Cooperation outside Europe
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) mainly cooperates within Europe. But outside Europe as well, the Dutch DPA cooperates with data protection supervisory authorities from other countries. For example, by exchanging knowledge or concluding a cooperation agreement.
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Global Privacy Assembly
Every year, data protection supervisory authorities from all over the world come together for consultations during the Global Privacy Assembly (GPA). This conference is also partly accessible to representatives from the business sector, NGOs and science.
The GPA has several working groups, in which consultations on specific topics take place throughout the year. For example:
- International Working Group on Data Protection in Telecommunications (also known as the Berlin Group or the Berlin Telecom Group);
- Digital Education Working Group;
- International Enforcement Cooperation Working Group.
For more information, see the website of the Global Privacy Assembly.
Global Privacy Enforcement Network
The Dutch DPA participates in the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN). This network aims to reinforce the worldwide protection of personal data by simplifying collaboration between supervisory authorities on cross-border cases.
For more information, see the website of GPEN.
Memorandum of Understanding
The Dutch DPA sometimes concludes an international cooperation agreement. This is also called a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The aim of an MoU is to facilitate cooperation and joint research.
Currently, the Dutch DPA has 3 MoU's:
- MoU with the British Information Commissioner (ICO), since 2024;
- MoU with the American Federal Trade Commission (FTC), since 2015 (updated in 2019);
- MoU with the Canadian Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC); since 2015 (updated in 2021).