Creating an enabling environment for e-government and the protection of privacy rights in the Caribbean: A review of data protection legislation for alignment with the General Data Protection Regulation

This study examines the data protection laws of six Caribbean countries with a view to identifying gaps and weaknesses and making targeted recommendations for revision of existing legislation or adoption of new legislation in order to bring it into compliance with regional and international standard...

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spelling oai-11362-462772021-02-22T18:45:44Z Creating an enabling environment for e-government and the protection of privacy rights in the Caribbean: A review of data protection legislation for alignment with the General Data Protection Regulation Bleeker, Amelia GOBIERNO ELECTRONICO PROTECCION DE DATOS DERECHO A LA VIDA PRIVADA INTERNET TECNOLOGIA DE LA INFORMACION TECNOLOGIA DE LAS COMUNICACIONES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS POLITICA DE INFORMACION UNION EUROPEA RECOMENDACIONES E-GOVERNMENT DATA PROTECTION RIGHT TO PRIVACY INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY LAWS AND REGULATIONS INFORMATION POLICY EUROPEAN UNION RECOMMENDATIONS This study examines the data protection laws of six Caribbean countries with a view to identifying gaps and weaknesses and making targeted recommendations for revision of existing legislation or adoption of new legislation in order to bring it into compliance with regional and international standards, including the GDPR. Due to its extraterritorial scope and influence, the GDPR is prompting the harmonisation of data protection legislation around the world and a number of Caribbean countries aligned with the GDPR across the subregion will not only guarantee individual privacy rights but also help to create an enabling environment for data sharing and e-governance and facilitate data and trade flows within and outside the Caribbean. Abstract .-- Introduction .-- I. Background. A. Data protection, sharing and the development of e-government in the Caribbean. B. The right to privacy in the digital age. C. International and regional instruments and frameworks protecting the right to privacy. D. Key features of and interplay between data protection, sharing and related laws. E. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). F. Research methodology .-- II. Analysis of data protection legislation of select Caribbean countries. A. Overall findings. B. Antigua and Barbuda. C. The Bahamas. D. Barbados. E. Belize. F. Cayman Islands. G. Jamaica .-- III. Recommendations. 2020-11-03T14:39:07Z 2020-11-03T14:39:07Z 2020-11-02 Texto Documento Completo http://hdl.handle.net/11362/46277 LC/CAR/TS.2020/4 LC/TS.2020/126 en Studies and Perspectives Series – The Caribbean 94 .pdf application/pdf TRINIDAD Y TABAGO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ECLAC
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topic GOBIERNO ELECTRONICO
PROTECCION DE DATOS
DERECHO A LA VIDA PRIVADA
INTERNET
TECNOLOGIA DE LA INFORMACION
TECNOLOGIA DE LAS COMUNICACIONES
LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS
POLITICA DE INFORMACION
UNION EUROPEA
RECOMENDACIONES
E-GOVERNMENT
DATA PROTECTION
RIGHT TO PRIVACY
INTERNET
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
LAWS AND REGULATIONS
INFORMATION POLICY
EUROPEAN UNION
RECOMMENDATIONS
spellingShingle GOBIERNO ELECTRONICO
PROTECCION DE DATOS
DERECHO A LA VIDA PRIVADA
INTERNET
TECNOLOGIA DE LA INFORMACION
TECNOLOGIA DE LAS COMUNICACIONES
LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS
POLITICA DE INFORMACION
UNION EUROPEA
RECOMENDACIONES
E-GOVERNMENT
DATA PROTECTION
RIGHT TO PRIVACY
INTERNET
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
LAWS AND REGULATIONS
INFORMATION POLICY
EUROPEAN UNION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Bleeker, Amelia
Creating an enabling environment for e-government and the protection of privacy rights in the Caribbean: A review of data protection legislation for alignment with the General Data Protection Regulation
description This study examines the data protection laws of six Caribbean countries with a view to identifying gaps and weaknesses and making targeted recommendations for revision of existing legislation or adoption of new legislation in order to bring it into compliance with regional and international standards, including the GDPR. Due to its extraterritorial scope and influence, the GDPR is prompting the harmonisation of data protection legislation around the world and a number of Caribbean countries aligned with the GDPR across the subregion will not only guarantee individual privacy rights but also help to create an enabling environment for data sharing and e-governance and facilitate data and trade flows within and outside the Caribbean.
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title Creating an enabling environment for e-government and the protection of privacy rights in the Caribbean: A review of data protection legislation for alignment with the General Data Protection Regulation
title_short Creating an enabling environment for e-government and the protection of privacy rights in the Caribbean: A review of data protection legislation for alignment with the General Data Protection Regulation
title_full Creating an enabling environment for e-government and the protection of privacy rights in the Caribbean: A review of data protection legislation for alignment with the General Data Protection Regulation
title_fullStr Creating an enabling environment for e-government and the protection of privacy rights in the Caribbean: A review of data protection legislation for alignment with the General Data Protection Regulation
title_full_unstemmed Creating an enabling environment for e-government and the protection of privacy rights in the Caribbean: A review of data protection legislation for alignment with the General Data Protection Regulation
title_sort creating an enabling environment for e-government and the protection of privacy rights in the caribbean: a review of data protection legislation for alignment with the general data protection regulation
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