Tony Hill, Managing Director
BA, M Env Std, Grad Cert PSM, MACS

Tony Hill established Capital Hill Consulting following a background in senior
government and information management extending over two decades. He is now
working to develop the capabilities and skills needed in organisations to
participate successfully in a knowledge society.
In his role as principal of Capital Hill Consulting Pty Ltd, Tony Hill provides
consulting advice on large scale research funding, including strategic
research management and cooperative research arrangements. He has been
instrumental in developing successful funding of a range of major research
ventures in Australia and has been advisor to governments on establishing new
programs for developing effective linkages and knowledge transfer between
industry, universities and government research labs.
He commenced as Executive Director of the Internet Society of Australia
(ISOC-AU) in September 1999. ISOC-AU is a chapter of the global Internet
Society (ISOC) which is an umbrella organisation for the Internet Engineering
Task Force (IETF). ISOC-AU aims to be a voice for Australian users of the
Internet. Members of the society include many of the people who established the
Internet in Australia. Further information on ISOC-AU is available from
www.isoc-au.org.au
Between 1993 and 1999, he was Manager of the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC)
Programme in the Department of Industry, Science and Resources. In that time he
had a significant role in supporting the development of policy for the CRC
Programme and managing secretariat support to the CRC Committee and its
selection and review panels. The CRC Programme supports cooperative research,
development, education and training activities in more than 65 CRCs with
approximately $140 million in program funds each year.
In 1995, he was Secretary to the CRC Programme Evaluation Steering Committee
(Myers Committee). He was closely involved with analysing the Committee's 160
public submissions, briefing for the Committee and drafting its report. He also
participated in the bulk of the Committee's 80 consultations held around
Australia and its 25 overseas consultations.
He has had a 20 year career with the Commonwealth Public Service. Over that
period he worked with seven Commonwealth agencies, including Department of
Prime Minister and Cabinet, Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs,
Department of Housing and Construction, Department of Administrative Services,
Department of Social Security and the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Tony's academic qualifications include economics and geography at the
undergraduate level, and a Masters of Environmental Studies. In 1994, he
completed the Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management.