Andrew has been active at the interface between industry and Parliament for over twenty five years, via government relations organisations such as PITCOM (the Parliamentary IT Committee), the Information Society Alliance (EURIM), the All Party Communications group (apComms) and the Industry & Parliament Trust (IPT).

He has given evidence to Parliamentary Select Committees, written briefing papers for Parliamentarians and at the international relations level has represented the Council of Europe, the Czech Republic and the Swiss Parliament in European conferences, and participated in international inter-governmental forums, such as the Global Forum in Naples.

He is also a Director & Governor of The Democratic Society (an NGO promoting democratic re-engagement in the UK).

• Member, Parliamentary Information Technology Committee (PITCOM) since 1986
• Member, EURIM working groups on:
  • Public Service Delivery (formerly Transformational Government)
  • Information Governance (formerly Data Sharing & Personal Identity)
  • Knowledge Economy
  • Procurement (public sector)
  • e-Crime
• Member, CyberSecurity Knowledge Transfer Network
• Expert witness to House of Commons Select Committee enquiry into ICT services for Members (2006)
    (Oral Discussion Summary | Written Evidence).
• Guest lecturer on ICT and Legislation at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London (2006 – 2007)
• Guest lecturer on e-Democracy, Europe House Summer Youth University, Selce, Croatia (2003)
• Invited Parliamentary ICT expert to the Third Global Forum, Naples (2001)
• Guest lecturer at annual ECPRD (European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation) ICT seminars (1999 – 2004)
• Senior Fellow in Information Sciences, Prague Institute of Advanced Studies. (1998 – 2004)
• Advisor to Europe House (Dům Evropy), Prague. (1998 – 2004)