The European Civil Society Data Protection Award (ECSDPA) is a joint initiative launched in 2010 by AEDH (European Association for the Defence of Human rights) and EDRI (European Digital Rights), with the support of LSTS/VUB (the Law Science Technology & Society Research Group of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel) and deBuren (The Flemish- Dutch House for Culture and Debat).
The prize aims at rewarding positive initiatives contributing to the visibility and effectiveness of right to privacy and to the protection of personal data in Europe. The ECSDPA prize will be awarded each year on 28 January, as a European Civil Society contribution to the Data Protection Day.
The ECSDPA aims at rewarding positive initiatives contributing to the visibility and effectiveness of right to privacy and to the protection of personal data in Europe. By yearly honouring outstanding achievements in the field, it wishes to enhance public awareness, stimulate creative and constructive input, and favour useful exchanges of information at the European level.
Non-governmental organisations, trade unions, non-profit institutions and any other civil society actor of the 47 Council of Europe member States are invited to participate by submitting their applications.
Contact and Press Enquiries: contact at ecsdpa.org