Earlier this year, the European Commission surveyed members of the GDPR Multistakeholder group on their experience, and/or the experience of their own members, on the application of GDPR since 25 May 2018.The Commission received contributions from a wide range of stakeholders, including from ADPO via CEDPO and the STARII meetings.A report of the findings is due to be published. The report captures the ...
Thursday, June 13th
The Irish Computer Society is proud to welcome the Global Centre for Business Agility (GCBA) to its network of supported member bodies. The Global Centre for Business Agility is a non-profit member organisation for professionals who use agile techniques to deliver better business value.The association joins itSMF Ireland, HISI, Iasa Ireland, ADPO, BPI and the Business Analyst Association of Ireland to provide expert ...
Thursday, June 13th
Many of you will know Claudia Delaney, our Head of Training and Certification, who has been with ICS for over 18 years. We’ve spoken to Claudia about her vision for supporting your professional development.Claudia started at ICS as ECDL Accreditation Coordinator. She honed her skills as a learning and development professional while looking after the IT skills needs of hundreds of schools and ...
Thursday, June 13th
DCU has launched a new taught Masters program in data protection and privacy law that is jointly hosted in the School of Computing and the School of Law and GovernmentThe EU’s world-leading data protection rules, the General Data Protection Regulation, has created 1000 posts as Data Protection Officers in Ireland. Companies are seeking graduates that have the skills to help them comply and build ...
Tuesday, June 11th
Data Protection Commissioner, Helen Dixon has been reappointed for a second five-year term. The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner regulates Irish based bodies with regard to data protection and privacy. This includes the many global tech giants who base their European operations in Ireland making the ODPC one of the lead regulators with regard to data privacy and most recently the implementation of ...
Thursday, May 30th
Commissioner for Data Protection, Helen Dixon, marked the first anniversary of the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by acknowledging the strong engagement across the board with the new law.The GDPR, which applied from 25 May 2018, has marked the start of a new era in data protection standards in the EU and significantly strengthens the rights of individuals as well as increases ...
Thursday, May 30th
The European Commission has published reports by Facebook, Google and Twitter covering the progress made in March 2019 to fight disinformation. The three online platforms are signatories to the Code of Practice against disinformation and have committed to report monthly on their actions ahead of the European Parliament elections in May 2019. Vice-President for the Digital Single Market Andrus Ansip, Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender ...
Tuesday, April 23rd
ADPO would like to welcome its newest addition to the ADPO Member Committee, Dominic Plant.Dominic has over 27 years’ experience of working in IT, in various sectors including:, Colleges, Banking - Private and Regulatory and in a variety of companies such as Finol, UCD, Helaba Landesbank and DZ Bank.He is currently Project Implementation Manager and Data Protection Officer at RECI.Dominic holds various ...
Thursday, April 18th
Healthcare workers are crucial to the deployment of eHealth, according to the eHealth Stakeholder Group, a European Commission advisory body. Importantly, you are the primary users of eHealth. You also accompany patients in appropriately using these technologies, providing reassurance.Supporting digital skills of the health workforce is necessary because of the constant changing nature of healthcare systems and healthcare delivery.A European Joint Action ...
Friday, June 21st
Are you wondering how business can tackle today’s digital skills challenge?Join us to shape the EU high-tech skills future with us. The high-level conference 'Skills for Industry Strategy 2030' on 19 & 20 June 2019 in Brussels will:- Understand the transformation of EU industries and the growing skills gap- Define a vision for the high-tech skills- Identify and scale-up best practices- Find funding solutions for ...
Monday, June 17th
Earlier this year, the European Commission surveyed members of the GDPR Multistakeholder group on their experience, and/or the experience of their own members, on the application of GDPR since 25 May 2018.The Commission received contributions from a wide range of stakeholders, including from ADPO via CEDPO and the STARII meetings.A report of the findings is due to be published. The report captures the ...
Thursday, June 13th
The Irish Computer Society is proud to welcome the Global Centre for Business Agility (GCBA) to its network of supported member bodies. The Global Centre for Business Agility is a non-profit member organisation for professionals who use agile techniques to deliver better business value.The association joins itSMF Ireland, HISI, Iasa Ireland, ADPO, BPI and the Business Analyst Association of Ireland to provide expert ...
Thursday, June 13th