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Deutsch: Bericht: OECD-Konferenz über Sensornetzwerke

"Using Sensor-based Networks to Address Global Issues: Policy Opportunities and Challenges" was the title of an experts conference the OECD organised on 08 and 09 June 2009, hosted by Portugal, in Lisbon. Andreas Krisch participated in the conference on behalf of EDRi and CSISAC.

The goal of the Conference was to help policy makers: a. understand Sensor-Based Networks and their potential contribution to economic and social welfare, b. identify how to further stimulate innovation in this area and foster the development of these technologies where they are needed the most and are the most promising.

During the one and a half day event, the potentials of sensor based networks in the areas of health and elderly care, protection of the environment and transportation were discussed. Presentations on different research and commercial projects illustrated current and potential future uses of sensor networks. The presented applications ranged from humidity sensors used for the reduction of water consumption in agriculture via sensor networks used to support elderly care at home to traffic control systems for highways based on information gathered from vehicle on-board computers.

In the last session privacy protection and information security dominated the discussion on policy options. Panellists made quite clear that, in their opinion, a widespread use of sensor networks and related technologies will only be possible in future, when a sufficient level of trust can be achieved. For this, privacy protection and information security are key.

For a more detailed report on the conference see
http://csisac.org/2009/06/csisac_oecd_rfid.php

CSISAC
http://csisac.org/

Conference website
http://www.oecd.org/sti/ict/sensors

Presentations, session summaries, conclusions
http://www.oecd.org/document/41/0,3343,en_2649_34223_42616233_1_1_1_1,...

(contribution by Andreas Krisch - EDRi)