Data Governance School LatAm

• Target audience and grants

The DGSL target audience are individuals who already have a good understanding of data governance issues and are interested in expanding and sharing their knowledge, studying global and Latin American issues related to data governance.

While the aim of this initiative is to discuss the global dimensions of data governance, the DGSL will target especially the Latin American region. Participants will come from Latin American countries and lectures will be taught in Spanish, Portuguese, and English. Simultaneous translation will be available to facilitate interactions between participants.

Each DGSL class will be composed of approximately 40 participants. The DGSL Direction will make its best effort to promote gender, geographical and stakeholder balance when selecting students, to ensure diversity and promote inclusion. To this end, up to ten grants will be available.

We encourage applications from black, indigenous and quilombola applicants, and transgender or transsexual applicants in situations of social vulnerability. Applicants who declare themselves as black, indigenous, quilombola, and transgender or transsexual applicants in situations of social vulnerability will have the opportunity to receive grants for the course. Applicants in situations of social vulnerability interested in obtaining scholarships must register through the FGV Direito Rio website and  submit the Self-Declaration Form filled out and signed to the e-mail direitopec@fgv.br.

Structure

The DGS will have a tripartite structure. The first module (Day 1) will explore the Latin American data governance frameworks to identify convergence and divergence, with a particular focus on data transfer mechanisms. In this first module, students will be asked to deliver short presentations of their national frameworks to their fellow participants and will jointly analyse case studies, to foster a mutual understanding of shared issues. This first module will carefully blend theoretical and empirical analyses, to make sure that all participants continuously focus and actively engage in the discussions.

The second module (Day 2) will focus on the most recent data protection evolutions at the regional level, regarding policymaking and technology, and their impact. This module will feature renown experts from academia as well as from technical and business communities. This model will stimulate multidisciplinary and engaging discussions of the identified issues through the analysis of practical experiences. Instances of themes to be explored during lectures, case studies and practical exercises include issues as diverse as the functioning and regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems; how data transfers are regulated at the Latin American level; the ways in which Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) exchange data; the implementation of Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) to comply with legal requirements of multiple jurisdictions, etc.

The third module (Day 3) will focus on the most recent governance and regulatory evolutions at the global level, and the impact they can have on Latin American countries. Issues will include the analysis of the intersection between data protection and competition law, the emerging use of regulatory sandboxes, the analysis of new data governance models in leading emerging economies (BRICS countries) including the new data governance framework of China and India.

To successfully complete the DGSL and obtain a certificate released by FGV Law School, each student will be required to draft a short paper presenting the national framework of choice utilising the metodology developed by the organisers to contribute to CPDP LatAm and CTS-FGV ongoing reseach on data governance in Latin America. A model structure for student papers will be provided to students to facilitate the draft of their final papers, indicating the required sections (e.g. introduction to the national legal framework, presentation of the national Data Protection Authority, regulation of international data transfers, etc.).

The best papers will be published in volume to be presented in the context of CPDP LatAm. A selection of the best DGSL students will be awarded a travel grant to participate to CPDP LatAm.

Dates and Format

The DSGL will take place in an in-person format and will last a total of three days, from 17 to 19 April. Each student will have one month to deliver the final paper according to the predefined guidelines. The deadline for paper delivery is 25 May 2024. Students will receive a certificate issued by FGV Law School upon completion of the course and approval of the paper.

Programme