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CPDP 2023 : WHAT WILL CHANGE IN 2024 WITH CONVENTION 108+ IN FORCE?
On 24 May, a panel of the 2023 Computers, Privacy and Data Protection International Conference (known as “CPDP”) was dedicated to the changes that Convention 108+ will bring when in force, which is expected sometime in 2024. It was moderated by Peter Kimpian, from the Data Protection Unit of the...
Liechtenstein, 24th country to ratify Convention 108+
On the occasion of the 4th Summit of Heads of States and Government of the Council of Europe in Reykjavík, Dominique HASLER, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Education and Sports of Liechtenstein, transmitted the instrument of ratification of the Protocol amending the Convention for the Protection of...
Convention 108+ at the opening of the Spring Conference 2023
Isabelle Servoz-Gallucci, Head of the Data Protection Unit of the Council of Europe and Secretary of Convention 108 Committee, was among the speakers opening the 2023 Spring Conference, in Budapest (10-12 May 2023), together with Attila Péterfalvi, President of the Hungarian Data Protection...
Argentina ratifies Convention 108+ during the Privacy Symposium
Today, 17 April 2023, in Venice, on the occasion of the special event of the Privacy Symposium 2023 dedicated to Convention 108+ and in the presence of the Deputy Secretary General, Ms Beatriz de Anchorena, Director of the National Agency for Access to Public Information of Argentina, deposited...
France ratifies Convention 108+
Today, 27 mars 2023, in the presence of the Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Marie Fontanel, Permanent Representative of France to the Council of Europe, deposited the instruments of ratification of the Amending Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to the...
58th meeting of the Bureau of the Consultative Committee of Convention 108 held in Paris
The Bureau of the Consultative Committee of Convention 108 held its 58th meeting in Paris on 22, 23 and 24 March 2023. It pursued its works in respect of data protection for the processing of personal data for anti-money laundering/countering financing of terrorism purposes, on updating the model...
CALL FOR TENDERS: Legal and technical consultancy in the area of personal data protection in the Southern Mediterranean countries
This call for tender is part of the joint programme between the European Union and the Council of Europe, South Programme V, co-financed by the two organisations and implemented by the Council of Europe. The activities planned in this context include an analysis of the legislative and...
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Privacy Symposium 2023 in Venice: Convention 108+ in the limelight
Convention 108+ will feature high on the agenda of the Privacy Symposium 2023, from 17 to 21 April. The first day of the Symposium will include a programme dedicated to Convention 108+, hosted by the University of Ca'Foscari. High-level participants of international, regional and national...
The protection of the personal data in the context of the fight trafficking in human beings and the care of victims
On March 8, 2023, in Tunis, stakeholders in the fight against human trafficking, from state and non-state structures were trained and made aware of the victims’ personal data protection during their care. The trainers explained the general regime for the protection of personal data, emphasizing...
Protect privacy and personal data and media – training of Tunisian journalists
On 2, 3 and 4 March 2023 in Tunis, about 90 Tunisian journalists and professionals from various media – written press, radios, television – attended 3 workshops on the respect for privacy and personal data in their daily practice. Under the guidance of trainers who exposed the theory and legal...
Moldova signs Convention 108+
On 9 February 2023, in presence of the Deputy Secretary General, Bjørn Berge, Ambassador Daniela CUJBĂ, Permanent Representative of Moldova to the Council of Europe signed the Amending Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to the Processing of Personal Data...
European law students learn Council of Europe Data Protection and Artificial Intelligence policies
The Council of Europe took an active part in the Winter School of the European Law Students Association ELSA. Entitled New Technologies and Artificial Intelligence Law, the event was organised by the Université libre de Bruxelles, gathering over 30 participants on January 29 - February 05, 2023....
Data Protection Day 2023
On 28 January, the protection of personal data and privacy is highlighted by the celebration of Data Protection Day. Set up at the initiative of the Council of Europe, this day marks the anniversary of the opening for signature, on 28 January 1981, of the Convention for the Protection of...
Congratulations to the winners of Stefano Rodotà Data Protection Award 2023
Among the 31 applications received, many of them being excellent, the Jury of the Stefano Rodotà Award 2023, composed by the members of the Bureau of the Committee of Convention 108, decided to grant in the “thesis works” category, Janis Ching Wong for her thesis titled “Co-creating data...
Under its Presidency of the Committee of Ministers, Iceland ratifies Convention 108+
Today, 20 January 2023, in the presence of the Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Ragnhildur ARNLJÓTSDÓTTIR, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the Council of Europe, deposited the instruments of ratification of the Amending Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with...
57th Bureau meeting of the Committee of Convention 108
The Bureau of the Consultative Committee of Convention 108 held its last 2022 meeting in Strasbourg on 15 and 16 December. The meeting was the occasion for the recently elected new Committee Bureau to take stock of the year, and prepare 2023 notably in relation of the on-going work on the...
During its 43rd plenary meeting, the Committee of convention 108 adopted Guidelines on Digital Identity Systems
While the national digital identity schemes and systems (NIDS) may bring significant benefits and protections in multiple contexts, and allow individuals to obtain and assert important rights, they may also have adverse consequences for the human rights of individuals and communities and groups...
Busy - in person - 43rd plenary meeting for the Committee of Convention 108
The Convention 108 Committee held its 43rd plenary meeting in Strasbourg from 16 to 18 November 2022, first time exclusively face-to-face meeting in three years. It brought together representatives from more than 70 countries and international institutions to continue the work begun under its...
43rd plenary meeting of the Committee of Convention 108
The 43rd Plenary session of the Committee of Convention 108 has started on Wednesday 16 November 2022 in Strasbourg. This very much awaited in-person meeting, after three years of online/hybrid meetings, gathers about 80 participants from all regions of the world over three days to work and...
Intelligence oversight in the Brave New World of Proportionality – 5th International Intelligence Oversight Forum (IIOF)
On 14 and 15 November, the Council of Europe hosted the 5th edition of the International Intelligence Oversight Forum (IIOF) on the theme "Intelligence oversight in the Brave New World of Proportionality”. It was attended by nearly 90 participants, mostly members of intelligence oversight bodies...
