Data Protection Scotland

Data Protection Scotland Respecting Privacy,

Building Trust Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh

25 November 2009

Note: Interest in this event is high and places are going fast, Interested parties are advised to book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment

Data protection is an ongoing issue. With more and more information being stored and transferred digitally, there is strong concern amongst the general public for the privacy of their personal details. The remit of the ICO is developing rapidly, and it will have new powers to check and fine from April 2010.

The public need to be able to trust and have confidence in Scottish public services and other organisations. The Public Service Reform Directorate has recently produced a set of draft Identity Management and Privacy Principles. Following a consultation which ends on 23 November 2009, a report will be published in February 2010, followed by the final Principles for public service delivery organisations in Scotland by early spring 2010.

All of these issues will be discussed by leading representatives from the public, private and academic sectors at Data Protection Scotland: Respecting Privacy, Building Trust.

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Topics to be discussed: - Raising awareness of the role and functions of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) within Scotland

- Reviewing the draft Identity Management and Privacy Principles produced by the Public Service Reform Directorate

- Sharing examples of best practice in data protection between public and private sector organisations - Discussing the benefits of Privacy Impact Assessments, including Privacy by Design initiatives and Privacy Enhancing Technologies

- Examining the options for the safe storage, transfer and transportation of data

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