My new employer, The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, is again calling for research and public education proposals for its contributions programs.
Research into the privacy implications of information technologies is one of the four priority areas for funding support under this year’s program. Emerging information technologies can threaten the privacy of Canadians or enhance it – and sometimes both simultaneously. For that reason, the Office is especially interested in receiving funding applications from researchers examining, from a scientific or technical standpoint, the impact of information technologies on privacy.
Not-for-profit organizations, including education institutions, industry and trade associations, consumer, voluntary and advocacy organizations are all eligible under the program. Up to $50,000 is available for successful projects. The deadline for submitting applications is February 26, 2010.
More information is available at:
… and the winners are!
13 projects will share $500,000 to conduct research on a variety of topics ranging from online advertising to video surveillance to health privacy.
For more information, see the announcement:
http://priv.gc.ca/media/nr-c/2010/nr-c_100603_cp_e.cfm