Frans de Bruïne Biography

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Frans de Bruïne born 19th December 1942 in Hilversum, Netherlands, is a Director at the European Commission, responsible for “ICT for Citizens and Businesses” in the Information Society and Media Directorate General. Before starting a professional career with Shell International in 1968, he obtained a Masters degree in Physics at the Technological University of Delft (NL). From 1975 to 1990, he rose to Director General of the Dutch Technology Agency at the Ministry of Economic Affairs (The Hague), before starting his career at the Commission in 1990.

Mr de Bruïne is responsible for eHealth, eGovernment, eInclusion and the eTEN programme (formerly TEN-Telecom), which stimulates the development and deployment of networked services in Europe. He chairs the Information Society Technologies Committee and the eTEN Management Committee.

Education

1968—Masters Degree in Physics, Technological University of Delft, The Netherlands
1979—Bachelors Degree in Economics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1989—Advanced Management Programme, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France

Employment

1968-1972—Shell International Petroleum Company, London, United Kingdom: various marketing assignments in Europe and Africa (The Netherlands, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Libya, Sierra Leone)
1972-1973—W.D. Scott (NL), The Hague, The Netherlands: Management Consultant
1973-1975—C.N. Rood B.V., The Hague, The Netherlands: Deputy Director Computer Division

1975-1990—Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Hague, The Netherlands:

Section Head New Energy Sources (1975-1978)
Deputy Director for Research and Development (1978-1979)
Director for Research and Development (1979-1983)
Director for Technology Policy (1983-1989)
Managing Director of the Dutch Technology Agency (1987-1990)

1990-Present—Director, DG Information Society & Media, European Commission:

Directorate Multimedia Content, Tools and Markets (1990-2000)
Integration and Implementation, Networks and Future Technologies (2001-2002)
Communication Networks, Security and Software. Applications (2003 – 2004)
Lisbon Strategy and Policies for the Information Society (2004-2005)
ICT for Citizens and Businesses (Present)