Ministerial Day 1: High-level Panel “Data Governance for Growth and Well-Being”

On Wednesday, December 14, Pam Dixon, delegate and member of the CSISAC Steering Committee, led the "High-level Panel: Conclusions from Going Digital III - Data Governance for Growth and Well-Being" at the OECD 2022 Ministerial Meeting, which runs through December 16 in Gran Canaria, Spain.

The purpose of this meeting was to discuss and analyze data protection and data governance in the digital environment.

"When we talk about data protection and data governance we want to be sure that everyone has a seat at the table, we do not have all people at the table. people are left behind", remarked Pam Dixon, Executive Director of the World Privacy Forum.

On the other hand, the participation of civil society and its work on the issue was discussed. The delegate concluded by saying: "We must ensure that civil society has a robust, miningful voice".  

In addition, on this occasion, there was the participation of: Francisco Javier Acuña Llamas, Commissioner of the National Institute for Transparency; Maria Gonzalez Veracruz, Telecomunicaciones e Infraestructuras Digitales;Yoichi lida, Deputy Director for G7/G20; Tekayuki Morita, NEC Corporation President; Irina Soeffky, Director for National, European and International Digital Policy, Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport