WiredTrust is also committed to:
- Enable start ups to adopt and maintain best practices and safety policies at an affordable cost.
- Assist English-centric Web 2.0 industry members to bridge the gap between their international non-English speaking users and their English speaking services and communities.
- Provide access to leading experts and services for international social networking and Web 2.0 industry members.
- Permit Web 2.0 industry members to outsource their risk management needs to be able to focus on business development and profitability instead of managing multiple solutions.
- Share the cost of compliance expertise to bring it within reach of all members of the Web 2.0 industry.
- Create a Web 2.0 trade association to allow members to network, share and learn from each other.
- Address the rapidly changing needs of the industry and forecast threats and trends to provide greater risk management and efficiencies.
- Aid regulators and governmental agencies in understanding the industry and identifying achievable safety goals.
- The international leadership of WiredTrust’s founder, Parry Aftab, as one of the leading experts in the field and her singular recognition by the media, government and the industry as the “expert, expert’ on these issues.
- The respect of the industry leaders and household brands and their commitment to continuing to work with Dr. Aftab and her programs.
- WiredTrust’s unique ability to attract and coordinate experts, training and tools to provide an overall approach to cybersafety, compliance, cybercrime and abuse challenges and risk management solutions.
- The need for self-regulation and the setting and implementation of “best practices” and standards for the industry, as well as expansion of these standards and practices to application and widget providers for the industry.
- The increasing scrutiny from regulators and governmental agencies and the awakening of the Web 2.0 industry to the importance of risk management and adoption of best practices.
- The maturation of the Web 2.0 industry and entry of trusted household brands into the Web 2.0 industry and the heightened need to protect those brands and hard-earned reputations.
