Georgia’s Personal Data Protection Office signs first international memorandum with Poland
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Georgia’s Personal Data Protection Office has signed its first international cooperation agreement with Poland that envisages cooperation in legislative, institutional and technological development of Georgia's data protection services.
The Memorandum of Cooperation also covered promotion of data protection, increasing public awareness and organising of conferences, seminars, study visits and other meetings.
Within the scope of the agreement, the two sides will regularly share experience and information and implement joint projects.
The document was signed in Poland yesterday by Georgia’s Personal Data Protection Inspector Tamar Kaldani and the Inspector General of the Protection of Personal Data of Poland Edyta Bielak-Jomma.
Kaldani, who is on an official visit to Poland, also leant about the activities of the Polish data protection authority and shared Georgian experience with their counterparts.
Georgia's Personal Data Protection Office was established in 2013. The Inspector supervises data processing by private organisations and public agencies as well as dealing with citizens complaints.
Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili believes ensuring high standards of personal data protection is one of the major tasks for his Government.
The Office of the Personal Data Protection Inspector of Georgia adopted a range of recommendations related to how the medical profession processes personal health information.
Parliament of Georgia has re-elected Tamar Kaldani as the Personal Data Protection Inspector for the second term. She will begin her second term from July 2 and continue monitoring the implementation of personal data protection legislation and lawfulness of data processing in the country.
The government of Georgia has allowed for the creation of the State Inspector’s Service that will study alleged offences committed by law enforcers, a decision that has long been requested by the civil sector and the opposition.
Georgia’s capital Tbilisi is hosting the 29th edition of the Conference of European Data Protection Authorities, which is the first international forum regarding data protection to be held in Georgia.
As the coronavirus pandemic pushes education, healthcare and other public services online and puts huge amounts of personal data in the digital domain, the protection of citizens’ privacy has become an important issue in Georgia.