Ghislain Sillaume is project manager at the Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur l'Europe (CVCE), working on the development and the technical promotion of the European NAvigator digital library. His main responsibility is related to the IT partnership and external cooperation, seeking for synergies between the Centre and public and private partners.
He graduated in computer engineering at the University of Nancy (France) and win a price in multimedia design during his studies. He has over 5 years of experience developing IT solutions for institutional, industrial and banking sector. His particular fields of interest are centered on new technologies and innovations (Web 2.0, Social Networks, Blogs, internet appliances...) applied to the upcoming cultural digital revolution. He is a strong advocate of free culture and a supporter of the KISS principle (“Keep It Simple and Straightforward”).