In continuation of the support provided by the Council of Europe to the Gambian authorities in harmonising the data protection legal framework with the international standards and best practices, a validation workshop was organized on 22 February by the Council of Europe through the GLACY+ project and the Data Protection Unit.
The Council of Europe’s experts discussed with the Gambian counterparts, including stakeholders from public, private and civil society, the recommendations and conclusions of the desk analysis on the feasibility of merging the Data Protection and Privacy Agency with the Access to Information Commission as one entity, as well as examples of models of setting up and functioning ofauthorities from various countries.
The workshop is part of the long-term support for the Gambian authorities in the legislative process on data protection since 2019. It is envisaged that the data protection bill will be tabled with the Parliament in March 2022 for its adoption.
GLACY+: Support for setting up supervisory authorities in the Gambia
