An International Workshop
Creating the Information Commons for e-Science:
Toward Institutional Policies and Guidelines for Action
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France
1-2 September 2005

Barry Mahon - Biography

Holds an Masters Degree in Information Science. He ran an information service for industrial users in Ireland before being seconded to the European Union in 1978 to manage the first telecommunications network dedicated to online information. From 1985 to 1991 he set up and managed one of the first email services in Europe and supervised EU research projects. From 1991 to 1996 he was Executive Director of Eusidic, the European Association of Information Services.

Following two years as a volunteer development worker in West Africa in 1997/98, he now works in a half time capacity as the Executive Director of ICSTI, the International Council for Scientific and Technical Information and carries out consultancy work as an Associate Advisor at TFPL, London.