Medical publisher BMJ Group, UK, has announced that the company's Commercial Director, Shane O'Neill, has been appointed by the Ministry of Justice to the Advisory Panel on Public Sector Information (APPSI).
Established by the Cabinet Office in 2003, the APPSI is a non-departmental Public Body of the Ministry of Justice. Its role is to advise ministers on how to encourage and create opportunities in the information industry for greater re-use of public sector information; to advise the Director of the Office of Public Sector Information and Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office about changes and opportunities in the information industry, so that the licensing of Crown copyright and public sector information is aligned with current and emerging developments; to review and consider complaints under the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005 and advise on the impact of the complaints procedures under those regulations. Until recently, Shane has been advising the Department of Health in a number of information related areas. His experience makes him a valuable addition to this panel.
Shane O'Neill joined the BMJ Group as Commercial Director in December 2007. The commercial division of the British Medical Association, the BMJ Group publishes and distributes leading journals covering all major medical specialties and clinical evidence. The Group's flagship journal, British Medical Journal (BMJ), is rated as one of the world's top five general medical journals.
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