The Data Protection online course, created by the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT), is designed to introduce participants to concepts in data protection based on Kenya’s Data Protection Act, particularly the compliance aspects required of businesses and organisations. With this course, CIPIT aims to:
Introduce participants to concepts and terms used in data protection laws globally.
Give participants an in-depth understanding of the legal basis and scope of Kenya’s Data Protection Act.
Prepare participants to comply with the technical and organisational measures required under Kenya’s Data Protection Act.
Provide participants with the knowledge and skills required to serve as or support a Data Protection Officer (DPO).
The course consists of three interconnected modules:
Module I is an introduction to the legal basis for data protection, as well as legal issues such as the data protection principles, grounds for data processing and the data protection actors and their various roles.
Module II builds on the legal issues by taking participants through technical and organisational issues that would be required under the Data Protection Act.
Module III takes participants through the role and functions of a data protection officer.
The course also includes:
Glossary of data protection terms that defines the terms used frequently throughout the course.
A video by one of our instructors on data protection from a global perspective, that is, the state of data protection in other countries and what it means for businesses and organisations both domestically and internationally.