The European Union and the Council of Europe are joining efforts to reinforce personal data protection in Ukraine in line with European standards.
According to a press release from the EU Delegation in Kyiv these issue is key to the EU-Ukraine future cooperation in a number of fields, such as the EU-Ukraine Visa Liberalisation Action Plan.
In a accordance with the press release, a number of expert activities will take place throughout 2012 through the Joint Programme “Promotion of the European Standards in the Ukrainian Media Environment”, implemented in co-operation with the State Service of Ukraine for the Protection of Personal Data.
The EU-Council of Europe media programme has already supported Ukraine in implementing the recently adopted law on access to public information. Building on this experience, the programme will help to enhance the Ukrainian legal framework in the field of data protection by ensuring the articulation between the two laws to maintain their full consistency.
Another step will focus on the enhancement of current legal provisions. A cycle of expert seminars and trainings on effective protection of personal data in areas such as civil service, healthcare, banking, education, etc. will be organised. Finally, sectoral guidelines on compliance with data protection regulations will be developed and made available on-line.
The media will be involved to help develop a Code of Conduct for the media, concludes the press release.
Source: www.novisa.eu
