Chamber Academy discussion on Data Protection Bill today

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The Chamber Academy, the knowledge arm of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Information and Communication Agency (ICTA) will be hosting a timely webinar on the Data Protection Bill today, from 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon via Zoom.

The webinar is sponsored by Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka Ltd. and London Stock Exchange Group – Sri Lanka. The discussion will be based on the proposed Personal Data Protection Bill, defining measures to protect personal data of individuals held by banks, telecom operators, hospitals, and other personal data aggregating and processing entities formulated by the Legal Draftsman’s Department.

The expert panel will include ICTA General Counsel Jayantha Fernando; Dialog Axiata PLC Group Legal and Regulatory Manager – Regulatory Shenuka Jayalath; Drafting Committee Member Attorney-at-Law and Privacy Professional Sanduni Wickramasinghe; SLASSCOM Board Member and CEO Jehan Perinpanayagal, and ICTA Director – Industry Development Chiranthi Balapatabendi. The session will be moderated by ICTA Legal Officer Thanusshi Dissanayake.

The discussion will be followed by an interactive question and answer session. For registrations email [email protected]