Professor Josef Noll

Josef Noll is Professor at the University of Oslo (UiO) and Secretary General at the Basic Internet Foundation. His focus at UiO is on communication and IoT-security, including the impact of digitisation. Coming from the Mobile Operator Telenor, where his group was responsible for the 3G (UMTS) development, he has identified the digital divide as one of the big societal challenges. Through the Foundation he promotes "Internet Lite for All", the free access to information for everyone. Prof. Noll is project leader of the "Non-discriminating Access for Digital Inclusion" (DigI) and the "Security for IoT for Smart Grids" project, as well as involved in several Digital Health projects. Besides his academic background, he has worked in SIEMENS (DE), European Space Agency (NL) and Telenor (NO).