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SmartPrivacy is a practitioner-focused, half day local workshop where privacy professionals can learn from each other about tools and best practices to operationalize their privacy programs.

The workshop is hosted by OneTrust, however, is open to any privacy professional regardless of tool or template of choice.

A combination or structured educational sessions, peer-lead discussions, and networking allow organizations to share practical tips on topics such as GDPR compliance, how to perform a data inventory, identifying the key stakeholders/privacy champions within your organization, and how to get buy-in from executives.

Attendees can expect to receive 4.5 CPE credit hours, the ultimate PIA/DPIA, Data Inventory & Mapping, and Data Subject Rights Handbooks, access to free software tools, how-to guides, and best practices documents on the topics covered.

Workshop Agenda:
• 11:30am Lunch & Registration
• 12:00pm Welcome & Introductions
• 12:30pm PIA & DPIA Workshop
• 2:15pm Data Mapping Workshop
• 3:30pm Data Subject Rights Workshop
• 4:00pm OneTrust Demo
• 4:30pm Networking & Cocktails

AFDIT is pleased to announce that its next conference will be held on Friday, December 1, 2017 from 9am to 6pm with a focus on: GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR): IMPLEMENTATION AND ECONOMIC IMPACT.Our program brings together representatives of the French National privacy authority, the French Council of State, the French Department of justice, the Council of Europe, Columbia University (NY – NY) and various large public and private structures. More a key figure in what concerns personal data: Max SCHREMS (student Austrian who did condemn Facebook and dropped the Safe Harbor in 2015). There will be the presentation of a study that is being conducted by ALTARES early afternoon.The conference will take place at the Maison de l’Avocat, Albert Haddad room, 51 rue Grignan, 13006 Marseille, France. The event will be preceded by a free showing of the movie Nothing to Hide on the day before (November 30) at 6:30pm in the same Albert Haddad room. Registration is mandatory and can only be made online via helloasso.com before November 29, 2017.

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Education (“ED”) will host a workshop on December 1, 2017 to examine student privacy and Ed Tech.

The use of “Ed Tech” has exploded over the past several years. More than half of K-12 students have access to a school-issued personal computing device, and in many school districts, online curriculum is becoming the norm. While these technologies have tremendous potential, this transformation in Ed Tech has raised questions about how the Rule implementing the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA Rule”) applies in the school context, and how it intersects with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”). The workshop is intended to gather information to help clarify how the FTC and ED can ensure that student privacy is properly protected without interfering with the promise of Ed Tech.

To aid our analysis of these issues, the FTC and ED seek input. Topics of interest include the following:

• Are the joint requirements of FERPA and COPPA sufficiently understood when Ed Tech providers collect personal information from students?
• Under what circumstances is it appropriate for a school to provide consent under COPPA and what is the process for properly obtaining the consent?
• How should requirements concerning notice, deletion, and retention of records be handled and by whom and when?
• COPPA and FERPA both limit the use of personal information collected from students by Ed Tech vendors. What are the appropriate limits on the use of this data?
• How do schools maintain “direct control” over Ed Tech providers when they rely on the School Official Exception to FERPA’s general consent requirement?

You can find a full list of questions and information about how to submit comments in the detailed public notice about the workshop. The deadline for submitting comments is November 17, 2017.

The workshop, which is free and open to the public, will be at the Constitution Center, 400 7th St., SW, Washington, DC. It will be webcast live on the FTC’s website. An agenda, directions to the Constitution Center building, and a list of speakers will be available in the near future on this event webpage.

V. INTERDISCIPLINARY WORKSHOP: PRIVACY, DATA PROTECTION & SURVEILLANCE
HIIG | French st. 9 | 10117 Berlin
5 December 2017 | 12 am – 6 pm

With the fifth workshop we want to offer young scientists the opportunity to present and discuss current research work in the very broad and diverse research field Privacy, Surveillance and Data Protection in an interdisciplinary round. We look forward to essay projects and dissertation projects, theoretical and empirical work, analyzes as well as solutions – and it may explicitly be work in progress. In addition to discussing open research questions, the workshop will focus on critical reflection on the premises of one’s own research, one’s own theory school (s) and one’s own discipline (s).

In particular, we are looking forward to grappling with the consequences of research published in the end of 2016 by Deirdre Mulligan, Colin Koopman and Nick Doty on the topic “Privacy is an essential contested concept: a multi-dimensional analytic for mapping privacy” What follows is the conclusion that privacy – and the same certainly applies to surveillance and data protection – is a fundamentally controversial concept, for research on theories, for individual and collective use, for societal negotiation but also for regulation and interpretation of laws? And what does privacy and privacy by design mean against this background?

participation
If you are interested in attending the event, we kindly ask you to complete our registration form at the bottom of this page by Monday, 13.11.2017 specifying whether you would like to participate as a listener or speaker. Speakers are requested to submit a title and an extended abstract (approximately 800 words) of the presentation, the max. Should take 15 minutes to specify. You are also welcome to provide information on your disciplines, areas of interest and research priorities. Within the basic subject matter you are completely free to choose your area and put a focus.

The workshop program will be open to all registered participants until 27.11.2017.

We are looking forward to your coming and your contributions.

Events
13/11/2017 Registration deadline
13.11.2017 Deadline for submission of abstracts
20.11.2017 Feedback on the acceptance of the proposals
27.11.2017 Program of the workshop
05.12.2017 Workshop
Unfortunately, we can not reimburse any travel or accommodation expenses.

For questions, please contact: [email protected]

When Columbus beat out 77 other cities to win a $50 million grant in the Smart Cities Challenge, it spawned a community conversation about the future of mobility. Suddenly, terms such as “smart mobility,” “connected electric automated vehicles” and “truck platooning” became a part of the community lexicon. Recent studies predict that 71 million autonomous cars will be sold by 2035, with 75% of vehicles being autonomous by 2040. Are automated vehicles our future? And what does it mean to “reinvent mobility”? Along with Smart Columbus and the Columbus Partnership, we have assembled a distinguished group of speakers to address the regulatory and infrastructure challenges we face as we embrace the opportunities presented by the Smart Cities Grant and technology advancements in mobility. Our panel of speakers will be led by former US Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater, who will make introductory remarks on the future of transportation and mobility. We have assembled two panels – focused on the regulatory and infrastructure challenges and opportunities of autonomous vehicles – featuring speakers from the Ohio Department of Transportation, OSU Center for Automotive Research and American Electric Power. Please join us for this engaging and inspiring discussion on the future of our community and our way of life. Panelists include: Rodney E. Slater, former US Secretary of Transportation, and Partner, Squire Patton Boggs Mark Patton, Vice President, Smart Columbus Jordan Davis, Director, Smart Columbus James Barna, Chief Engineer and Assistant Director, Transportation Policy, State of Ohio Giorgio Rizzoni, OSU Director for Center for Automotive Research

From government chatbots that respond to citizen queries to municipal infrastructure that predicts necessary repairs, the public sector of tomorrow has the potential to be significantly smarter than it is today. But improvements will not happen soon enough or extensively enough unless policymakers insist on these changes. While some government agencies have taken first steps towards smarter government, all levels of government face significant obstacles that limit their ability and willingness to embrace data-driven innovation. Given the magnitude of the benefits at stake—more responsive government, new and more efficient public services, and increases in public safety, public health, and quality of life—policymakers should take steps to overcome these obstacles and accelerate the transformation to smarter government.

Join the Center for Data Innovation for a conversation with public and private sector leaders about how data, artificial intelligence, and connected technologies can make all levels of government smarter and the steps policymakers should take to enable these changes.

Panel 1: Building Smart Communities

The growing web of connected devices is creating many opportunities for government agencies to collect and analyze vast quantities of data to improve services, make better decisions, and automate processes. But while there have been some successful early initiatives, most communities still have a long way to go before they will have fully-integrated smart systems at every level of government. What should local governments be doing today to prepare for a more connected future? How should the state and federal government support local leaders? And how can policymakers ensure the benefits of smart communities are enjoyed by all citizens, from dense urban centers on the coasts to rural towns in the heartland?

Panel 2: Using AI to Automate Government

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are creating opportunities to increase productivity while increasing value, in part by automating routine processes and extracting insights from complex datasets. Where are the initial opportunities to use AI in government, and what impact will this have on government agencies? Moreover, what steps should government executives take to integrate AI into their agencies to make them smarter, more efficient, and more effective than ever before?

Panel 3: Establishing Government as a Digital Leader

When it comes to technological adoption, too often government agencies are the laggards with the private sector instead being the one to set the pace of change. However, this does not have to be the case. How can the government reclaim the mantle of digital leader, and more rapidly embrace emerging technologies, such as data analytics and the Internet of Things? How have some agencies managed to incorporate data-driven innovation into their mission, and how can others replicate their successes?

SmartPrivacy is a practitioner-focused, half day local workshop where privacy professionals can learn from each other about tools and best practices to operationalize their privacy programs.

The workshop is hosted by OneTrust, however, is open to any privacy professional regardless of tool or template of choice.

A combination or structured educational sessions, peer-lead discussions, and networking allow organizations to share practical tips on topics such as GDPR compliance, how to perform a data inventory, identifying the key stakeholders/privacy champions within your organization, and how to get buy-in from executives.

Attendees can expect to receive 4.5 CPE credit hours, the ultimate PIA/DPIA, Data Inventory & Mapping, and Data Subject Rights Handbooks, access to free software tools, how-to guides, and best practices documents on the topics covered.

Workshop Agenda:
• Lunch & Registration
• Welcome & Introductions
• PIA & DPIA Workshop
• Data Mapping Workshop
• Data Subject Rights Workshop
• OneTrust Demo
• Networking & Cocktails

This webinar is part of the TrustArc Privacy Insight Series.