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is a journalist and author. The focus of her presentations and publications is on the thematisation of digital self-defence and educational work about the spreading of fake news in the internet.
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is an expert for the Viennese innovation system. In the "Vienna Business Agency" she built an information and networking platform for Viennese technology companies.
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is a lawyer and since November 2017 she is temporarily managing the department of data protection, e-government and information law of the Municipal Department 63, Commerce and Trade, Data Protection and Register Offices of the City of Vienna.
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Presentation "Data protection in the municipal administration of the City of Vienna" (PDF) (German)
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Klemens Himpele was born in in Emmendingen/Germany and studied economics at the University of Cologne. Since 2012, he is the head of the Municipal Department 23 – economy, labour and statistics of the City of Vienna. Prior to that he was working in the field of educational research, for "Statistics Austria" and for the German "Education and Science Workers’ Union".
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The social scientist and philosopher is the founder and managing director of "FASresearch – from Networks to Strategy", an international analysis and consulting company that is developing tools and strategies for decision-makers in an increasingly complex world under competition pressure.
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Presentation "Data monopolies in the age of 'like' and 'dislike'" (PDF) (German)
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is deputy managing director of "KDZ – Centre for Public Administration Research" in Vienna. Currently he runs the programme "BACID-Building Administrative Capacities in the Danube Region" which – amongst other things – promotes the use of open data and the strengthening of transparency in the countries of the Western Balkans.
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Presentation "Open data and data cockpit in the Western Balkans" (PDF)
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With his initiative “europe-v-facebook.org” Max Schrems has forced the social network to provide more transparency and a more responsible handling of user data. In 2017 he founded the data protection NGO “NOYB (None of your business) – European Center for Digital Rights” in Vienna. The goal is the enforcement of rights from tech companies like Google and Facebook.
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Presentation "Data transfer in third countries and law enforcement according to GDPR" (PDF) (German)
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Since 2004, the economist is working in the IT sector for the Sofia municipality. Since 2016, she is working in the directorate "administrative services" of the Sofia municipality as a key expert.
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studied "library and information studies". From 2001 to 2011, she was an inspector for the "Data Protection Agency" where she has been working until today. Currently she focuses on the implementation of the legal framework of data protection.
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Presentation "General Data Protection Regulation in Czech Republic" (PDF) (German)
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The jurist has been addressing the topic of data protection since his studies, since 1996 he has been doing so on a political level. On January 1st 2012, the president of Hungary appointed him as the chairman of the "National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (Hungarian abbreviation – NAIH).
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Presentation "Data protection in municipal administrations" (PDF) (German)
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is head of the "department for cooperation and reporting" in the office of the representative for information of public interest and protection of personal data in the Republic of Serbia. Prior to that Slavoljupka Pavlović was working as a public notary and in 2016 she accepted the high official function in the office of the data protection officer.
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Presentation "Video surveillance of streets and public areas in Belgrade" (PDF) (German)
