ADGM marks International Data Privacy Day 2023

ADGM marks International Data Privacy Day 2023

- ADGM’s agenda focussed on international best practices that build trust for international businesses and amplified the role of international financial centres in data protection and privacy regulations.

Abu Dhabi, UAE: Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the leading international financial centre located in the UAE’s capital city, hosted an event on the occasion of International Data Privacy Day which marks the 28th of January each year across the globe. The event gathered members of the UAE-GCC privacy network, counsellors from the U.S. Embassy in the UAE, UAE government officials and many other leading names from the GCC region.

This year’s agenda of the event focusses on the international best practices that build trust for international businesses. More importantly, it focused on the role that international financial centres play in amplifying data protection and privacy guidelines and regulations. Interesting panel discussions at the event explored topics such as ‘How Financial Free Zone Privacy Rules Build Trust for International Business’ and ‘How companies can prepare better for the new UAE Personal Data Protection Law’ and witnessed the participation of local and regional industry experts.

In 2021, ADGM established the Office of Data Protection (ODP) as an independent supervisory authority responsible for administering data protection regulations