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Policy Engagement
The Impact of Data Management – Dilemmas of Privacy and Surveillance
A new working group has been
created by The Royal Academy of Engineering’s
Engineering Policy Committee to examine the impact
of the growth in the capture and storage of personal
data. The group is seeking to explore the experience
and implications of new technology on the life of
the British citizen. The report published by the
group will make suggestions for changes to the
regulatory environment and guidelines for operators,
institutions, government and individuals about how
to deal with the future digital world.
The working group is being chaired by Professor
Nigel Gilbert FREng AcSS, of the University of
Surrey and the members are drawn from both the
Fellows of the Academy and a wider base of academic
expertise. They are:
Professor Anne Anderson
(University of Glasgow)
Dr James Backhouse (LSE)
Mr David Birch (Consult Hyperion)
Professor William Dutton (University of Oxford)
Professor Brian Collins (Cranfield University)
Dr Ian Forbes (Consultant)
Professor Wendy Hall CBE FREng (University of
Southampton)
Professor Andy Hopper FREng (University of
Cambridge)
Professor Cliff Jones FREng (University of
Newcastle)
Dr Martyn Thomas (University of Oxford)
A call for evidence is
available above. The Academy aims to publish
its findings in the summer of 2006. For further information
please contact the Group Secretary at the Academy.
Dr Natasha McCarthy
Group Secretary
Tel: 020 7227 0575
[E-mail Natasha]
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