Abstract
In an environment where all the governments of Australia need to collaborate to deliver the foundation geospatial data required by the digital economy, and where a majority of jurisdictions are now actively pursuing Open Data Policies, why is commercial delivery of these foundation assets still the best model? Mr Glenn Appleyard, Chairman of PSMA Australia and economist with wide ranging experience in the public and private sectors, will outline why the commercial model adopted by PSMA Australia is still the best means of delivery.Biography
Glenn Appleyard, an economics consultant, joined the PSMA Australia Board as an independent director in October 2011 and was appointed Chairman of the Board in October 2012. In addition to this role, Mr Appleyard has been a member of the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority since its establishment 2011, has been a member of the Commonwealth Grants Commission since 2004 and is Chairman of the Tasmanian Economic Regulator (member since 2008). He is a former member of the Accounting Standards Board, where he served between 2002-2011.Between 1991 and 1999, Mr Appleyard held Deputy Secretary roles in the Tasmanian and Victorian Governments for the respective Departments of Treasury and Finance where he was responsible for Economic and Financial Policy. He then held roles with the Australian Bureau of Statistics as Regional Director in Tasmania before taking up a role as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Tasmania.
In 2001, Mr Appleyard left the public sector to pursue a career as an economic consultant where he has performed a diverse range of assignments for Commonwealth, State and Local Governments, Asian Development Bank and a range of other organisations. Mr Appleyard has a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Tasmania.