The ICO launched its data protection strategy at its Data Protection Officer Conference on Monday 10 March.
ICO's data protection strategy
The event was massively oversubscribed with nearly 400 individuals registering their interest in attending with only a limited number of places. The day itself was attended by 120 Data Protection Officers working in the public, private and third sector.
Speakers included Amanda Chandler from Vodaphone and Kathy Ford from Avon and Somerset Constabulary, who both provided their view on the challenges facing their sectors in terms of ensuring data protection compliance and ‘buy-in’ from their organisations.
The ICO’s Minister of State, Michael Wills MP, also gave his perspective on the importance of data protection as more information is shared across organisations to streamline access to services.
Speakers from the ICO included Richard Thomas and David Smith. David launched the ICO’s data protection strategy at the event and set out how the ICO goes about its task of minimising data protection risk. This included an explanation of how the ICO will focus its data protection resources on situations where there is the greatest risk of harm to individuals through improper use of their personal information.
Data Protection Officer Conference Outcomes
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