16 Oct 2015 - Giovanni Buttarelli - Towards a New Digital Ethics: Data, Dignity and Technology
Channel: IIEA
Date: 2015-10-16

About the Speech:

In his address, Mr. Buttarelli argued that if the EU is to fully realise the societal and economic benefits of technology, a new digital ethics must be defined which reinforces the rights and freedoms of individuals. In his view, organisations must be accountable and adopt an ethical approach to the collection of data. Equally, he argued, individuals must empower themselves to understand the consequences of data collection.

About the Speaker:

Giovanni Buttarelli has been European Data Protection Supervisor since December 2014. He was appointed by a joint decision of the European Parliament and the Council on 4 December 2014. He previously served as Assistant European Data Protection Supervisor, from January 2009 until December 2014. Before joining the European Data Protection authority, he worked as Secretary General in the Italian Data Protection Authority, between 1997 and 2009.