Day: 5 September 2021

ICO consults on how organisations can continue to protect people’s personal data when it’s transferred outside of the UK

Stuart Mitchell

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a public consultation on its draft international data transfer agreement (IDTA) and guidance. When organisations send personal information to a country outside the UK, they must ensure people’s data protection rights continue to be protected. An IDTA is a contract that organisations can use when transferring data to countries not covered by adequacy decisions. The IDTA will replace the current standard contractual clauses (SCCs) to take into account the binding judgment of the European Court of Justice in a case commonly known as…

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Vanishing Lake Chilwa in Malawi highlights the human cost of climate change, reveals new gallery from WaterAid

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid has released a striking new gallery revealing the dramatic impacts of climate change on the lives and livelihoods of the thousands of people based around Lake Chilwa, Malawi’s second biggest lake. Local photographer Dennis Lupenga spent time with the communities, gathering images to tell their stories, highlighting the daily realities of facing extreme weather and the need to help the world’s most vulnerable people adapt to the climate emergency they have done little to cause. As many as 1.5million people live in the wider Lake Chilwa basin, which is…

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Hybrid Innovation Day Devoted to “A HUMAN-DRIVEN FUTURE”

Stuart Mitchell

Covid-19 has once again rapidly accelerated the digitalisation and development of technology. At the same time, the pandemic has shown that the human factor is gaining in importance and visibility. What is left is the recognition that the human being, despite technological progress, will always remain an essential and irreplaceable driver of innovation and advancement. Consequently, this year’s 17th Innovation Day, which is hosted by the Serviceplan Group together with its partners REPUBLIC, Ad Alliance and Salesforce, shifts the focus to human beings and their needs. The programme addresses questions…

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P&G Studios and Harder Than You Think Foster Game Changing Conversations in New Podcast Series “Equal Too: Achieving Disability Equality”

Stuart Mitchell

P&G Studios and the team at Harder Than You Think launch a new podcast series, “Equal Too: Achieving Disability Equality,” to shine a light on the biggest challenges faced by the disabled community and start a conversation about what is needed to drive equality. The podcast, hosted by UK television presenter and disability advocate Sophie Morgan, will focus on challenging perceptions, celebrating successes, and exploring how to transform the world for those who do and do not have a disability. Sophie will speak with some of the most informed and…

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St. Baldrick’s Foundation Invites Volunteers to Help Give Kids a Lifetime this Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Stuart Mitchell

For Childhood Cancer Awareness Month this September, the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest non-government funder of childhood cancer research grants, is asking you to help make a difference for kids with cancer by joining its community of supporters to raise awareness and funds for childhood cancer research. Nearly 25,000 of the world’s kids will be diagnosed with cancer in September alone. Since 2005, St. Baldrick’s has awarded more than $310 million in childhood cancer research grants — lifesaving research that has already helped change the 5-year survival rate for childhood…

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