Herbert Burkert
Encyclopedia
Herbert Burkert is a German law professor
, President of the Research Center for Information Law (FIR-HSG) at the University of St. Gallen
, Switzerland
. He serves on the editorial boards of Information Communication & Society, Journal of Law and Information Science, Multimedia and Law, Kluwer Law Information Series, Data protection and Data securing and Medialex. Formerly, Burkert served The European Commission
's DG “Information Society” as Chairman of Legal Advisory Board and the MIT AutoID-Project (now EPC Global) as European Representative of the International Public Policy Advisory Council.
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
, President of the Research Center for Information Law (FIR-HSG) at the University of St. Gallen
University of St. Gallen
The University of St. Gallen is a public research university located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is specialized in the fields of business administration, economics, law, and international affairs. The University of St. Gallen is also known as HSG, which is an abbreviation of its former German...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. He serves on the editorial boards of Information Communication & Society, Journal of Law and Information Science, Multimedia and Law, Kluwer Law Information Series, Data protection and Data securing and Medialex. Formerly, Burkert served The European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
's DG “Information Society” as Chairman of Legal Advisory Board and the MIT AutoID-Project (now EPC Global) as European Representative of the International Public Policy Advisory Council.