Norman Paskin is a consultant on standards for identification and structured management of content on digital networks, and related issues concerning management of products of the human mind. He was the first Director of the International DOI Foundation (IDF), for which his company Tertius Ltd continues to provide management services whilst also engaging in other work including with the Corporation for National Research Initiatives.
Prior to setting up Tertius he worked in scientific publishing and in information technology, and earlier obtained a PhD in biochemistry.