SIDN,the company behind .NL,partnered with Radboud University,TNO and Tilburg University in order to find solution for the protection of online privacy and electronic identities. You can read the press release after the jump:

"Radboud University, TNO, Tilburg University and SIDN, the company behind .nl, are to work together to find better solutions for the protection of online privacy and electronic identities. The four bodies are setting up an expertise centre – the Privacy & Identity Lab – which will pool existing knowledge and initiate new research hosting. Uniquely, the joint initiative will address the technical, legal and socioeconomic aspects of privacy and identity on an integrated basis.

Privacy protection
The quartet has set up the expertise centre because proper privacy protection and sound management of electronic identities have taken on great importance in modern society. “Where insufficient attention is given to these issues, the acceptance and development of socially significant ICT systems can suffer,” commented Ronald Leenes, Professor of Regulation through Technology at Tilburg University and the Lab’s prospective scientific director. “In the Netherlands, for example, several high-profile initiatives – electronic medical records, public transport smartcards and smart meters - have all foundered. The problem is partly that the systems are getting more and more complex.”

Aim
The PI Lab will acquire academic knowledge by actively participating in national and international research projects and programmes. However, the application of this knowledge is at least as important. “A central feature of the Lab is its strategy for making practical use of the expertise that is built up,” continues Leenes. “We don’t want what we learn to remain confined to academic journals. The PI Lab will therefore look to provide bespoke advice to business and government. There will also be dissemination activities, such as an annual conference, knowledge seminars and a series of publications.”

Competences
The PI Lab’s founders believe that the way forward is a new integrated approach. That is why they have decided to pool their various competences with a view to developing better solutions. Tilburg University (represented by the Tilburg Institute of Law, Technology and Society (TILT)) will provide legal, ethical and social knowledge, Radboud University (represented by the Institute of Computing and Information Science) will contribute technological expertise and TNO will bring technological and policy insight (mainly through its Information Security Department and Strategies for the Information Society Department). SIDN’s role will be to fund three initial postgraduate research projects and to provide expert input on internet security and stability issues. "

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