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The Power of Shared Information:Lessons from the private sector.

About Ancestry• World’s leading website for historical records• Established 1996 (Australia 2007)• 6 Billion records• 1.4 million paid subscribers worldwide• NASDEQ listed

Data Sources

Opportunities• Private Sector

• Access to rich information sources• Capitalise on reinterpretation of data• Once established relationships can be lucrative and enduring

• Government• The access process is funded by ex-department• Allow the private sector to take the commercial and

reputational risks• Leverage the communication opportunities

Challenges• Private Sector

• Working with Crown Solicitor• Respecting the ‘consideration’ process• Long runway• Responding to tenders

• Government• Changing approach from “Why you can’t” to “How can we”• Understanding commercial imperatives• Preparing and Evaluating Tenders

Case Study - State Records Authority of NSW• In 2009 we signed a deal with NSW Sate

Records after 2.5 years of ‘discussions’• In order to get the deal signed we needed to

change legislation• In the subsequent financial year we produced

325,000 images that were viewed more than 1.2 million times worldwide (29% of which were accessed outside of Australia)

• We have signed subsequent agreements and are actively pursing more