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A global and collective effort to embrace technologies in a human-centric way

Wojciech Wiewiórowski

On 18th - 19th November 2024, the EDPS co-hosted the 74th Meeting of the International Working Group on Data Protection in Technology.

Also known as the Berlin Group - of which the EDPS vouches its long-standing commitment to - this international forum brings data protection authorities and privacy experts from all across the world to examine the data protection implications of emerging technologies for a privacy-enhanced tomorrow.

International Organisations: a driving force behind global progress in data protection

Wojciech Wiewiórowski

On 23 - 24 September 2024, the EDPS had the privilege of co-organising the 2024 edition of the International Organisations Workshop on data protection (IOW), in partnership with the World Bank, in Washington, D.C. It was the first time that the workshop was held outside of Europe, reinforcing our commitment to enhancing the global dimension of this initiative and promoting the application of data protection principles worldwide.

EDPS - Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership Region: working together for data protection

Leonardo CERVERA NAVAS

One year ago, the EDPS had the pleasure and honour to take part in the first high-level event on Data-protection in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership Region, organised by the SIGMA Programme; the Eastern Partnership Regional Fund for Public Administration; the Regional Cooperation Council and the Regional School of Public Administration.

EDPS - DPO Network: Stronger together to face data protection challenges

Leonardo CERVERA NAVAS

It’s that time of the year again! On Wednesday 19 June, the EDPS and the Data Protection Officers' (DPO) network of the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (EUIs) met for the first traditional bi-annual meeting of the year. On this occasion, the meeting was hosted jointly by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Committee of the Regions (CoR), in Brussels, Belgium.

It’s hatched: our plan for Artificial Intelligence in the EU institutions

Leonardo CERVERA NAVAS

It’s happening. The EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act is entering into force in the coming weeks. 

AI tools have potential, bringing new opportunities and enhancing productivity across a variety of sectors and fields, such as healthcare, sustainability, scientific research, private companies, public organisations, including the EU institutions. But, AI tools also present risks; if misused, vulnerable people may be exploited, for example. 

Two decades of protecting privacy and data protection to fuel the future

Wojciech Wiewiórowski

20 years ago, on 17 January 2004, the EDPS set out on its mission to build an independent authority that protects people’s fundamental rights to privacy and data protection.

Since then, the way personal data is processed and the digital landscape as a whole have considerably evolved. The EDPS too has changed. As an institution, we have become stronger, bolder, with one constant drive: our appetite and ambition to protect people, to influence and steer the development of data protection and its governing rules across the European Union (EU).

Empowering the DPO network to carry data protection compliance in EUIs

Leonardo CERVERA NAVAS

The EDPS and the Data Protection Officers' (DPO) network of the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (EUIs) met for the second time this year on 30 November 2023, kindly and efficiently hosted by the European Parliament in Strasbourg. A symbolic venue - where the Council of Europe was born to promote democracy, human rights, and the rule of law - for an emblematic meeting.