Easy as A, B, CSIT
By Jo Best
Published: 21 November 2008 16:38 GMT
Queen's University Belfast has landed £25m to set up a new centre to combat online crime.
The 'innovation and knowledge centre', which will go by the name of Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT), will be situated at Queen's Institute of Electronics Communications and Information Technology.
The CSIT will examine problems including how to lock down mobile networks, how the healthcare industry can secure information in transit over unsecure networks and airport security.
The centre will house experts in fields including "data encryption, network security systems, wireless-enabled security systems and intelligent surveillance technology", according to Queen's.
The funding has been contributed by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the Technology Strategy Board, who contributed £6.95m and £2.5m respectively. Industry added a further £7m, with Queen's itself providing a supplementary £8m.
The £25m will help provide five years' funding for the centre after which time it's envisaged the centre will be able to self-finance.
A second knowledge and innovation centre based in Leeds will also share in the £20m and will work on technologies and therapies for the UK's ageing population.
CENTRE FOR SECURE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (CSIT) Based at Queen? Personnel Department Queen? CSIT is supported by funding from a number of sources ...
The Challenge q To work as part of the executive management team, setting out the strategy for growth and development q To relevant business ...
Ensure appropriate arrangements are in place to bid for / obtain and monitor funding for professional / government resource learning and training ...
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