| Activities | The Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR) is the leading think tank for Internet policy in Britain. It studies the interaction between IT, Government, business and civil society. It researches policy implications and alternatives, and promotes better understanding and dialogue between business, Government and NGOs across Europe. To further these objectives, the foundation’s current approach is to:
- monitor technological developments and policy initiatives in Government and business;
- identify how information technology issues affect business, freedom of speech, privacy, democratic governance, and the accountability and efficiency of public administration;
- commission and conduct research on relevant topics;
- disseminate and promote the findings of research;
- organise specialist seminars and conferences;
- work with Parliament, officials and others to improve the quality of Government policy making and legislation;
- use the news media to stimulate wider public debate about the policy implications of new developments in technology.
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| Board |
- Ben Collier (Chair)
- Lecturer in Digital Methods, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh
- Richard Clayton (Treasurer)
- Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge
- Mark Edwards
- Software consultant, engineer and independent researcher
- Wendy M Grossman
- Journalist
- Guy Herbert
- General Secretary, NO2ID
- Monica Horten
- Independent policy advisor : Online Safety and Technology
- Jen Persson
- Director, defenddigitalme
- Sam Smith
- Medconfidential
- Peter Sommer
- Professor of Digital Forensics, Birmingham City University
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| ALSO |
- Phil Booth
- Coordinator, Medconfidential
- Ian Brown
- Visiting CyberBRICS Professor, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) Law School, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Joanna J. Bryson
- Professor of Ethics and Technology, Hertie School, Berlin
- Duncan Campbell
- Investigative Journalist & Forensic Expert
- Silkie Carlo
- Director, Big Brother Watch
- Jennifer Cobbe
- Assistant Professor in Law and Technology, Law Faculty, University of Cambridge
- Alan Cox
- Programmer
- Jon Crowcroft
- Marconi Professor of Information Systems, Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge
- Francis Davey
- Barrister
- Lilian Edwards
- Professor of Law, Innovation & Society, Newcastle Law School
- Louise Ferguson
- Independent consultant
- Fleur Fisher
- Director, Healthcare-Ethics Consultancy
- Maurice Frankel
- Director, Campaign for Freedom of Information
- William Heath
- Co-founder, Mydex CIC
- Becky Hogge
- Freelance writer
- Gus Hosein
- Executive Director, Privacy International
- Julian Huppert
- Director of the Intellectual Forum, Jesus College, Cambridge
- Malcolm Hutty
- Head of Public Affairs, LINX
- Jim Killock
- Executive Director, Open Rights Group
- Eric Kind
- Independent Consultant
- Douwe Korff
- Human Rights Lawyer
- Julian Midgley
- Senior Director, Engineering, Pulse Secure
- Eileen Munro
- Emeritus Professor of Social Policy, Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics
- Steven J. Murdoch
- Professor of Security Engineering, Department of Computer Science, University College London
- Jim Norton
- Independent Director and Policy Adviser
- Nick Pickles
- Senior Director, Public Policy Strategy and Development, Twitter
- Judith Rauhofer
- Edinburgh Law School, University of Edinburgh
- Javier Ruiz
- Digital Policy Consultant
- Bella Sankey
- Director, Detention Action
- M. Angela Sasse
- Professor of Human-Centred Technology, University College London
- Martyn Thomas
- Software Engineer and Expert Witness
- Ian Walden
- Professor of Information and Communications Law, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary, University of London
- Paul Whitehouse
- Treasurer, Quakers in Britain
- Phil Zimmermann
- Fellow, Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society
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