Author Archives: Georg Greve

About Georg Greve

Georg Greve is a technologist and entrepreneur. Background as a software developer and physicist. Head of product development and Chairman at Vereign AG. Founding president of the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). Previously president and CEO at Kolab Systems AG, a Swiss Open Source ISV. In 2009 Georg was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon by the Federal Republic of Germany for his contributions to Open Source and Open Standards.

WIPO PCDA1: Second FSFE statement, on Friends of Development proposal

Posted on 23. February, 2006 by Georg Greve

The Friends of Development proposal is currently up for discussions, and NGOs are being asked for statements. Since Free Software disappeared from the Friends of Development proposal in the latest revision stage, it seemed prudent to criticse that: Mr Chair, … Continue reading →

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WIPO PCDA1: Morning of day four and statement by the FSFE

Posted on 23. February, 2006 by Georg Greve

The third day of the Provisional Committee on a Development Agenda (PCDA) for WIPO started with the Brazilian delegation further taking apart the US proposal. Most of the morning session then went to the further discussion of the proposal, during … Continue reading →

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Provisional Committee on a Developent Agenda for WIPO, Day Three

Posted on 22. February, 2006 by Georg Greve

The third day of the Provisional Committee on a Development Agenda (PCDA) for WIPO ended right in the middle of the Brazilian statement on the US proposal. After Brazil had already spent 25 minutes of detailed disassembling, the session was … Continue reading →

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ECIS: Microsoft antitrust ruling should apply to all areas

Posted on 22. February, 2006 by Georg Greve

The Microsoft antitrust case has received a lot of attention from the press, as you could also see in JJ’s press review. And yesterday, David Gow published an excellent piece on the case in UK’s Guardian, titled ‘A question of … Continue reading →

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Provisional Committee on a Developent Agenda for WIPO, Day Two

Posted on 21. February, 2006 by Georg Greve

The second day of the Provisional Committee on a Development Agenda (PCDA) for WIPO is now over, and despite the voiced concerns of many people I spoke to, it did enter substantive discussion. Theoretically the proposal of the African group … Continue reading →

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Provisional Committee on a Developent Agenda for WIPO, Day 1

Posted on 20. February, 2006 by Georg Greve

Day one of the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Provisional Committee on a Development Agenda (PCDA) for WIPO is over. It started rather slow because the selection of the chair turned out to be highly controversial — the … Continue reading →

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Internet Governance Forum, End of Day 2 and Conclusions

Posted on 17. February, 2006 by Georg Greve

The second and final day of the consultations on the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) that was mandated by Kofi Annan following the conclusions of the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), is now over. If you wish … Continue reading →

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Internet Governance Forum Day 2: More discussions and a statement by FSFE

Posted on 17. February, 2006 by Georg Greve

The second day of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Geneva has started just like the last day has ended, with an open discussion on where, how and in which form the IGF should take place. After hearing what has … Continue reading →

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Internet Governance Forum Day 1: Many discussions, few conclusions

Posted on 16. February, 2006 by Georg Greve

Having been mandated by the Tunis phase of the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), the first day of the consultations on the establishment of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is coming to an end in Geneva. … Continue reading →

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Following the Consultations on the Internet Govenance Forum (IGF) in Geneva

Posted on 16. February, 2006 by Georg Greve

The United Nations premises in Geneva currently host the preliminary consultations on the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) which came out of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).  Right now the discussions mostly focus on the question of defining … Continue reading →

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