WIT/TSSG representative elected to the Steering Board of the EU's eMobility Technology Platform

The election of the members of the Steering Board of the EU's eMobility Technology Platform for the coming period took place during the General Assembly (GA) held in Brussels on 14 November 2007. The eMobility Technology Platform is committed to assisting organisations active in mobile and wireless communications to make the best use of possibilities for collaboration in Europe, particularly in the context of proposing work under the Framework Programme. With over 450 member organisations covering the whole value chain throughout Europe and with close links to international partners, the eMobility Technology Platform provides an effective mechanism for sharing experience and knowledge.
Although the eTP Steering Board is primarily made up of 18 seats for Industry participants, a small number of seats are allotted for Academic/Research and SME members. WIT/TSSG were nominated for one of the 4 Academic/research seats and were elected during the GA by their peers in the Academic/research constituency membership of the platform. The first meeting of the new eMobility Steering board will take place on 3rd December 2007. The WIT/TSSG representative elected was Jim Clarke, who during his work with the IST SecurIST project, contributed along with Vodafone, VTT and University of Surrey on the eMobility Strategic Research Agenda on their Chapter 4 entitled Trust, Security and Dependability.

In July 2007, Jim Clarke was also elected to the Permanent Stakeholders’ Group (PSG) of the European Network and Information Security Agency ENISA Is a Centre of Excellence for the EU Member States and EU Institutions in Network and Information Security, giving expert advice and recommendations. The PSG is considered a sounding board/group of leading experts that gives advice to the Executive Director in drawing up a proposal for the Agency's work programme, as well as in ensuring communication with the relevant stakeholders on all issues related to the work programme. The experts have contributed with their view on the ENISA Work Programme for 2007 and their longer-term visions for future activities.