RISE

Rising pan-European and International Awareness of Biometrics and Security Ethics

 Coordinatore "CENTRE FOR SCIENCE, SOCIETY AND CITIZENSHIP" 

 Organization address address: Via Paolucci de Calboli 5
city: ROMA
postcode: 195

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Emilio
Cognome: Mordini
Email: send email
Telefono: +39 06 45551042
Fax: +39 06 45551044

 Nazionalità Coordinatore Italy [IT]
 Totale costo 1˙016˙686 €
 EC contributo 919˙501 €
 Programma FP7-SIS
Specific Programme "Capacities": Science in society
 Code Call FP7-SCIENCE-IN-SOCIETY-2008-1
 Funding Scheme CSA-CA
 Anno di inizio 2009
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2009-03-01   -   2012-02-29

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    "CENTRE FOR SCIENCE, SOCIETY AND CITIZENSHIP"

 Organization address address: Via Paolucci de Calboli 5
city: ROMA
postcode: 195

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Emilio
Cognome: Mordini
Email: send email
Telefono: +39 06 45551042
Fax: +39 06 45551044

IT (ROMA) coordinator 321˙737.25
2    EUROPEAN BIOMETRIC FORUM LIMITED

 Organization address address: THOMAS STREET
city: DUBLIN 8

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Max
Cognome: Snijder
Email: send email
Telefono: 31624603809

IE (DUBLIN 8) participant 119˙652.75
3    Global Security Intelligence LLC

 Organization address address: Washington street #4 829
city: Hoboken
postcode: 7030

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Kush
Cognome: Wadhwa
Email: send email
Telefono: +1 201 255 5687
Fax: +1 973 547 3290

US (Hoboken) participant 80˙918.00
4    Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies

 Organization address address: G Street NE 10
city: "Washington, DC"
postcode: 20002

contact info
Titolo: Prof.
Nome: Nigel
Cognome: Cameron
Email: send email
Telefono: +1 847 452 8144

US ("Washington, DC") participant 79˙650.00
5    HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY

 Organization address address: "Hunghom, Kowloon"
city: HONG KONG
postcode: N/A

contact info
Titolo: Prof.
Nome: David
Cognome: Zhang
Email: send email
Telefono: 85227667271
Fax: 85227740842

CN (HONG KONG) participant 74˙081.00
6    ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS

 Organization address address: Administration Building, University Campus
city: THESSALONIKI
postcode: 54124

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Christina
Cognome: Besta
Email: send email
Telefono: 302311000000
Fax: 302311000000

EL (THESSALONIKI) participant 65˙564.00
7    TARTU ULIKOOL

 Organization address address: ULIKOOLI 18
city: TARTU
postcode: 50090

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Margit
Cognome: Sutrop
Email: send email
Telefono: +372 7375327
Fax: 3727375427

EE (TARTU) participant 62˙873.00
8    Data Security Council of India

 Organization address address: "3rd Floor, Niryat Bhawan, Rao Tula Ram Marg"
city: New Delhi
postcode: 110057

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Harsheeta
Cognome: Arora
Email: send email
Telefono: +91 11 26155071
Fax: +91 11 26155070

IN (New Delhi) participant 60˙562.00
9    LANCASTER UNIVERSITY

 Organization address address: BAILRIGG
city: LANCASTER
postcode: LA1 4YW

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Paul
Cognome: Forsyth
Email: send email
Telefono: +44 1524 594306
Fax: +44 1524 843087

UK (LANCASTER) participant 54˙463.00
10    NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY

 Organization address address: ZHI NAN ROAD 64
city: WENSHAN TAIPEI
postcode: 11605

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Yu-Ming
Cognome: Chang
Email: send email
Telefono: +886 092 8127688

TW (WENSHAN TAIPEI) participant 0.00

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permanent    brussels    ethical    ethics    dialogue    security    pan    biometrics    platform    political    december    privacy    technologies    union    conference    biometric    international   

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'RISE is a CSA (coordinating), which aims to promote pan-European and International Awareness on Ethical Aspects of Biometrics and Security Technologies. In particular the project aims to deepen, enlarge, and ensure continuity to transnational (European) and international dialogue already instigated by the international conferences on ethics and biometrics organised by the EC DG Research and the US DHS Privacy Office respectively in Brussels and Washington DC in 2005 and 2006. RISE’s point is the new political landscape created by the Treaty of Lisbon of the European Union. The EU is now on the verge of a multifaceted reform of its decision-making rules for security, which may have deep ethical and political implications. RISE will address this issue.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Security threats are prompting officials and governments to consider stronger biometric measures amid concerns that biometrics could compromise privacy.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

Where does security stop and the invasion of privacy start? Much of society insists on its anonymity but the threat of terrorism and crime is driving authorities to consider more high-tech safety mechanisms that could be seen as compromising one's privacy.

The 'Rising pan-European and international awareness of biometrics and security ethics' (RISE) initiative wants to increase awareness worldwide on ethical aspects of biometrics and security technologies. Biometrics, technology that recognises unique characteristics in people, such as voices, retinas, faces or even DNA, has great potential for security, but opponents fear that biometric information could be used without their consent.

The EU-funded RISE project, which was launched in 2009, has made valuable progress in this area. Two successful meetings were convened in Asia, representing strategic occasions to engage international dialogue on ethics of biometrics, privacy and international data sharing, with representatives from India and China. Moreover, two high-level workshops on 'Individual identity' and 'Global mobility and security', took place in Brussels, Belgium and saw the participation of speakers of the highest political levels. This included the EU's Vice-President and Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas.

The project recently embarked on its second phase, a European stakeholder conference held in December 2010. The event will be followed by the fourth international conference in December 2011, where the RISE consortium will launch a permanent international platform on ethics of biometrics and security technologies. By establishing this permanent dialogue-platform, RISE will promote discussion and coordination among different and sometimes conflicting actors.

The platform represents a powerful arena that brings together individuals and organisations, as well as national and international institutions. It will give everyone involved a voice and establish trust among all parties within the framework offered by the 'Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union'. Ideally, through this conference, all sides will find common ground where they can balance security needs with privacy issues.

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