PI.Lab
On 3 April 2012, the Privacy & Identity Lab (PI.Lab) was officially launched with a congress devoted to research into privacy on the internet. The PI.Lab is a joint venture between SIDN, TNO, Radboud University Nijmegen and Tilburg University. It operates as an expertise centre, developing solutions to increase on-line privacy and aid the management of electronic identities. Privacy protection and good electronic identity management are preconditions for confidence in the information society – as illustrated by the public debates that have surrounded electronic medical records, public transport chip-cards and smart electricity meters.
The PI.Lab is unique, because it addresses the technical, legal and socioeconomic aspects of privacy and identity on an integrated basis. The PI.Lab acquires academic knowledge, actively participates in national and international research projects and programmes, and develops (prototypes of) practical applications. Another feature that distinguishes the PI.Lab is the utilisation of acquired knowledge, through the provision of consultancy services to the public and private sectors. The PI.Lab completed several successful consultancy projects in 2012.