Biography:
Applied mathematics graduate with over 25 years' experience across public, private, and NGO sectors as a GI expert, consultant, and project manager. He has led initiatives in IT, geographic information, education, and EU funding, including Slovenia’s spatial data infrastructure. Former Secretary General of EUROGI, he advises the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre on digital public service interoperability. Active in international standardization (ISO), he chaired Slovenia’s GI technical committee and promoted Open Government via the Danube Civil Society Forum. He also supports start-ups and innovation platforms, connecting business, government, and research communities across Europe and beyond.
Title : Empowering SMEs through data Interoperability in digital agriculture: The DIS4SME approach