Giovanni Buttarelli, Assistant EDPS, said: "EU institutions and bodies are accountable for compliance with data protection rules and our objective is to promote a data protection culture amongst them to help implement this obligation. The
Giovanni Buttarelli, Assistant EDPS, said: “EU institutions and bodies are accountable for compliance with data protection rules and our objective is to promote a data protection culture amongst them to help implement this obligation. The Guidelines contribute to this strategic objective and will help to build awareness that data protection as a fundamental right is a vital part of good public policy and administration.”
See: European Data Protection Supervisor: EDPS Guidelines on the Rights of Individuals: data protection is essential to good public administration (Press release, pdf) and Guidelines (pdf)