Future of Public Sector Data Protection 2021

In this pre-conference networking session, delegates will be able to introduce themselves to fellow attendees, explain their role and discuss their learning objectives for the conference – these will be used to form questions for panellists.

The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated the collection of a raft new data by public sector organisations to ensure the continued delivery of services. In our open session we will take stock of the current state of public sector data protection and discuss whether organisations need to undergo a period of data demobilisation. We will also discuss how organisations can undergo such a process in an effective, proportionate manner.

Breaches bring to mind big headline-grabbing incidents and of course it is important to prepare for these, but incident management goes beyond disaster response. Smaller privacy occurrences require incident management - for example, do your colleagues know what to do if an email is sent to the wrong recipient? Risks aren’t limited to big-ticket incidents and being ready to respond helps create an open culture of trust and preparedness across your organisation.

In our second session we will examine how your organisation can build in data protection at a foundational level within your organisation and the services you deliver.

We will examine good practice in data protection design and the best ways in which you can engage with staff and service users about data protection at an early stage.

Finally we will discuss the latest thinking on how your organisation can craft effective data protection impact assessments to identify and score risks when undertaking new projects.

During our lunch break we will open several networking rooms in which delegates can discuss key issues related to public sector data protection. Delegates will also be able to set up individual meetings with sponsors and fellow attendees to build new working relationships.

Following our networking lunch break, we will examine how organisations can embed resilience and minimise the impact of data breaches when they occur by developing clear and effective response processes. We will also examine best practice approaches for recovering from data breaches quickly to minimise long-term damage.