Dr. Gilles Thonet is Head of Information and Communication Technologies Standards, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). He has more than 20 years of experience in technology management and international standardization.The IEC is the global organization that publishes consensus-based International Standards, and manages conformity assessment systems for electric and electronic products, systems and services, collectively known as electrotechnology. For more information, please email [email protected] or visit www.iec.ch.