🇱🇰 Data Protection Authority Announces Key Posts to Establish Secretariat 📢

• The Data Protection Authority (DPA) of Sri Lanka has announced new leadership positions, including the Director General, following the recent unanimous adoption of the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill. • These positions are essential for setting up the DPA Secretariat, which will implement the DPA's strategy and roadmap. • Establishing the full-time Secretariat is a major step to advance the national agenda on data protection and digital trust, which is vital for the growth and innovation in the digital economy. • The move is a prerequisite to determine the enforcement dates for the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). • DPA is recruiting highly skilled professionals across policy, compliance, cybersecurity, and IT to directly influence PDPA implementation and define the digital regulation landscape.