Privacy in NSW – the next 20 years: Protection, Consent & Digital Government

The IPC is once again proud to support Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) – a global campaign that highlights the importance of privacy and raises awareness for public sector agencies about how to protect the personal information of people we serve. 

Each year the IPC hosts Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) NSW, which takes place this year from Monday 13 to Sunday 19 May. Continuing on from the success of last year's campaign, the IPC will be hosting two key events during PAW NSW (see below) – one promoting privacy awareness to NSW citizens and the other creating a forum for NSW public sector executives and privacy practitioners in NSW for open discussion about current and emerging privacy concerns.

This year, our focus will be on current and emerging privacy challenges that arise from our ever increasing digital society. Twenty years ago, privacy challenges were limited to data protection on 3.5 inch floppy disks. In the next 20 years, we can only begin to predict what issues might arise with new technologies. This is why it is crucial to maintain good privacy practices and have the right privacy protections in place. This involves addressing any new challenges and technologies, whilst building trust in digital government.

This year, the IPC is encouraging all NSW public sector agencies, NSW public sector executives and privacy practitioners to spread the message of the importance of privacy by getting involved as a PAW Champion. The campaign is a great opportunity to highlight your agency's commitment to privacy protection principles.