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The Committee of Convention 108 is pleased to announce the launch of the first edition of the Stefano Rodotà award, which aims to highlight innovative and original academic research projects in the field of data protection.

This prize will be awarded in honor and memory of the Italian Professor and politician Stefano Rodotà.

The aim of this initiative is to advance the thinking on data protection and to develop related policies, while giving increased visibility to creative and quality projects from the academic sector.

Blogpost by Giovanni Buttarelli.

Highlights of the International Conference available here

International Conference 2018 – Debating Ethics: Dignity and Respect in Data Driven Life

• Opening speech - Giovanni Buttarelli
• 'Is Technology Designed to Serve Humankind?' - Maria Farrell  
• Keynote address - Tim Cook
• Keynote address - Sir Tim Berners-Lee 
• Opening Presentation: What is Ethics? - Professor Anita Allen
• Message from His Majesty the King of Spain Felipe VI
• Keynote - President of the European Court of Justice Koen Lenaerts
• Video recollection - Side Events

The Cartoon Introduction to Digital Ethics.

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The latest edition of the EDPS Newsletter is online now!

EDPS Opinion on the legislative package 'A New Deal for Consumers' .

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Press release on the upcoming 2018 International Conference.

On 1 October, Convention 108 and its additional Protocol regarding supervisory authorities and transborder data flows entered into force in respect of Cabo verde and Mexico, bringing the total number of Parties to the Convention to 53 countries. Together with the countries participating as observers in the Committee of Convention 108, it’s 70 countries that work together on the rights to privacy and data protection. Link: https://www.coe.int/en/web/data-protection/-/and-52-and-53-