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The development of the Information Society has contributed to the accelerated use of personal data, which is inevitably under threat. Following the example of certain countries, Côte d'Ivoire has decided to take legislative measures to protect the personal data of its citizens. A legal framework has therefore been put in place, establishing not only a Data Protection Authority, but also the function of Personal Data Protection Correspondent. The correspondent is appointed by the data controller to ensure independent compliance with personal data protection legislation. The aim of this book is to present and clarify the correspondent's position, profile and tasks in an operational manner. What are his or her responsibilities? What resources are required? What guarantees of independence? What kind of ecosystem? The aim of this book is to present and clarify, in an operational manner, the position, profile and tasks of the Data Protection Correspondent. What are the responsibilities? What resources? What guarantees of independence? What ecosystem?
About the author
HOUPHOUET Boris Pacôme, a lawyer specialising in the protection of personal data, holds a Master 2 in Information and Communication Technology Law from the Catholic University of West Africa/University of Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire.
