New Data Protection Standards Are Discussed in Paris

2016-03-23 13:02:25

On March 22-24, 2016, 38th meeting of the Bureau of the Council of Europe Consultative Committee of the Convention 108 (T-PD) is held. Head of the International Relations Department of the Office of the Personal Data Protection Inspector, Ms. Nino Sarishvili participates in the meeting.

The modernized draft of Council of Europe Convention for Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data and its Explanatory Memorandum, draft guidelines on Big Data, Recommendations related to the health data and draft practical guide on the use of personal data in the police sector are discussed on the meeting. Bureau members will also discuss data protection trends worldwide and main achievements in this area.

The Office of the Personal Data Protection Inspector represents Georgia in T-PD and its Bureau. The Office of the Inspector also participated in the work of the ad hoc committee on Data Protection (CAHDATA) for the modernization of Convention 108.