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Jersey’s Information Commissioner has been selected to serve as a Member of the Executive Committee of the premier international forum for data protection and privacy authorities.
The announcement that Paul Vane had accepted the invitation to serve as part of the Global Privacy Assembly was first made at the international body's Annual Meeting, which took place in Istanbul, Turkey, in October.
While the GPA is is made up 130 data protection and privacy authorities from around the world, Jersey is one of only a small number of data protection and privacy authorities around the world to be selected to serve as a member of the Executive Committee.
The Committee is chaired by the Board of the National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information, and Personal Data Protection of Mexico and also comprises the Privacy Commissioners for Argentina, Germany, Turkey, Morocco and Bermuda.
Commissioner Vane said he was "honoured and extremely proud" to have been selected.
"We may be a small authority but along with my dedicated team, we are working resolutely to strengthen data protection and privacy awareness, rights and obligations across the Island community.
"However, we are also committed to our broader international role in GPA activities and the importance of our position on a global playing field by making an active contribution to the strategic objectives of the GPA.
"My office has been a member of the GPA, and its prequel body since 2005. In recent years we have become more actively involved in GPA activities, with representation on a number of their Working Groups. Since May this year, we have chaired the newly formed Data Sharing Working Group. This is an extremely important area of the GPA's work and one we are focused on advancing."
He added: "In respect of the long-term vision for my office, we want to create a culture in Jersey where privacy becomes instinctive. The continued work of the GPA in advancing global privacy in an age of accelerated digitalisation, maximising the voice of the GPA, particularly in terms of the broader digital policy, and building the capacity of the GPA and its members will most certainly help to secure that vision. Now, as a Member of the Executive Committee, I intend to contribute our voice and leadership to furthering those critically important discussions and policy areas."
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