Eduardo Villanueva Mansilla holds a B.A. in Library Science and a M.A. in Communication Studies both by PUCP. After working as systems librarian and webmaster of his University, since 2005 is a
full-time faculty member at the Communications department where he conducts research and teaches
on subjects related with ICT and communications, including information society, media and new media
policy. From 1994 to 1997 he was a member of the International Federation of Library Associations
and Institutions (IFLA) Latin American and Caribbean standing committee, as well as a corresponding
member of the information technology committee; in 2002 he acted as Senior Policy Advisor for the
vice minister of communications of Peru, as well as advisor to the President of Peru’s National Science, Technology and Innovation Council. His multiple publications, in Spanish and English, led to his current
position as associate editor of the Journal of Community Informatics (ci-journal.net).