CEDPO
The Confederation of European Data Protection Organisations

CEDPO
The Confederation of European Data Protection Organisations

CEDPO aims to

  • promote the role of the Data Protection Officer,
  • provide advice on balanced, practicable and effective data protection, and to
  • contribute to a better harmonisation of data protection law and practices in the EU/EEA.

 

CEDPO members are convinced that the Data Protection Officer (DPO) plays a central role in enabling a balanced, practicable and effective protection of personal data. By gathering  organisations from different EEA Member States under one Confederation, we intend to contribute to a better harmonisation of rules and practices through the exchange of practical know-how and experiences.

Recent News

GDD statement on the development of the GDPR

GDD statement on the development of the GDPR

According to Art. 97 para. 1 GDPR, the EU Commission shall submit a report on the evalua-tion and review of the Regulation to the European Parliament and the Council by 25 May 2020 and every four years thereafter, which shall also be made public. In connection with the sec-ond review report due in mid-2024, the EU Commission is currently conducting a consultation on the evaluation of the General...

One Technology, Many Perspectives: Global Approaches to AI Regulation

One Technology, Many Perspectives: Global Approaches to AI Regulation

AI is too big to fail, and it must be regulated. With that everyone agrees, but how should it be regulated? That is a different question, and one which invites many answers. In this CEDPO-hosted webinar, with a particular focus on the impact to data protection, we will bring together the differing global perspectives on how best to regulate this most disruptive of technologies. With leading...

Generative AI: The Data Protection Implications

Generative AI: The Data Protection Implications

This guidance has been prepared by the Confederation of European Data Protection Organization’s AI and Data Working Group. Artificial intelligence is not a new concept for DPOs and data protection professionals. Generative AI, however, is. When OpenAI’s ChatGPT launched in November 2022, the majority of data protection professionals had never heard of generative AI, and were certainly not...

GDD statement on the development of the GDPR

GDD statement on the development of the GDPR

According to Art. 97 para. 1 GDPR, the EU Commission shall submit a report on the evalua-tion and review of the Regulation to the European Parliament and the Council by 25 May 2020 and every four years thereafter, which shall also be made public. In connection with the sec-ond review report due in mid-2024, the EU Commission is currently conducting a consultation on the evaluation of the General...

One Technology, Many Perspectives: Global Approaches to AI Regulation

One Technology, Many Perspectives: Global Approaches to AI Regulation

AI is too big to fail, and it must be regulated. With that everyone agrees, but how should it be regulated? That is a different question, and one which invites many answers. In this CEDPO-hosted webinar, with a particular focus on the impact to data protection, we will bring together the differing global perspectives on how best to regulate this most disruptive of technologies. With leading...

Generative AI: The Data Protection Implications

Generative AI: The Data Protection Implications

This guidance has been prepared by the Confederation of European Data Protection Organization’s AI and Data Working Group. Artificial intelligence is not a new concept for DPOs and data protection professionals. Generative AI, however, is. When OpenAI’s ChatGPT launched in November 2022, the majority of data protection professionals had never heard of generative AI, and were certainly not...

GDD statement on the development of the GDPR

GDD statement on the development of the GDPR

According to Art. 97 para. 1 GDPR, the EU Commission shall submit a report on the evalua-tion and review of the Regulation to the European Parliament and the Council by 25 May 2020 and every four years thereafter, which shall also be made public. In connection with the sec-ond review report due in mid-2024, the EU Commission is currently conducting a consultation on the evaluation of the General...

One Technology, Many Perspectives: Global Approaches to AI Regulation

One Technology, Many Perspectives: Global Approaches to AI Regulation

AI is too big to fail, and it must be regulated. With that everyone agrees, but how should it be regulated? That is a different question, and one which invites many answers. In this CEDPO-hosted webinar, with a particular focus on the impact to data protection, we will bring together the differing global perspectives on how best to regulate this most disruptive of technologies. With leading...

Generative AI: The Data Protection Implications

Generative AI: The Data Protection Implications

This guidance has been prepared by the Confederation of European Data Protection Organization’s AI and Data Working Group. Artificial intelligence is not a new concept for DPOs and data protection professionals. Generative AI, however, is. When OpenAI’s ChatGPT launched in November 2022, the majority of data protection professionals had never heard of generative AI, and were certainly not...

Founding History

About CEDPO

CEDPO was founded in September 2011 by European Data Protection Organisations, namely, AFCDP (Association Française des Correspondants à la Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel) of France, APEP (Asociación Profesional Española de Privacidad) of Spain, GDD (Gesellschaft für Datenschutz und Datensicherheit) of Germany, and NGFG (Nederlands Genootschap van Functionarissen voor de Gegevensbescherming) of the Netherlands. In February 2014, ADPO (The Association of Data Protection Officers) of Ireland, ARGE DATEN of Austria, and SABI (Stowarzyszenie Inspektorów Ochrony Danych) of Poland joined CEDPO. 

The latest to additions to CEDPO took place between 2018-2020 when ASSO DPO (Associazione Data Protection Officer) of Italy, AEPD (Associação de Encarregados de Proteção de Dados) of Portugal and ASCPD (Asociatia Specialistilor in Confidentialitate si Protectia Datelor) of Romania became member associations.

CEDPO Members

Austria | ARGE Daten
France | AFCDP
Germany | GDD
Ireland | ADPO
Italy | ASSO DPO
The Netherlands | NGFG
Poland | SABI

Romania | ASCPD

Portugal | AEPD

Spain | APEP

Austria | ARGE Daten

France | AFCDP
Germany | GDD
Ireland | ADPO
Italy | ASSO DPO
The Netherlands | NGFG
Poland | SABI
Rumania | ASCPD
Spain | AEPD
Spain | APEP