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Privacy by Design at your fingertips
Shortly before the deadline for the Dutch Privacy Awards we look back with winners on the period after winning the Award. Today, we look back with the municipality of Rotterdam who, together with Roseman Labs, won the VE monitor have developed. We spoke to Geneitha Francisco (product owner/project leader) and Ramsey Garnaoui (senior privacy officer) about it.
Winning the Privacy Award has brought a lot to the privacy team. The internal exposure has put them on the map in a positive way, which means they are now more likely to be invited to the table when designing a project. This has very naturally brought 'privacy by design' much closer to working practices.
Privacy is no longer the pink elephant in the room
From outside, the municipality of Rotterdam is now approached by several municipalities that are working on the same or a similar project. They are asked to spar and think along.
The inception process was very instructive and valuable. Partly due to the questions from the Awards jury, the Rotterdam Municipality team gained a better understanding of how processes could be tightened and which aspects should be prioritised.
It helped sharpen the proposition and improve the structure of the plan
Their advice to potential candidates for the Privacy Awards is actually quite simple: your product or service does not have to be 100% perfect or "finished". Even an entry in the design stage stands a chance, as long as it at least meets the eligibility requirements and is put out with determination and passion for privacy protection.
Don't wait and sign up, even if you are only in the design phase
As icing on the cake, they enjoyed the National Privacy Conference as they were inspired and met new people there.
For more information on the Dutch Privacy Awards, the participation criteria and an overview of all nominees and winners since 2018, visit PrivacyAwards | Privacy First. The deadline for entries is 21 October!
