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FDPPI’s Certification Program for Data Protection Officers will start on June 19, 2021

The much awaited comprehensive Certification Program for DPOs in India from FDPPI is set to commence on June 19, 2021 as per the following tentative schedule. The program consists of 36 hours of online training covering the Data Protection laws … Continue reading

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Working Group for Data Valuation invites submissions from professionals

FDPPI has set up a working group to develop a code of practice to bring data value into the financial statements of companies. The main objective is to bring “Visibility” to the value of assets held by an organization in … Continue reading

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FDPPI-DNV project for Certification of professionals launched

FDPPI has been conducting different training programs to build the skill sets required to be a competent Data Protection Professional in India. Currently three programs have been launched namely the Module I, Module G and Module A. These three modules … Continue reading

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FDPPI-DNV Collaboration

FDPPI is the leading organization in India focusing on development of systems and best practices  for “Privacy and Personal Data Compliance Management System” (PDP-CMS) and DNV is one of the oldest Management Certification organizations in the world. The two organizations … Continue reading

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FDPPI sets up Personal Data Protection Advisory Board

FDPPI (Foundation of Data Protection Professionals in India) is an organization dedicated to the empowerment of the Data Processing community in India. The four dimensions in which FDPPI is working today are a) Knowledge enhancement b) Implementation Support c) Advisory … Continue reading

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India takes one more step towards establishing Data Privacy Standards

The Bureau of Indian Standards has released the IS 17428 part I and Part II as Data Privacy Assurance Requirements and Guidelines. FDPPI has already released the PDPSI standards which are inclusive of the ISO 27701 which is a GDPR … Continue reading

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FDPPI is now open for Accreditation of Certifying bodies under PDPSI framework

PDPSI or the Personal Data Protection Standard of India was introduced two years back and after continuous evaluation and fine tuning, has been adopted as the framework for certifying compliance of an organization for Data Security. PDPSI will cover compliance … Continue reading

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Certified Global Privacy and Data Protection Consultant

At Rs 30000/- FDPPI offers three Certifications modules leading to the coveted “Certified Global Privacy and Data Protection Consultant” . Online training for 55 hours followed by three online examinations with over 1000 pages of reading material will prepare professionals … Continue reading

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FDPPI takes the next Generation Data Protection initiatives

Since 17th September 2018 when FDPPI was born, FDPPI has traversed a long journey in a relatively short time. In order to keep on record some of the developments for the information of new members who are joining the organization, … Continue reading

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Data Protection Emergency Team (DPERT) to be in place at FDPPI

The Audit is always a “Snapshot concept”. The auditor gathers his observation and as on the date of his certificate adds his disclaimers that to the best of his knowledge and in good faith and based on the evidences  provided, … Continue reading

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