International law firm Bird & Bird today announces that Ruth Boardman, co-head of the international Privacy and Data Protection practice, has been appointed as a member of the UK Government’s International Data Transfer Expert Council.
The International Data Transfers Expert Council is a group of world-leading experts that will provide the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) with independent insights and perspectives on the UK’s policy development and delivery on international data transfers. As well as industry experts and organisations, academics and representatives from groups such as the World Economic Forum and the Future of Privacy Forum are also part of the new council.
Expert Council members will provide independent and expert insights and perspectives, of a technical, tactical, and strategic nature, which will inform UK Government work. As part of the National Data Strategy, the UK will work globally to remove unnecessary barriers to cross-border data flows. The council has been created to ensure this continues now the UK has left the EU and to remove any further barrier to data flows in order to boost trade.
During its first meeting, the council is expected to discuss the global opportunities and challenges for international data transfers and how the UK can be a leader in removing barriers.
