Directorships

Roger Clarke is an experienced Company Director. He has also performed 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
• risk assessment and risk management, particularly in the context of 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 qualifications and commercial expertise
  • considerable lay experience in relation to the law, particularly commercial law,
    copyright and other aspects of intellectual property, privacy and Freedom of Information
  • lengthy experience as Board Chair in a particularly complex environment

Company Directorships

Chair 2000-2006, AESharenet Limited. 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 1998-2000, Electronic Trading Concepts Pty Ltd. 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 rapid expansion, which was followed by preparation for and successful completion of divestment to a listed company

Director 1982-, Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd. 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 1996-, Conegliano Superannuation Fund. This is a 2-person self-managed superannuation fund

Association Board Memberships

Committee Member 2003-, currently Chair 2007-, Management Board, the UNSW Cyberspace Law & Policy Centre. This is a substantial and successful research-oriented Centre within the UNSW Faculty of Law

Board Member 1987-, currently Chair 2006-, Australian Privacy Foundation Inc. 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 2001-2005, Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc. This is the country's primary public interest association in the area of consumer rights and freedoms in the on-line world

Committee Member 1997-98, then Chair 1998-99, A.C.T. On-Line Services Advisory Group. 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

Council Member 1995-97, Victorian Data Protection Advisory Council. 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 1995-96, Association for Information Systems Inc. This is the international association of information systems researchers. In 2008-09, member of a 3-person Task Group appointed by the President to review and substantially revise the AIS Code of Research Conduct, and prepare a comprehensive Privacy Policy Statement

Council Member 1992-94, Australian Privacy Charter Council. 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 1989-92, Australian Computer Society Inc. This was a Council-level position with the national association of information technology professionals

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

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

Chair, Economic, Legal and Social Implications Committee 1985-95, Australian Computer Society Inc. This is an important Committee of the national association of information technology professionals

Created: 15 January 2000 - Last Amended: 27 May 2009
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