet Governance Forum. Ondřej Filip has been elected to this advisory group for the second time. The first time was midway through last year. The work performed by Ondřej Filip for the UN is unpaid. The individual members of MAG carry out work within this organisation to benefit the internet community throughout the world.
MAG members represent the interests of governments, the private sector and civil society, including academic and technical communities from all the regions of the world. The idea of MAG is to assist and give recommendations to the UN Secretariat, headed by the Secretary General, in preparing the summit on internet governance – the Internet Governance Forum. The Multistakeholder Advisory Group meets officially several times a year. Representatives of relevant intergovernmental organisations and the European Commission are also invited to MAG meetings on a regular basis. This year’s meeting of the Internet Governance Forum will take place from 15 to 18 November 2009 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. If you are interested in learning more about MAG, go to the website www.intgovforum.org.
Ondřej Filip is the executive director of the CZ.NIC Association and one of the members of the board of NIX.CZ, the Czech Republic’s internet exchange centre. More information about Ondřej Filip is available on the website of the CZ.NIC Association. .