1995: Million dollar questions answered

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Peter Carr, BA

A UQ graduate heads up an organisation that is helping businesses make multi-million dollar decisions.

Peter Carr

Peter Carr is managing director of Longhaus, an information communication technology research and advisory company that examines trends in the global ICT market and advises companies on how those trends impact the Australian economy.

Mr Carr said Longhaus had worked with companies including IBM and Microsoft to develop strategies for the Australian market, and recently signed a five-year partnership with the Queensland Government.

The commercialisation agreement involves Longhaus having exclusive access to information about $2.3 billion worth of Queensland Government ICT assets so the company can provide detailed insights into the state’s portfolio, Mr Carr said.

“As such, the Longhaus Baseline is an invaluable service that assists researchers on both the government and supplier sides of the market to accurately plan everything from strategy development and procurement activities to competitive tendering,” he said.

“The commercialisation agreement with the Queensland Government is an Australian and international first.”

Mr Carr’s career started in book publishing after he studied literature at UQ – an unlikely beginning, but one he said prepared him for his current role heading up the research company.

“Back then, I thought that reading 13 novels a term and pumping out five or six assignments was intense,” he said.

“That was before I started working and found I had to read and review at least one book a week.

“Since moving into research, I spend most of my time reading, reporting and speaking, which requires an incredible amount of preparation.

“While I wasn’t an honours student, I certainly can’t underscore enough the analytical grounding and frameworks I received at university.”

By Tegan Taylor

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