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Below is a list of past ICO events.
Making a Difference – Richard Thomas’ speech to FOI Live 11 June 2009
In one of his last speeches as Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas urged Whitehall and the public sector to learn the lessons from the MPs’ expenses scandal by routinely publishing more official information without waiting to be asked. The speech was delivered at the FOI Live conference at the Victoria Park Plaza in London.
Click here to view Richard Thomas’ slide presentation
Private Data, Open Government: Questions of Information - 13 May 2009
As he prepares to stand down as Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas hosted conference at the QEII Centre in Westminster on 13 May, to take stock of progress with Freedom of Information and Data Protection. The conference saw a high-level policy focused discussion on the contribution of open government and privacy protection, standing back from immediate preoccupations to look at the underlying policy issues and challenges for the future.
Over 200 high-level stakeholders attended and BBC journalist and broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby hosted an ‘Any Questions?’ panel session considering issues such as:
What part do Freedom of Information and Data Protection now play in the democratic process?
What are the real benefits and problems of Open Government?
How should the lines be drawn between Security and Privacy?
Richard Thomas offered his reflections on his time as Information Commissioner before the Rt Hon Jack Straw MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice delivered the keynote speech.
The panelists included Peter Fleischer (Global Privacy Counsel, Google), Shami Chakrabarti (Director, Liberty), Dominic Grieve MP (Shadow Justice Secretary), Alan Beith MP (Chair of the Justice Select Committee), Ian Readhead (Director of Information for the Association of Chief Police Officers Criminal Records Office) Roger Smith (Director, Justice) and Matthew Taylor (Chief Executive, Royal Society of Arts).
Video of Richard Thomas' opening speech can be downloaded at the ICO media centre.
Click here to view Richard Thomas’ slide presentation
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Data Protection Officer Conference 2009Date of event: Wed, 04 March 09 - 09:45 AM
The Information Commissioner's Office will be holding its Data Protection Officer Conference at the Manchester Central Convention Complex Petersfield. Building on the success of the 2008 conference this event will be an opportunity to reflect on the increased profile of data protection, following recent data losses; to share ideas and experiences on how to deal with the challenges Data Protection Officers (DPOs) face and to hear from expert speakers. Richard Thomas, the Information Commissioner, will open the event, followed by Neil Paterson, Data Protection Officer at Tesco. The afternoon session will be opened by Michael Wills MP, Minister of State for data protection, followed by Government Chief Information Officer, John Suffolk. We will also be holding a series of interactive workshops ranging from how to conduct Privacy Impact Assessments to how DPOs can maximise their role within their organisation.
Click here to see and register for future events .
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