Milan Ištván studied journalism in Bratislava and Paris. In the years 1998 to 2002, he was the youngest member of the National Assembly of the Slovak Republic, dealing with topics such as Internet for schools, liberalization of the telecommunications market, and the law on electronic signatures. Since 2002, in the civil association Partnerships for Prosperity (PPP), he has been dedicated to supporting the informatization of society. He is a member of the Government Council of the Slovak Republic for the digitization of public administration and the single digital market and several working groups dedicated to eGovernment, Broadband and the implementation of EU funds in the digital field.