Directorships

Roger Clarke is an experienced corporate Director, and has performed pro bono service as a Board Member of many incorporated associations of a professional, industry and public interest nature.

Areas in which he is particularly capable of contributions at Board level include the following:

• strategic opportunities created by advanced information technologies
• risks and policy implications arising from advanced information technologies
• public policy aspects of corporate operations, with particular reference to privacy,
  but also consumer concerns and broader socio-economic impacts
• corporate governance, taking advantage of:
  • accountancy and commercial qualifications and expertise
  • considerable lay experience in relation to the law, particularly commercial law,
    copyright and other aspects of intellectual property, and privacy and FoI
  • lengthy experience as Board Chair in a particularly complex environment

Company Directorships

Chair, AESharenet Limited, 2000-2006. Establishment and development of a corporation in the 'dot.gov' space, providing copyright services to the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector. This Ministerial company operated in the challenging context of 'collaborative federalism', in that the Members comprised the Commonwealth and the eight States and Territories

Director, Electronic Trading Concepts Pty Ltd, 1998-2000. An advisory role was played for this very successful eBusiness consultancy from its inception in 1991. The role was formalised into a Directorship during a period of consolidation and expansion, which was followed by preparation for and successful completion of divestment to a listed company

Director, Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd, 1982-. This is the vehicle for Roger Clarke's consultancy work, including collaborations with strategic partners and associates, variously as prime contractor and as co-consultant

Trustee, Conegliano Superannuation Fund, 1996-. This is a 2-person self-managed superannuation fund

Association Board Memberships

Chair, Management Committee, the UNSW Cyberspace Law & Policy Centre, 2007-. This is a substantial and successful research-oriented Centre within the Faculty of Law

Chair, Australian Privacy Foundation Inc., 2006-. This is the country's primary public interest association in the area of privacy. The Chairmanship follows on from continuous Board Membership since the organisation's foundation in the cauldron of the 'Australia Card' campaign in 1987

Board Member, Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc., 2001-2005. This is the country's primary public interest association in the area of consumer right and freedoms in the on-line world

Member, then Chair, A.C.T. On-Line Services Advisory Group, 1997-99. This body provided advice to the Chief Minister and Attorney-General in relation to the exploitation of the Internet and other information infrastructure by a city that boasts the world's best-educated and best-remunerated demographic

Member, Victorian Data Protection Advisory Council, 1995-97. At the invitation of the Minister for Multi-Media, this Council drafted the Bill which (following a change of Government) became the Information Privacy Act 2000

Foundation Councillor, Association for Information Systems Inc., 1995-96. This is the international association of information systems researchers

Member, Australian Privacy Charter Council, 1992-94. This Council of 25 invited members with backgrounds in law, business, auditing, information technology, security, privacy, media and politics negotiated and published the Australian Privacy Charter in December 1994

Director, Community Affairs Board, Australian Computer Society Inc., 1989-92. This is the national association of information technology professionals

Board Member, Australian Information Technology Council, 1989-92. This was a peak body of information technology industry and professional associations

Board Member, Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies Inc., 1988-90. This is the peak body of professional associations representing the interests of scientists and technologists

Created: 15 February 1995 - Last Amended: 3 March 2008
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