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The Personal Data Protection Service of Georgia is the host authority of the “European Case Handling Workshop” - ECHW 2022.
From November 17 to 19, the Workshop will take place in Tbilisi. The event will be participated by approximately 60 delegates from the data protection authorities of 26 countries. This year, the Workshop will address such significant topics as the stages of conducting inspections by data protection supervisory authorities; data protection in social media and domestic exceptions; international data transfers; personal data and artificial intelligence, etc.
“European Case Handling Workshop” is an annual international forum to share the best practices in the field of privacy and personal data protection through the participation of data protection supervisory authorities from different countries. The Workshop has been held since 1999 and originates from the Helsinki Spring Conference, where the European data protection supervisory authorities agreed to hold the meeting with the participation of the data protection practitioners. The purpose of the meeting is to compare the procedures for complaints handling and facilitate dealing with cross-border complaints. ECHW is a kind of continuation of the “European Conference of Data Protection Supervisory Authorities” (the so-called “Spring Conference”), with a different format, particularly in the form of a working forum. It establishes a discussion platform for contemplating relevant practical issues and analyzing the challenges related to handling the cases by the supervisory bodies, as well as discussing ways to solve them.
Within the framework of the Workshop, various topics concerning the enforcement of data protection legislation will be discussed, as well as international standards of handling the cases by data protection supervisory bodies. The Workshop aims at creating an opportunity for practitioners working in the field of data protection to share their experiences with a focus on the following issues:
• Topics on which the most complaints are received;
• Issues that the office is currently dealing with; and
• Sectors that the office most often receives complaints about; or is likely to receive complaints about in the future.
The reception of the participants of the Workshop is scheduled for November 17. The upcoming two days of the event combine 6 primary panel sessions. During the first day, topics, as follows, will be discussed: Stages of inspection, precisely, planning of inspections by the data protection authorities; Decision-making process; Methodology and structure of decision; Execution of the decision. The second days of the Workshop will be dedicated to such emerging topics as data protection in social media and domestic exemptions; International data transfers; Personal data and artificial intelligence; Data breaches from data security aspects.
More than 25 speakers representing the data protection authorities from 16 countries will share their experiences with the participants of the Workshop. Moreover, the representatives of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will also give a speech. At the end of the event, the representative of the Swiss data protection supervisory body, as the succeeding host authority, will introduce the participants to the concept of ECHW 2023.
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The Personal Data Protection Service of Georgia is an independent state authority. Its activities are:
• Monitoring lawfulness of personal data processing;
• Monitoring covert investigative actions and activities performed within the central databank of electronic communications identification data.
Control over the legality of personal data processing in Georgia dates back to 2013. Conducted oversight of covert investigative actions has been carried out since 2015. These powers were exercised by the Office of the Personal Data Protection Inspector from 2013-2019, and from 2019 to 2022 by his legal successor, the State Inspector's Service.
From March 1, 2022, this mandate was given to the Personal Data Protection Service of Georgia.
» Who We Are?
The Personal Data Protection Service of Georgia is an institutionally independent, personal data protection supervisory authority. The main directions of its activities encompass control over the lawfulness of data processing and monitoring of the covert investigative actions and the activities carried out at the central databank of the electronic communication identification data in Georgia. The Service is accountable only to the Parliament of Georgia.
» Mission
The mission of the Personal Data Protection Service is to establish a culture of respect for private life, raise public awareness in society, and implement European standards for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. In order to harmonize national legislation with international legal instruments and implement the best practice, the Service actively cooperates with foreign counterpart supervisory bodies, international organizations and strives to deepen relations with them.
» Values
The activity of the Personal Data Protection Service of Georgia is based on the following values and principles: lawfulness, respect for and protection of human rights and freedoms, independence and political neutrality, objectivity and impartiality, professionalism, maintenance of professional secrecy and confidentiality.
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