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Paul Beynon-Davies is currently Professor of organisational informatics in the Cardiff Business School at Cardiff University. He received his BSc in Economics and Social Science and PhD in Computing from University of Wales College, Cardiff. He is currently a member of the British Computer Society, the Association of Information Systems and the UK Academy of Information Systems. Before taking up an academic post he worked for several years in the IT industry in the UK both in the public and private sectors. Prof. Beynon-Davies has published widely in the field of information systems, information management and information technology. He has currently published nine books, numerous academic papers (Journal papers, Conference Papers) and professional articles on topics ranging from the nature of informatics, electronic business, electronic government, information systems planning, information systems development and database systems. Paul Beynon-Davies still regularly acts as a consultant to the public and private sector particularly in the area of information and communications technology (ICT) and its impact on organisational performance. Over the last decade he has engaged in a number of government-funded projects related to the impact of ICT on the economic, social and political spheres including an evaluation of electronic local government in Wales, the evalution of the National Assembly for Wales' Cymru-ar-Lein/Information Age strategy for Wales. Between 2006 and 2008 he was director of the eCommerce Innovation Centre at Cardiff University which included the Broadband Observatory for Wales.