The Networked Future: Trust & Security Technologies

CORDIS (Community Research and Development Information Service) CORDIS is an important source on EU R&D programmes and relevant matters and can help you to participate in EU funded research programmes, find partners, and transfer your innovative ideas.

CORDIS has just published this brochure The Networked Future

"The aim of this brochure is to illustrate the integration and multi-disciplinarity of today’s research as managed by Directorate D of DG Information Society & Media. What used to be singular research objectives leading to singular results and inventions have now become part of an interwoven research fabric leading to a constant stream of innovation. What were once isolated technological objectives are now embedded in an intelligent networking infrastructure that brings clear benefits to European businesses, consumers and society." Source Cordis Website

One of the six strategies objectives is: Trust & Security Technologies

"Trust and security are key enablers of the Information Society. For citizens to use and feel comfortable with eGovernment services they must have confidence that their online services are trustworthy and secure. Similarly, for consumers and SMEs to use e-commerce and e-business they need confidence in the security of online transactions...

These aspects will become even more important in future, as we move towards smart digital environments based on many interacting objects, devices and systems. In the future, personal area networks and embedded computer chips will be everywhere – in our chips, our homes and even in our clothes. Security in such massively inter-connected environments will require solutions very different to those of today.

This brochure describes IST research on ICT for Trust and Security, showing the integrated nature of European research in this domain. It presents profiles of specific research areas holding a promising future, together with selected project descriptions to exemplify and illustrate key on-going research and technology development." Source CORDIS Website