POPIA Public Consultation Forum: Progress on the POPIA Code of Conduct for Research

The Academy of Science of South Africa facilitated the process to develop a Code of Conduct for Research under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), having hosted three stakeholder events that were attended by scientists and researchers from diverse disciplinary backgrounds. We have set up a Steering Committee to oversee the process of developing a Code of Conduct for research, as well as a Drafting Committee who are drafting the document.
At this 3rd virtual consultation forum, presentations were offered on the process of developing a Code of Conduct, as well as on thematic areas of interest, including consent, genomics research, information matching programmes and the use of social media data in research. Stakeholders were given an opportunity to share insights and provide comment on the development of the Code of Conduct.
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Further input from the research community is encouraged for the development of a Code of Conduct that has lasting value in guiding the research community of South Africa in complying with POPIA.