Seasonal school of data protection based on EU practices

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Despite increased data protection regulation in Europe and other developed countries, the developing countries are just starting to take steps in this direction. There are no standards that would regulate the use and storage of users’ data in Georgia. There is a global problem in the country in the training of specialists in the field of data protection. In academic circles, the issue of data protection is not sufficiently considered, the general public is very poorly identified in matters of cyber hygiene. Therefore, there is a real gap in the direction of data protection both at the state level and at the level of society. The study of European practices and training of different target groups within the framework of the seasonal school will help to achieve results at different levels, as well as provide an integrated approach to solving this problem in Georgia. The main focus of the events will be on students and academic personnel. The project will target not only the host institution but will cover a wider and diverse spread of students and academic staff. The project can be a good source of innovation and solving cyber problems with fewer resources for business representatives, different organizations and whole society. Business and government sectors need an excellent source of highly trained employees with actual skills and knowledge. The project has the next specific objectives: - Study of EU best practices for implementation and strategic documentation on GDPR and data protection; - Development of seasonal school specialized on GDPR and data protection for students, academic staff and specialised audience from business and public sector (technical staff, decision-makers, and policy creators); - Development a series of online training courses for the general public from regions on personal data protection and cyber hygiene in accordance with EU standards; - Reinforcing links between the academic world, society, and policy-makers.