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Meritxell Borràs participates in the course ‘Innovation and Privacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence’
9 July 2025
The APDCAT participates in the conference 'Personal data protection and artificial intelligence in scientific research'
The Catalan Data Protection Authority will participate on February 3 in the conference on personal data protection and artificial intelligence in scientific research, organized by the TransJus UB Research Institute.
3 February 2025
Presentation of the first methodology applied regarding the Fundamental Rights Impact Assesment in the use of artificial intelligence in Europe
The Catalan Data Protection Authority (APDCAT) commemorates on January 28 the International Data Protection Day by organizing the conference ‘Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Rights: a look beyond privacy’, in the Parliament of Catalonia.
28 January 2025
Conference 'Challenges for Research: From the European Health Data Space to European Regulation of Artificial Intelligence'
9 October 2023
Meritxell Borràs asks Parliament to have a firm commitment from the country to resize the APDCAT in the face of challenges linked to the data economy and the use of artificial intelligence
The director of the Catalan Data Protection Authority has appeared in the Institutional Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Catalonia to present the activity report for 2023
Training Sessions on Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection for Public Administration Staff
In collaboration with the School of Public Administration of Catalonia, on June 12 and 16, experts are training more than 200 employees of the Government of Catalonia and local administrations on how to properly apply the Artificial Intelligence Regulation, and understand its integration with data protection regulations.
The APDCAT defends ethical and trustworthy artificial intelligence at the Mobile World Congress to be more competitive
The Catalan Data Protection Authority has defended that it is a strategic imperative for companies to comply with European requirements in the field of artificial intelligence and data protection to compete in the European market, during the panel 'Artificial Intelligence Act and General Data Protection Regulation: implications for international cooperation and enforcement', which has had the participation of the European Commission's expert in digital economy and data flows, Lieven Brouwers.
A new educational video highlights citizens’ rights in the face of technologies using artificial intelligence
The Catalan Data Protection Authority and the School of Public Administration of Catalonia have released the seventh video in the series ‘Let’s Talk About Personal Data’, which reflects about the rights arising from the use of AI systems
The Data Protection Advisory Council speaks out on the APDCAT's challenges in the field of artificial intelligence
At the request of the director of the Catalan Data Protection Authority, this body has issued a report on the role that the Authority must assume in applying the new powers attributed following the entry into force of the Artificial Intelligence Regulation (AI Act).
The APDCAT takes part in the ‘23rd Health Data Security and Protection Forum’
The director of the APDCAT, Meritxell Borràs i Solé, the head of Legal Advisory Service, Xavier Urios Aparisi, and the head of the Inspection and Technical Area of the APDCAT, Fina Valls Vila, participate in the ‘XXIII Health Data Security and Protection Forum’.
25 February 2026
The APDCAT takes part in the conference ‘Governing AI: Regulation, Research, and Impact on the Business Ecosystem’
The Catalan Data Protection Authority (APDCAT) will participate in the conference ‘Governing AI: Regulation, Research, and Impact on the Business Ecosystem’, which will take place on Thursday, 19 February 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Auditorium of the Terrassa Chamber of Commerce.
19 February 2026
Register for the II ‘DPD en xarxa’ Meeting
On October 30, Espai Bital will host the second in-person meeting of the community of data protection officers in Catalonia, which this year will feature conferences, debates and working groups focused on ethical and reliable artificial intelligence and the challenges it poses for DPOs, the impact assessment on fundamental rights, the European Health Data Space, and international data transfers, among others.
30 October 2025
The APDCAT and the EAPC organize a conference on the safe and responsible use of AI in the public sector to mark the closing of the DPD course
25 September 2025
The APDCAT presents the Catalan FRIA model at the 11th International Privacy Congress of APEP
26 May 2025
The APDCAT participates in the Mobile Congress 2025 to promote the design and use of technology that respects human rights and privacy
The Catalan Data Protection Authority is organising a panel of experts at the Mobile World Congress to promote ethical and human-friendly artificial intelligence based on the provisions of the AI Act and the General Data Protection Regulation. The APDCAT will have a permanent space to resolve doubts and advise the public and the emerging companies and entrepreneurs present
3 March 2025
L'APDCAT participa a la jornada 'El futur marc regulatori de l'IA a la Unió Europea
L'Autoritat Catalana de Protecció de Dades participa el 18 de novembre en una sessió organitzada per la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
18 November 2022
Meritxell Borràs defends in Santander that resources and commitment from governments are needed for a respectful and human-centered AI
The director of the Catalan Data Protection Authority took part in a roundtable during the course ‘Innovation and Privacy in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Data Spaces: Building a Model Compatible with Human Rights’, organized by the Spanish Data Protection Agency, as part of the 2025 Summer Activities of the Menéndez Pelayo International University.
The APDCAT presents the Catalan FRIA model in Colombia
The Catalan Data Protection Authority is partic ipating from May 26 to 28 in the Annual Meeting of the Ibero-American Data Protection Network
Experts discuss about the impacts of AI on privacy
The Catalan Data Protection Authority (APDCAT) and the School of Public Administration of Catalonia (EAPC) are organizing a day of debate, with the participation of international experts, to delve into methodologies capable of measuring the impacts of AI, and learn about practical cases and successful models for complying with data protection regulations in the use of ICTs.
The Catalan FRIA model lands at the Spring Conference
The director of the Catalan Data Protection Authority, Meritxell Borràs, and expert Alessandro Mantelero have presented the Catalan model for the evaluation of fundamental rights in the use of AI in Georgia, at the 33rd European Conference of Data Protection Authorities, before representatives of institutions that ensure the protection of privacy throughout Europe.
