David Smith

David is a Deputy Director in the Department for Communities and Local Government, heading its Knowledge Management Division as Chief Knowledge Officer, with responsibility for a range of information services, including Freedom of Information, Data Protection, libraries, records management, electronic document and records management, and knowledge management. In addition, David provides records management and library and information services to the Department for Transport under a shared services agreement.

David sits on a range of government bodies, including the Government's Knowledge Council, the Information Rights Management Group, the cross-Whitehall working group on the management of public sector intangible assets, and the Information and Records Management Group. In addition he is Chair of the Committee of Departmental Librarians (the governing body of government library and information professionals), and the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals' Government Library and Information Group representative on the Standing Committee On Official Publications. Current work includes the implementation of a departmental EDRM system and the delivery of the department's Knowledge Management Strategy.

Central government information: question time

David will provide an opportunity to come and ask questions from a panel of senior government information professionals, focussing on issues on Freedom of Information, Data Protection and ethics.