John Gray has had long experience of the information economy and also of
the apparent dichotomy, which continues to affect working relationships
between the Public and Private Sectors within the UK.

From his days as founding Director of Richards Gray (One of the largest
independent property information companies in the UK) to his present
position where he remains both an independent consultant to Richards Gray
and also Managing Director of PSI Consulting (UK) Ltd, John Gray has an
abiding interest in the potential benefits of the Re-Use of Public Sector
Information.

He has recently engaged in extensive research of the position of the Local
Authority sector within England & Wales with particular relevance to the
acceptance and management of their responsibilities with regards the 2005
European Directive on the Re-Use of Public Sector Information. This work
follows on from an earlier survey of the preparedness of the Local
Authority Sector undertaken in January 2006.

The most recent research provides for an in-depth insight into the current
position by virtue of the replies from Local Authorities, to an open letter
to all 426 (Local Authority) Chief Executive Officers in England & Wales &
whose Authorities form the 'bedrock' of public administration in the UK
employing close to Two Million staff & managing the local governance needs
of over Fifty Million citizens.