At the end of January 2021, the SMOOTH Project comes to end, but our tools and community will keep supporting MENTs in being GDPR compliant! SMOOTH AND THE FUTURE OF THE GDPR Research suggests that micro-enterprises often lack resources in terms of time, finance, people, and knowledge to properly understand and apply the GDPR…
GDPR is Here to Stay GDPR is the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union. Approved in 2018, and with a two years implementation phase for the Member States, GDPR has marked a new era for the protection of digital rights. Every company that processes the data of EU citizens must be compliant with…
Webinar Agenda 1- SMOOTH PROJECT OVERVIEW –> Ángel Cuevas 2- THIRD PARTY PRESENCE IN WEBSITES –> José González 3- SMOOTH ANALYSIS OF THIRD PARTIES IN WEBSITES –> José González 4- How to participate in the pilots –> Thomas Wilczek 5- Q&A (10 minutes)
The SMOOTH project aims to assist organisations to comply with key requirements of the GDPR by designing and implementing an easy-to-use and affordable cloud-based platform. It will generate awareness on their GDPR obligations and will automatically analyse their level of compliance with the GDPR. SMOOTH is also promoting the creation of a CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) on Guidelines for micro…
While the GDPR represents a solid step forward in the protection of the personal data of European citizens, it imposes serious compliance requirements on all types of businesses. Micro enterprises are disproportionately challenged due to their relative lack of resources and expertise. More than ever in times of COVID-19, micro and small enterprises are fighting…
The SMOOTH consortium is organizing a series of webinars designed to help European micro enterprises comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The first webinar is entitled “Everything you need to know about SMOOTH and its platform” and will take place on the 26th of May 2020 from 12:00 until 13:00. While the GDPR represents…
SMOOTH was invited to discuss the challenges SMEs face towards GDPR regulation in the EU. SMEs are the backbone of European economy: they employ 2 out of 3 employees and produce 57 cents of every euro of value added. Some Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) suggest that attaining compliance with the GDPR for SMEs is fairly…
What approaches are being taken to tackle the policy challenges within the big data landscape, and how are these solutions coping in reality? During the webinar Daniel Bachlechner, Fraunhofer ISI and e-SIDES representative, discussed the organizational and technical challenges that privacy-preserving big data technologies present, and how an increased level of dialogue between stakeholders can…
Please find here after the non-exhaustive list of deliverables approved for the SMOOTH project. SMOOTH_D1.1_Project Administrative toolset SMOOTH_D1.2_Project quality plan SMOOTH_D2.2_20190131 First version of entry questionnaire and design of interactive HandBook SMOOTH_D3.1_20190131 Design algorithms for analysing GDPR elements and document complexity SMOOTH_D4.1_20190131 Design of methods for data ingestion, algorithms for personal data identification and privacy…
Struggling with the GDPR and could not attend our webinar on the main GDPR aspects for small companies? No worries! You can still check our two legal experts presentation here: