The challenge of digitalisation – successfully managed through ‘good data protection practice’! – An example from the City of Cologne

Regulations and guidelines to ensure so-called ‘good scientific practice’ (GWP) have long been in place for work in research and academia. But what about the corresponding requirements for effective data protection? Which aspects of ‘honest thinking and acting’ are relevant in this context for designated data protection officers in public bodies? How must organisational and procedural regulations be structured as a voluntary commitment on the part of the controller and data protection officers in order to meet the challenges posed by an administration undergoing comprehensive digitalisation?

Click here for the full article by Frank Fricke (Data Protection Officer for the City of Cologne)