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Regional Roadshow – North Western
Building public trust through transparency OVIC is conducting a series of virtual roadshows across regional Victoria to raise the public’s awareness of their right to access government-held information and engage with local Victorian government agencies, including local government and public...
Victorian Public Health Sector FOI Forum 2021
Towards best practice in access to public health records and information OVIC invite you to attend our first Victorian Public Health Sector FOI Forum 2021. This virtual forum will address key and common operational, policy and legal issues in the...
Privacy Awareness Week Launch
Join OVIC as we launch Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) 2021. During this virtual session, Information Commissioner, Sven Bluemmel, will deliver a live address on making privacy a priority and why this is important. Following the Commissioner’s opening, we will hear...
Lightning talk: Blueprint and tools for making privacy a priority
In our first virtual lightning talk for Privacy Awareness Week 2021, OVIC’s Privacy Guidance Team will put forward some tips on how to achieve good privacy governance and the tools that a privacy officer needs to do their job. ...
Panel: Prioritising privacy in a digital world
As part of Privacy Awareness Week, OVIC will be hosting a virtual panel discussion facilitated by the Information Commissioner, Sven Bluemmel. This session will explore the various risks to privacy in today’s increasingly digital world, and the measures that organisations...