Data Protection

raidtech October 8, 2025 Featured Posts, Insights

Trust, Innovation and Human Values: John Edwards on Regulating AI Responsibly

At RAID 2025, John Edwards, the UK Information Commissioner, delivered a thoughtful and candid keynote on the intertwined future of privacy, innovation and trust in the age of artificial intelligence. Edwards opened by observing how quickly AI has become embedded…

raidtech May 22, 2025 Insights

Can US tech help solve the EU’s sovereignty conundrum?

“Reconciling different goals is tough and requires balancing,” said Lorelien Hoet, Director Government Affairs, Microsoft – Belgium, introducing the panel How to Reconcile Data Protection, Resilience and Cybersecurity Goals in Today’s Digital World at CPDP 2025. “What is tech sovereignty?…

raidtech February 12, 2025 Insights, Interview

The balancing act of regulation and innovation

RAID 2025 speaker and Regulatory Steering Group member Collen Weapond, Commissioner, South African Information Regulator (SAIR) spoke with RAID director Ben Avison about an issue at the heart of the agenda All over the world governments are looking to boost…

Ben Avison January 9, 2025 Insights

The challenges of regulating AI and data across jurisdictions

Elizabeth Denham CBE, Chair-Designate, Jersey Data Protection Authority chaired the opening panel at GPA (Global Privacy Assembly) Jersey with Cari Benn, Associate General Counsel, Microsoft; Teki Akuetteh, Executive Director, Africa Digital Rights’ Hub LBG; Boniface de Champris, Senior Policy Manager,…