Emilio is an official at the European Commission dealing with ICT standardisation issues, particularly in the fields of energy and transport. Formerly, he was in charge of eGovernment activities. Before working in the Commission he was a civil servant in the Spanish administration and an IT consultant. He has a wide experience in standardisation, interoperability, electronic public services, synergies facilitation and IT integration. Emilio has a Master of Science in Information Technologies and a Postgraduate diploma in Management of Information Technologies and Communications. He is fluent in English, French, Italian and Spanish.