Building a Modern Privacy Management System That Meets Global Expectations

Overview

This masterclass gives participants a clear and practical understanding of the updated ISO/IEC 27701:2025 standard. It explains how to design, implement, and improve a Personal Information Management System that supports regulatory compliance, reduces privacy risk, and strengthens organizational trust. The program combines expert-led instruction with hands-on exercises so participants can apply what they learn immediately.

What Participants Will Learn

Participants will gain insight into:

• The scope and purpose of ISO 27701:2025 and how it differs from the 2019 version.
• The full structure of a modern PIMS and how it fits within security, legal, and governance frameworks.
• Roles and responsibilities of controllers, processors, and shared functions.
• Updated privacy controls and how to apply them in real-life scenarios.
• How to conduct privacy risk assessments and map risks to appropriate controls.
• How to integrate PIMS with an ISMS or run it as a standalone system.
• Approaches for meeting global privacy regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA.

Masterclass Objectives

By the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• Build, improve, or transition PIMS in line with ISO 27701:2025.
• Draft and implement policies, procedures, and governance structures.
• Lead privacy risk assessments, PIAs, and operational privacy controls.
• Evaluate PIMS performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Align organizational privacy practices with international data protection expectations.

Who Should Attend

This masterclass is designed for:

• Privacy officers, DPOs, and compliance professionals.
• InfoSec managers, ISMS implementers, and security governance teams.
• Legal and regulatory specialists working with data protection.
• Risk managers, IT leads, and digital transformation teams.
• Consultants and auditors supporting clients in privacy or security.
• Senior leaders responsible for data governance and accountability.

Session Overview

This Masterclass is designed as a strategic and practical forum for Ghana’s regulators, legal community, and key stakeholders to engage in the urgent conversation on child online protection.

The digital ecosystem offers tremendous opportunities for learning, innovation, and connectivity. Yet it also exposes children to serious risks such as exploitation, harmful content, and abuse. This session will explore how regulators, institutions, and communities can collaborate to design compliance and enforcement frameworks that safeguard children while strengthening accountability across sectors.

Participants will gain actionable insights into how structured compliance mechanisms, enforceable penalties, and transparent processes can create a safer digital environment while generating public trust and sustainability. The session will also emphasize the importance of empowering parents, teachers, guardians, and children with knowledge of their rights and responsibilities.

The goal is to position attendees to understand why Ghana must act now and to equip them with the frameworks, perspectives, and tools needed to drive robust, enforceable, and impactful child online protection measures.

Key Topics to Be Covered

• Legal and policy foundations for child online safety
• Compliance obligations for institutions handling children’s data
• Enforcement strategies: designing, implementing, and sustaining penalties
• Building institutional capacity to monitor compliance
• Revenue opportunities from penalties and accountability structures
• Role of technology and telecom companies in safeguarding children
• Empowering parents, teachers, and guardians to understand and act on their rights
• Global case studies and lessons for Ghana’s context

Learning Objectives

By the end of the Masterclass, participants will:

1.Understand the legal, regulatory, and ethical foundations of child online protection.

2. Identify compliance gaps and risks across sectors.
3. Gain practical insights into building and enforcing penalties that strengthen accountability.
4. Learn strategies for regulatory agencies to sustain compliance frameworks while generating revenue.
5. Explore the role of technology and telecom operators in child online protection.
6. Be equipped to engage and educate parents, teachers, and guardians on children’s digital rights.
7. Recognize the critical role of regulators in setting Ghana as a leader in child online safety across Africa.

Target Audience

This session is tailored for a diverse mix of stakeholders, including:

1. Lawmakers & Legal Professionals
2. Government Regulators & Enforcement Agencies
3. Technology & Telecom Companies
4. Civil Society & NGOs
5. Academia, Educators & Youth Representatives
6. Parents
7. Judiciary

Session Format

The 4-hour session will be highly interactive, combining:

– Expert Presentations (setting the legal, technical, and regulatory context)

– Case Study Reviews (regional/global examples of child protection frameworks)

– Interactive Q&A / Breakout Discussions (practical, problem-solving approach)

This ensures that participants not only gain knowledge but also leave with actionable strategies to apply within their own institutions and sectors.

Course Brief Description

This Masterclass explores how data protection can serve as a catalyst for inclusive development and public trust in Africa’s digital transformation. Using three real-world cases participants will examine how governance, ethics, and communication determine the success or breakdown of data systems. The session equips leaders to shift from compliance-driven to trust-centered data governance that strengthens accountability, innovation, and human capital outcomes.

Topics to be covered:

• Data protection as a development enabler
• Trust, transparency, and accountability in digital governance
• Comparative case studies from across Africa
• Lessons from success, partial success, and failure
• Frameworks for ethical and inclusive data ecosystems

Learning objectives:

• Understand how ethical data practices support sustainable development.
• Identify structural and ethical factors influencing data system outcomes.
• Apply trust-centered compliance principles within institutions and programs.
• Develop actionable steps for inclusive and transparent data governance.

Intended audience:

• Data protection regulators and compliance officers
• Policymakers in ICT, education, labor, and development sectors
• Donor agencies and development practitioners
• University and innovation hub leaders
• Civil society and gender equity advocates