Dr Mike Short CBE FREng CEng FIET , Vice President – Public Affairs, Telefonica Europe and President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology 2011-2012Mike's career spans 38 years in electronics and telecommunications, covering Technology, Innovation and Public policy, with the last 25 years in mobile communications.After working for Philips, Landis and Gyr, and BT, he was appointed in 1989 as Director of Cellnet (now part of Telefonica and branded O2 UK). He has also served as a member of the UK Home Office Internet Task Force, home access to broadband committee, the UK Government trade and investment ICT sector advisory board and its advisory committee on London 2012. He has been board member of UK Council for Child Internet Safety and an IET Trustee since 2008. He was elected to the Board of ETSI for 3 years from in Q4 2011.Mike's Telefonica focus today is on European public policy that relates to innovation, whether research, the responsible use of mobiles or new business development. This includes a focus on advanced mobile services and data applications including Mobile Learning, Smart Metering, Transport Telematics and Connected Healthcare. He is a Fellow of IET/BCS/RGS/ Royal Academy and a Member of the Royal Television Society, and was honoured with a CBE for services to the Mobile industry in June 2012. For more information please visit: www.theiet.org
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