Conference on personal data protection

On June 28, the Conference on Personal Data Protection, organized by the National Association of ICT Companies (ATIC), took place within the framework of the ABA Rule of Law Initiative Project “Personal Data Protection – Rights and Obligations in the Republic of Moldova”, in collaboration with the National Centre for Personal Data Protection (NCPDP).

At the opening session, NCPDP Director Victoria MUNTEAN, thanked the National Association of ICT Companies (ATIC) for initiating and organizing this conference. At the same time, she welcomed the participation in the event of the IT business environment, civil society, academic field and representatives of public institutions, describing this as a testimony of the strengthening the cooperation relations in the field of personal data protection.

Furthermore, Ms. Victoria MUNTEAN specified that ” The current aspirations for the digitization of society, as well as the implementation of information technologies in the economic sectors greatly simplify the implementation of daily actions, but involve the need to ensure a high level of security of personal data and amplify the importance of provisions in the field of personal data protection”.

Also, during the above-mentioned conference, a Collaboration Agreement was signed between NCPDP and ATIC, which aims to implement national legislation and to apply the European standards in the field of personal data protection, as well as the joint organization of various events, conferences, workshops in order to promote the field of personal data protection.

On behalf of the NCPDP, the conference was also attended by Mr. Alexei STRAHOV, Head of Prevention, Surveillance and Evidence Department within the General Department of Surveillance and Conformity of the NCPDP, who addressed the topic “Data Protection Officer in institutions”, where pointed out the newest and most important aspects imposed by the provisions of Law 133/2011 on personal data protection.

State officials and dignitaries, experts and representatives of international forums participated as speakers at the event. The most important topics discussed were focused on:

·        Digitization 2022 in the Republic of Moldova: novel context of rights and obligations for subjects involved in digital services;

·        Changing personal data protection framework: international trends and national context;

·        Impact Assessment;

·        Obligations of Data Protection Officer.