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Abstract

Intersect was established on 25 June 2008 by a consortium of NSW universities and the NSW State Government to drive and coordinate the development, delivery and uptake of eResearch services and solutions. Intersect will identify, develop and deliver world-class ICT-enabled platforms to drive the next generation of research and innovation.

Interim CEO Dr Michael Briers has taken the lead role in the establishment of Intersect. Dr Briers will introduce Intersect, and describe its activities over the next few years and how researchers in NSW, and elsewhere, can benefit. This session will deal with lessons learnt during the establishment of Intersect and the challenges faced by the broader eResearch community.

About the speaker

Michael Briers is CEO of Intersect and has been CEO of SIRCA since 2001. He served as Associate Professor of management accounting at the University of New South Wales until 2008, and has most recently led the establishment of Intersect as NSW’s new peak eResearch organisation. SIRCA is the region’s leading financial information eResearch service provider and hosts the world’s largest financial, economic and news related data repository. As SIRCA CEO, Michael has been successfully managing a large group of professional software engineers, data analysts and technology support personnel to deliver world class web-enabled data services for the international academic, finance and regulatory sectors. Michael has published research in top international journals relating to the design, implementation and use of cost and performance measurement systems and consults to the financial services and government sector on a wide range of qualitative and quantitative data related assignments including data management, benchmarking and analytics. He has won several prestigious teaching awards including the 1998 Australian Award for University Teaching in the Business and Economics category for his work relating to the integration of experiential learning, knowledge management practices and contemporary process based change management strategies.