Organization and Coordination of The Workshop on Public Policy

该奖项将资助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电网技术网络安全和隐私公共政策问题研讨会。2009年10月1日。背景：为了推动更经济、更清洁的电力供应，智能电网技术正在电力行业率先实施。数字通信和控制技术在智能电网中的有效部署引发了对网络安全和隐私的担忧。虽然其中一些问题涉及技术方面，但仍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利益相关者、领域专家、政府机构、国家实验室、大学、开发人员和供应商、行业协会和消费者组织的政策制定者。研讨会旨在为深入讨论最紧迫的问题和解决政策要求提供一个论坛，为保障智能电网技术的网络安全提供切实可行的方法，并确保个人隐私问题得到有效解决。研讨会将集中讨论监管或自我监管的必要性、关键政策要求以及标准在确保网络安全和隐私方面的作用等主题。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.