CPDP 2020: Data Protection Regulators in the BRICS.
DATE: Thursday 23 January 2020
VENUE: La Cave
SLOT: 16.00
ORGANISED BY: Fundação Getúlio Vargas Law School
MODERATOR: Danilo Doneda, Digital Ethics Institute (BR)
SPEAKERS: Luca Belli, FGV Rio Law School (BR); Bruno Gencarelli, DG JUST (EU); Anja Kovacs, Internet Democracy Pro- ject (IN) ; Andrey Shcherbovich, Higher School of Economics (RU); Sizwe Snail, Information Regulator South Africa (SA)
Panel Description
Even if data protection legal frameworks are quickly spreading (at least 130 countries have general legislation already enacted) and some principles and instruments seem likely to become international standards, their implementation has regional peculiarities and flavours that should be taken into account. In BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -, the very implementation of data protection legal frameworks followed very specific dynamics. In some countries implementation is not yet completed, in others it has very distinctive characteristics and, generally speaking, both statements are true. Considering the prominent nature of the regulators in this field (the DPA, or Data Protection Authority) and their centrality to the enforcement of the legislation and to international harmonisation, this panel focuses on the structure, characteristics and experiences of the DPAs or other enforcement mechanisms in BRICS countries, looking to identify and emphasise their nature and foster knowledge on their work.
Data Protection enforcement and DPAs
BRICS countries
International harmonization of data protection legal frameworks
Implementation of data protection frameworks by BRICS' DPAs