Experts in AI and Data Protection Gathered in Barcelona Advocate Strategies to Combine Technological Development with the Guarantee of Fundamental Rights
This conclusion was highlighted during the conference ‘Privacy Day Dialogues’, held at the headquarters of the Barcelona Bar Association, on ‘International Data Protection Day’, which is commemorated every January 28
Catalonia presents a pioneering model in Europe for developing AI solutions that respect fundamental rights
Coinciding with the commemoration of International Data Protection Day, the Catalan Data Protection Authority has organized the conference 'Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Rights: Looking beyond Privacy', with the participation of experts.
APDCAT presents in Turin the Catalan FRIA model for the guarantee of fundamental rights in the use of AI
Within the framework of the closing of the Jean Monnet Chair in Digital Societies and Mediterranean Law at the Polytechnic of Turin, the Catalan Data Protection Authority has presented in Italy the fundamental right impact assesment in the use of AI developed within the framework of the 'DPD en xarxa' DPO working group led by Professor Alessandro Mantelero.
Alessandro Mantelero: "A technology that goes against fundamental rights is not a good technology"
At a time when artificial intelligence is becoming part of everyday life for individuals and institutions, ensuring its ethical use and respect for fundamental rights is more important than ever
Agreement between APDCAT and ABPD to promote among Basque entities the Catalan model for evaluating the impacts on fundamental rights in AI systems
The Catalan Data Protection Authority and the Basque Data Protection Authority have signed an agreement to encourage entities in their field to use the Catalan FRIA model as a reference methodology to identify the risks of artificial intelligence and establish measures to mitigate them.
The APDCAT joins the debates in the 73rd meeting of the Berlin group
The APDCAT has joined the 73rd meeting of the Berlin Group (IWGDPT), held on June 18 and 19 in Oslo
APDCAT opens the debate on Shadow AI, and how to prevent risks from unauthorized uses in the public sector
As part of the closing event of the 2025 DPO Course, the Catalan Data Protection Authority (APDCAT) and the School of Public Administration of Catalonia (EAPC) promoted a debate on the use of AI in the public sector, in an event open to the public.
The APDCAT promotes the implementation of the Catalan FRIA model in Brazil to guarantee fundamental rights in the design and use of AI applications
As part of the 2nd Meeting of the Working Groups of the Ibero-American Data Protection Network, the Catalan Data Protection Authority (APDCAT) has presented in Brazil the Catalan model for assessing the impact on fundamental rights in the use of artificial intelligence (AI), developed within the 'DPD en xarxa' community.
The APDCAT claim in Jersey to face the challenges of disruptive technologies
In the framework of the Global Privacy Assembly 2024, the Catalan Data Protection Authority participated in a round table where it highlighted the role of data protection authorities in the face of the challenges of artificial intelligence and disruptive technologies
Catalonia and Brazil to cooperate on the development of trustworthy AI systems
Within the framework of the 47th Global Privacy Assembly, the Catalan Data Protection Authority and the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority have signed a memorandum of understanding to share and promote tools, testing environments, and models that serve as a guarantee when developing artificial intelligence projects
APDCAT joins the debates of the I TechAndLaw Congress
The Catalan Data Protection Authority has participated in the 1st Congress 'Legal challenges of the present for digital businesses of tomorrow', organized by the TechAndLaw platform together with the UAB
The APDCAT exports initiatives to raise awareness among young people about how to create responsible digital content
Within the framework of the annual meeting of the Ibero-American Data Protection Network, the director Meritxell Borràs presented the INFLUENX3R project, developed in collaboration with the 3Cat platform, which has served to spread the culture of privacy among young people in the creation of digital content.
The APDCAT defends the design of smart cities taking into account the rights of citizens to control their data
The Catalan Data Protection Authority has taken the defense of privacy to the Smart City Expo Congress, to raise awareness of the need to guarantee data protection rights in the designs of the interconnected cities of the future
The APDCAT and 3Cat promote the creation of content that respects privacy on social networks
The SX3 and 3Cat platforms launch a new season of the INFLUENX3R program with the collaboration of the Catalan Data Protection Authority (APDCAT), with 15 new contestants who must overcome different challenges and, at the same time, take care of personal data that they share
Meritxell Borràs warns in Parliament that cyberattacks may have already compromised the data of over 96,500 people in 2025, nearly double the number affected during all of 2024
During her appearance before the Institutional Affairs Committee to present the 2024 activity report, the Director of the Catalan Data Protection Authority stressed that we cannot lower our guard in the face of the constant threat of cybercrime.
The “Catalan DPOs Network” celebrates its first anniversary in an event with more than a hundred members from all over Catalonia
Palau de Pedralbes hosted the First face-to-face 'DPD en xarxa' meeting, which was attended by experts from the international field who debated the need to as-sess the impact on human rights of data processing with the use of artificial intelli-gence, and the role of the data protection officer as guarantor of citizens' rights
The APDCAT joins the joint statement on the privacy risks of AI-generated images of the International Cooperation Working Group (IEWG)
Together with around sixty data protection authorities from around the world, the Catalan Data Protection Authority today publishes a Joint Statement on AI-Generated Images, coordinated by the International Enforcement Cooperation Working Group (IEWG) of the Global Privacy Assembly.
About forty fun activities arrive at new libraries to sensitize citizens to take care of privacy
The second edition of the project 'Who are you? Data that talk about you', promoted by the Catalan Data Protection Authority, begins in collaboration with Public Libraries of Catalonia, to bring data protection closer to children, young people and adults, based on magic, games, film forums and reading workshops