Désirée Zeljka Miloshevic is an Internet public servant, and was a special advisor to the chair of the
United Nations' Internet Governance Forum

Internet Governance Forum

The Internet Governance Forum is a multi-stakeholder forum for policy dialogue on issues of Internet governance. It brings together all stakeholders in the internet governance debate, whether they represent governments, the private sector or civil society, including the technical and academic...

 Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group. Additionally she is Senior Public Policy and International Affairs Advisor in
Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

 for Afilias

Afilias

Afilias Limited is the registry operator of the .info and .mobi Top-level domain, and the service provider of the .org generic top-level domain , .asia TLD catering to the Asia, Australia, and Pacific regions, .aero Airline and Aviation Industry TLD, and a provider of domain name registry services...

, the domain name registry

Domain name registry

A domain name registry is a database of all domain names registered in a top-level domain. A registry operator, also called a network information center , is the part of the Domain Name System of the Internet that keeps the database of domain names, and generates the zone files which convert...

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Early life

Ms Miloshevic studied English Literature

English literature

English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....

 at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology

University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology

The Faculty of Philology is one of the constituent schools of the University of Belgrade. The school's purpose is to train and educate its students in the academic study or practice in linguistics and philology.-History:...

 before starting her internet career at the newly-formed British service provider

Internet service provider

An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...

 Demon Internet

Demon Internet

Demon Internet is a British Internet Service Provider. It was one of the UK's earliest ISPs, especially targeting the "dialup" audience. It started on 1 June 1992 from an idea posted on CIX by Cliff Stanford of Demon Systems Ltd. The branch in the Netherlands started in 1996, and was sold to KPN...

 in 1993.

Affiliations and Positions

• Special Adviser to the Chair of Internet Governance Forum
  Internet Governance Forum
  The Internet Governance Forum is a multi-stakeholder forum for policy dialogue on issues of Internet governance. It brings together all stakeholders in the internet governance debate, whether they represent governments, the private sector or civil society, including the technical and academic...
  
   Advisory Group (2006-2009)
• Member of the Internet Society
  Internet Society
  The Internet Society or ISOC is an international, nonprofit organization founded during 1992 to provide direction in Internet related standards, education, and policy...
  
   Board of Trustees (2004–2010)
• Member of the CPSR
  CPSR
  CPSR may refer to:*Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility*Current Program Status Register, an ARM computer processor feature - see Jazelle - CPSR: Mode indication*Canadian Political Science Review*Constant Power Speed Ratio...
  
   Board (2004–2007)
• Member of the ICANN ccNSO
• Member of the IADAS  Webby Awards
• Member of the Irish ENUM Policy Advisory Board
• Member of the Open Rights Group
  Open Rights Group
  The Open Rights Group is a UK-based organisation that works to preserve digital rights and freedoms by campaigning on digital rights issues, acting as a media clearinghouse service putting journalists in touch with experts, and by fostering a community of grassroots activists...
  
   Advisory Council
• Member of the CC UK Advisory Board

External links

• ISOC
• CPSR
• Oxford Internet Institute