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On June 17 2022 г., at 8.30 (CEST), an international conference „Future Opportunities for Privacy Minded Enterprises” will be held at the Thon Hotel EU, on Rue de la Loi 75, Brussels, Belgium. The event is organised within the framework of the SMEDATA II Project, in partnership with the Commission for Personal Data Protection of the Republic of Bulgaria, APIS Europe JSC, The Union of Bulgarian Jurists, Ernst & Young Bulgaria, European Women Lawyers Association – Bulgaria, and Roma Tre University.… Continue Reading International Conference of the SMEDATA II Project

Within the framework of the SMEDATA II project in April and May 2022 six trainings will be held, aimed at representatives of small and medium business in Bulgaria and Italy. The goal of the trainings is awareness raising of SME representatives in regards to the legal framework of personal data protection. During the events, the final version of the mobile application “GDPR in your pocket” will be demonstrated. The tool was developed within SMEDATA and SMEDATA II projects to introduce… Continue Reading Trainings in the field of personal data protection for SME representatives

On January 28, 2022, the Day of Personal Data Protection will be celebrated for another year. It is commemorated worldwide and outside Europe, it is known as Data Privacy Day. In 1981, the Council of Europe adopted the first international treaty dealing with the right of individuals to the protection of their personal data: the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data of the Council of Europe, also known as „Convention 108”. To this day,… Continue Reading Events to Mark the Data Protection Day

The upgraded version of the “GDPR in Your Pocket” application was published in “Microsoft Store” on 18 November 2021 and can now be downloaded for free here. Thus, the App can be installed either on mobile devices from the application stores “Google Play” for Android devices and “App Store” for iOS devices or on desktop computers using Windows 10 operating system from the “Microsoft Store”. This upgrade was launched in order for the tool to reach a larger number of… Continue Reading “GDPR in Your Pocket” is now available as a Windows 10 desktop application

The upgrade of both the content and the functionality of the mobile application “GDPR in Your Pocket” continues. Its content is enriched by the national data protection legislation of France and Germany (at federal level), while the application “speaks” five languages ​​with its users. From the beginning of October, users of the application can choose between Bulgarian, English, German, French and Italian to access the “Legal Library”, “GDPR Dictionary”, “Guide for Citizens”, and “Guide for SMEs” modules. The “GDPR in… Continue Reading “GDPR in your pocket” is now available in five languages

More than 180 representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises and personal data protection specialists took part in the Final International Conference under the SMEDATA Project, held online on October 28, 2020. The forum was organized by the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali). Representatives of the Italian supervisory authority, Roma Tre University, the Italian National Association of the Craft Industry took part in the individual sessions. The partners from Bulgaria were represented by the Commission… Continue Reading Full record of the Final International Conference within the framework of the SMEDATA Project

Four “Training for trainers” events have been planned within the framework of the SMEDATA project, aimed at specialists in the field of personal data protection – two in Italy and two Bulgaria. The trainings in Italy took place in September. The two “Training for trainers” events in Bulgaria will take place in the form of two-day online webinars, and the potential participants are given a choice of two options: On 2 and 3 November 2020 – from 9:00 to 12:00… Continue Reading Trainings for trainers in the field of personal data protection

On October 28, 2020, the Italian Data Protection Authority and the Commission for Personal Data Protection of the Republic of Bulgaria (CPDP) are organising a final international conference within the framework of the SMEDATA project. The event, which will be held online, will review the results of the activities carried out within the project, aimed at raising awareness of personal data protection among representatives of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Current challenges to the processing of personal data, including aspects… Continue Reading Final International Conference of the SMEDATA Project