DICT to boost competency of Caraga residents on data privacy

By Alexander Lopez

April 13, 2023, 6:34 pm

<p><strong>DATA PRIVACY COMPETENCY.</strong> The Department of Information and Communications Technology in the Caraga Region announced Thursday (April 13, 2023) the conduct of the five-day free online training on the Data Privacy Competency Framework. The April 17-21 online training aims to boost the competency level of Caraga residents on data privacy. (<em>Photo courtesy of DICT-13)</em></p>

DATA PRIVACY COMPETENCY. The Department of Information and Communications Technology in the Caraga Region announced Thursday (April 13, 2023) the conduct of the five-day free online training on the Data Privacy Competency Framework. The April 17-21 online training aims to boost the competency level of Caraga residents on data privacy. (Photo courtesy of DICT-13)

BUTUAN CITY – An opportunity for residents in the Caraga Region to further expand their knowledge on data privacy is set to open through free online training to be conducted by the regional office of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT-13).

“The five-day free online Data Privacy Competency Framework training will be conducted from April 17 to 21 from 8:00 in the morning to noon,” DICT-13 said in an advisory Thursday.

Acceptance of interested participants to the free online training is currently going on, the agency said, adding that the free online training will also be open to government employees in the area.

“The free online training will focus on privacy and security regulations aligned with Republic Act 10173, or the Data Privacy Act of 2012, DICT-13 said.

It said the training is best recommended for residents aspiring to become personal information controllers, personal information processors, and data protection officers. (PNA)

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