Organization and Coordination of The Workshop on Public Policy

该奖项支持16名研究人员参加将于9月30日在伊利诺伊州芝加哥举行的小型网格技术网络安全和隐私公共政策问题？2009年10月1日.背景：电力行业对更经济、更清洁的电力供应的推动正引领着智能电网技术的实施。智能电网中数字通信和控制技术的有效部署引发了对网络安全和隐私的担忧。 虽然其中一些关切涉及技术方面，但还有许多政策性质的问题尚未得到充分探讨。 研讨会的目标是支持就智能电网技术的网络安全和隐私方面的公共政策问题进行对话。 它将汇集来自美国和其他国家的政府机构、国家实验室、大学、开发商和供应商、行业协会以及消费者组织的利益相关者、领域专家和政策制定者。研讨会旨在提供一个论坛，深入讨论最紧迫的问题，并解决政策要求，提供切实可行的方法，以保障智能电网技术的网络安全，并确保个人的隐私问题得到有效解决。研讨会的会议将集中在需要监管或自我监管，关键政策必须，以及标准在保证网络安全和隐私方面的作用。该研讨会由麦克阿瑟基金会共同资助。

This award is supporting travel for sixteen researchers to attend the Public Policy Issues in Cyber-Security and Privacy for Small Grid Technology to be held Chicago, IL, September 30th ? Oct 1st, 2009.Background:The push toward more economic and cleaner electricity supply is spearheading the implementation of smart grid technology in the electricity industry. The effective deployment of digital communication and control technology in the smart grid raises concerns over cyber-security and privacy. While some of these concerns pertain to the technology aspects, there are numerous issues of a policy nature that have not been adequately explored. The goal of the workshop is to support dialog on public policy issues in cyber-security and privacy for smart grid technology. It will bring together interested stakeholders, domain experts, and policy makers from government agencies, national labs, universities, developers and vendors, industry associations, and consumer organizations from the U.S. and other countries. The workshop is designed to provide a forum for the in-depth discussion of the most pressing issues and to address policy requirements for providing practical ways to safeguard the cyber-security of the smart grid technology and to insure that the privacy concerns of individuals are effectively addressed.The sessions of the workshop will focus on thematic thrusts in the areas of need for regulation or self-regulation, the key policy musts, and the role of standards in the assurance of cyber-security and privacy. The workshop is co-funded by the McArthur foundation.