Newsletter Nr. 47

Thursday, 7 April, 2016

Apr

2016

The April 2016 edition of the EDPS Newsletter covers the EDPS Opinion on the EU-US "Umbrella Agreement", the launch of the EDPS Reference Library and the EDPS initiative on digital ethics and many other EDPS activities.

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EDPS Investigation into EU institutions’ use of Microsoft products and services

02/07/2020

Paper on the issues raised by the EDPS’ own-initiative investigation into European institutions’, bodies’, offices’ and agencies’ (‘EU institutions’) use of Microsoft products and services.

Read Paper and Press Release.

Shaping a Safer Digital Future: a new Strategy for a new decade - EDPS Strategy 2020-2024

30/06/2020

The EDPS presents its 2020-2024 Strategy 'Shaping a Safer Digital Future: a new Strategy for a new decade' to the public. In a connected world, where data flows across borders, solidarity within Europe, and internationally, will help to strengthen the right to data protection and make data work for people across the EU and beyond. The Strategy focuses on three pillars: foresight, action and solidarity to address digital challenges for a safer, fairer and more sustainable future.

Read the Summary of the Strategy on our dedicated website, available in EN, FR and DE
Read the full text of the Strategy.
Read the press release.
Read speech by Wojciech Wiewiórowski.
Watch video recording of the event.

EDPS Opinion on European Commission's AI White Paper

29/06/2020

This Opinion presents the EDPS views on the European Commission's White Paper on Artificial Intelligence.

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Agenda

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25 June 2020

'Fair technologies as a tool to safeguard public health?', Wojciech Wiewiórowski speaking in panel organised by the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) (via videolink), Brussels, Belgium

25 June 2020

Annual Conference on EU Data Protection Law 2020, Wojciech Wiewiórowski in panel: Development of responsible artificial intelligence (via a video link), Brussels, Belgium

25 June 2020

Annual Conference on EU Data Protection Law 2020, Speech by Wojciech Wiewiórowski: The EU data protection system faced with artificial intelligence and machine learinging – the future legal framework for AI (via a video link), Brussels, Belgium

26 June 2020

European University Institute webinar Fundamental Rights & COVID-19, Participation of Wojciech Wiewiórowski (via a video link), Brussels, Belgium

29 June 2020

2021 EDPS-EDPB budget presentation by Wojciech Wiewiórowski at the European Council, Brussels, Belgium

30 June 2020

Presentation of the 2020-2024 EDPS Strategy by Wojciech Wiewiórowski with participation by Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice, and Andrea Jelinek, Chair of the European Data Protection Board (via videolink), Brussels, Belgium

1 July 2020

'Data protection Views from Strasbourg', Participation by Wojciech Wiewiórowski in event organised by Council of Europe (via videolink), Strasbourg, France

2 July 2020

Second meeting of the Hague Forum, Opening speech by Wojciech Wiewiórowski (via videolink), Brussels, Belgium