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SENTINELS vision and focus

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SENTINELS vision and focus

The SENTINELS vision is that the damage caused by security incidents should decrease as the use of computers and networks increases. The Netherlands is primarily a trading nation, requiring technological innovation in security and privacy to support (a.o.) banking and commerce.

SENTINELS focuses on two application areas that are directly linked to the main economic drivers and where most of the increase in the use of computers and networks will arise:

Security and privacy for ambient intelligence. The prime focus is on the user, who is seen as surrounded by a world full of networked computing elements.
Security and privacy for e-government and e-business, including vital ICT and telecommunication infrastructure. The prime focus is on the provider of services, content, and equipment.

These two application areas have been selected since they are expected to have the highest impact. This choice is based on a national consensus between Dutch security experts from finance, government, industry, research institutes and universities. Details can be found in section 3.2.

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