#SciDipTalks

The European Commission recently announced a draft decision on the EU-US data privacy framework, paving the way for a potential data transfer deal to be adopted next year. The new pact, however, still needs the approval by European lawmakers and a panel of EU privacy watchdogs. Resolving that schism remains the key sticking point for transatlantic data transfers. This webinar explored the main interplays between data and diplomacy: how data shapes digital geopolitics; how data governance is a key topic on the contemporary diplomatic agenda and how data is emerging as a tool in diplomacy and international affairs.

Speakers for this event included:

Introduction: Alexis Roig. Chief Executive Officer of SciTech DiploHub (Barcelona Science and Technology Diplomacy Hub), and Affiliated Faculty at Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI).

Adrià Rodríguez-Pérez. Public Policy Researcher & Data Protection Officer at Scytl Election Technologies and Affiliated Professor at IBEI.

Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna. Vice President for Global Privacy at the Future of Privacy Forum

Paul Rosenzweig. Professorial Lecturer in Law at the George Washington University.

Chairing: Patricia Gruver. Co-Founder at the Tech Diplomacy Network

This was the third event of the 2023 #SciDipTalks series. SciTech DiploHub - Barcelona Science and Technology Diplomacy Hub and Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) have partnered with other leading organizations to put forward 3 free online lectures with world-class experts that explored energy diplomacy, global health, and data policy. Thank you for joining us.

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