Guernsey’s Data Protection Authority has hosted The British, Irish and Islands Data Protection Authorities annual meeting this week.
Attended by authorities from Bermuda, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Malta, and the United Kingdom, it was opened by Guernsey’s Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant General Sir Richard Cripwell.
The summit included constructive discussion around children’s privacy rights, international cooperation, technological innovation, supporting financial centres and modern enforcement methods.
Guernsey’s Data Protection Commissioner Brent Homan opened the event and was one of the speakers.
“It was truly an honour for Guernsey to host this important network of Privacy and Data Protection leaders. Through partnership we advance key priorities including the protection of children and drive robust, innovative economies where individual rights are respected.”
Over the two days of meetings, BIIDPA delegates exchanged ideas, experiences and strategies, about the following data protection issues, common across jurisdictions:
- The promotion and protection of children’s privacy rights
- Leveraging international cooperation to expand our collective capacity to promote and protect data rights
- How tech innovation can only succeed and endure when driven by strong data protection practices
- The importance of Data Protection in supporting healthy and progressive global financial sector jurisdictions
- How modern enforcement approaches must take many forms to be proportionate, expedient and effective in protecting data rights
Delegates also provided updates of key accomplishments, challenges and events in each of their jurisdictions.
Meetings were concluded with closing remarks from Commissioner Homan.