10th July 2023 Posted by - Alexander Accountancy
ICO Innovation Services
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) offers a range of services to innovative businesses using personal data in new and novel ways:
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Innovation advice service
Still in its public beta test phase, this service is available to organisations of any size, in any sector. The service has been designed to help resolve data protection issues holding up the progress of new products, services, or business models.
Regulatory Sandbox
The Sandbox is a service suited to organisations that intend to, or are in the process of, developing innovative products and services using personal data for the benefit of the public. Current key areas of interest are biometrics, emerging technologies, and exceptional innovations.
The ICO welcomes expressions of interest from start-ups, small, or medium organisations and large organisations, across private, public, and voluntary sectors.
Data protection impact assessment (DPIA) advice
The ICO’s DPIA team offers advice to organisations that have assessed their proposal to process personal data and have identified a high risk that they cannot reduce. The team provides written advice (typically within eight weeks), to help organisations to reduce or avoid the identified risk before proceeding.
Innovation Hub
The Hub helps innovators build privacy by design into their new products. It does this by working with regulators and innovation bodies who are running events where organisations and businesses develop, test, and improve new ideas that involve processing personal data.
The Hub’s work is targeted at sectors that are innovating with personal data. Current priorities include digital industries, financial services, health, smart cities, and legal services.
