Tas premier welcomes sharing economy

Tasmanian premier Will Hodgman will outline how the state plans to embrace and take advantage of sharing-economy businesses such as Uber.

The ride-sharing service is soon to debut in the southern state.

But before it does Mr Hodgman will on Friday give a State of the State address to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia, laying out his legislative agenda.

"My government's choice is to embrace the change, to manage the challenges it presents, but seize the opportunities too," the premier said.

He said the government had legislation "in relation to transport services within the sharing economy", ready to be tabled in 2016.