<div dir="ltr"><div>Narelle,<br></div><div>I see security as a priority, and one where the consumer is currently kept very much in the dark, where products/services are typically provided 'caveat emptor' while the consumer has no way of assessing the security and privacy provisions/infrastructure they're buying into.<br><br></div><div>You might want to consider projects along such lines as:<br><br> - Network layer security - authentication/authorisation<br><br> - Data leak protections<br><br> - Identity theft prevention<br><br> - Unencumbered 2 factor authentication (unencumbered means free of intrusive licensing ala google, facebook etc.)<br><br> - Security and privacy vetting of consumer products<br><br><br></div><div>Kind regards<br><br></div><div>Paul Wilkins<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 27 April 2015 at 16:56, Narelle <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:narellec@gmail.com" target="_blank">narellec@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi NOGgers<br>
<br>
Some of you may recall that in my day job I run a grants scheme that<br>
sponsors projects in telecommunications and each year we hold an open<br>
application process to award the projects. We are about to enter the<br>
assessment phase, and as part of that process I brief the Independent<br>
Grants Panel on issues of strategic priority. They then factor that in<br>
as they see fit to their assessment when making the final selection.<br>
<br>
I would really appreciate some input from you to gather input on<br>
issues of strategic importance.<br>
<br>
By way of overview, the scheme is for projects of between $10,000 and<br>
$60,000 (we have approx. $250,000 in total), must be completed within<br>
the FY15-16, and must address a systemic telecommunications consumer<br>
issue. Projects will typically be research, education or<br>
representation in nature and address topics such as telecommunications<br>
regulation, contracts, emerging consumer issues, cybersafety, digital<br>
literacy, scams etc.<br>
<br>
I’m keen to know your thoughts on:<br>
- Are there any consumer segments that might merit higher priority?<br>
- Are there any issues you see that consumers could benefit<br>
from more information, education on or research into?<br>
- Any other systemic issues or emerging areas of interest?<br>
<br>
The best projects have outcomes that can be translated into an<br>
effective market, and these usually have industry buy in. Projects in<br>
the past have benefited enormously from industry input, and we<br>
genuinely appreciate that.<br>
<br>
General information about the scheme is available at:<br>
<a href="http://accan.org.au/grants" target="_blank">http://accan.org.au/grants</a><br>
and this includes a summary of all the projects funded under the<br>
scheme, and for most cases a downloadable copy any report completed or<br>
link to any other resources, eg videos.<br>
<br>
<br>
If people have any comments on this, please send them to me **off<br>
list**, or direct to the day job email address via narelle.clark (at)<br>
<a href="http://accan.org.au" target="_blank">accan.org.au</a><br>
<br>
cheers<br>
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Narelle<br>
<a href="mailto:narellec@gmail.com">narellec@gmail.com</a><br>
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