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 contact info |
| 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
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
"CENTRE FOR SCIENCE, SOCIETY AND CITIZENSHIP"
Organization address
address: Via Paolucci de Calboli 5 contact info |
IT (ROMA) | coordinator | 321˙737.25 |
| 2 |
EUROPEAN BIOMETRIC FORUM LIMITED
Organization address
address: THOMAS STREET contact info |
IE (DUBLIN 8) | participant | 119˙652.75 |
| 3 |
Global Security Intelligence LLC
Organization address
address: Washington street #4 829 contact info |
US (Hoboken) | participant | 80˙918.00 |
| 4 |
Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies
Organization address
address: G Street NE 10 contact info |
US ("Washington, DC") | participant | 79˙650.00 |
| 5 |
HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: "Hunghom, Kowloon" contact info |
CN (HONG KONG) | participant | 74˙081.00 |
| 6 |
ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS
Organization address
address: Administration Building, University Campus contact info |
EL (THESSALONIKI) | participant | 65˙564.00 |
| 7 |
TARTU ULIKOOL
Organization address
address: ULIKOOLI 18 contact info |
EE (TARTU) | participant | 62˙873.00 |
| 8 |
Data Security Council of India
Organization address
address: "3rd Floor, Niryat Bhawan, Rao Tula Ram Marg" contact info |
IN (New Delhi) | participant | 60˙562.00 |
| 9 |
LANCASTER UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: BAILRIGG contact info |
UK (LANCASTER) | participant | 54˙463.00 |
| 10 |
NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: ZHI NAN ROAD 64 contact info |
TW (WENSHAN TAIPEI) | participant | 0.00 |
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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.