Daniel Kaplan is the founder and CEO of the Next-Generation Internet Foundation (FING), a collective and open nexus of ideas and projects on tomorrow's Internet's uses, applications and services. He is also chairman of the European Institute for e-Learning (EifEL). As a member of the European Commission's e-Europe's Experts Chamber, as well as of the French Prime Minister's Strategic Advisory Board on Information Technologies (CSTI), Daniel Kaplan is deeply involved in the Internet's development and evolution. Mr. Kaplan has written or directed 15 books and public reports on the internet, mobility, e-commerce, e-education and electronic media.