LONDON and MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- PGP Corporation, a global leader in enterprise data protection, today announced the second recipient of the PGP Corporation Oxford Internet Institute (OII) scholarship.
Oxford Internet Institute (OII) doctoral student Malte Ziewitz has been awarded the second PGP Corporation scholarship for the academic year, 2008- 2009. Malte, who is in the third year of his research on the changing role of law and regulations in communication networks, welcomed the award, saying "This is a great honour and will be crucial in helping me complete my research. PGP Corporation's generous support is a great example of corporate citizenship and engagement with the next generation of Internet researchers."
The Scholarship which is gifted by PGP Corporation, a global leader in email and data encryption software, is awarded on the basis of academic merit. Phillip Dunkelberger, president and CEO of PGP Corporation, commended the Selection Committee's decision, by commenting:
"We are honoured to be associated with a prestigious university, such as Oxford, and be instrumental in the research being undertaken by Malte and the Oxford Internet Institute to further the rule of law," said Dunkelberger. "We recognize the importance that this research plays in furthering developments and technology innovation."
Malte's research investigates the role of Internet-based reputation and rating systems in the governance of human behaviour. With a background in law and public policy, he is interested in exploring new and innovative ways of achieving public policy goals in digitally networked environments.
Educated in Hamburg, Rome and at Harvard, Malte joined the OII as one of its first doctoral students in October 2006. Prof. William Dutton, Director of the OII, thanked PGP Corporation for their support, noting that "It is only by offering competitive funding packages that we can expect to recruit and keep the very best students undertaking research which is both academically excellent and policy-relevant."
The OII's doctoral programme is offered to students wishing to undertake groundbreaking, detailed study of the Internet and its social impact. It aims to provide them with the qualities and transferable skills necessary to excel in teaching, research, policymaking, or business in their studied fields, including the ability to design new technologies, to predict and analyse their impacts, and help realise their potential across sectors of society. DPhil programme: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/teaching/dphil/
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The Oxford Internet Institute is a department within the Social Sciences Division of the University of Oxford. It is a leading world centre for the multidisciplinary study of the Internet and society, focusing on Internet- related research and teaching, and on informing policy-making and practice. Website: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk
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PGP Corporation is a global leader in email and data encryption software for enterprise data protection. Based on a unified key management and policy infrastructure, the PGP(R) Encryption Platform offers the broadest set of integrated applications for enterprise data security. PGP(R) platform-enabled applications allow organizations to meet current needs and expand as security requirements evolve for email, laptops, desktops, instant messaging, smartphones, network storage, file transfers, automated processes, and backups.
PGP(R) solutions are used by more than 80,000 enterprises, businesses, and governments worldwide, including 95 percent of the Fortune(R) 100, 75 percent of the Fortune(R) Global 100, 87 percent of the German DAX Index, and 51 percent of the U.K. FTSE 100 Index. As a result, PGP Corporation has earned a global reputation for innovative, standards-based, and trusted solutions. PGP solutions help protect confidential information, secure customer data, achieve regulatory and audit compliance, and safeguard companies' brands and reputations. Contact PGP Corporation at www.pgp.com.
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