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University of Cape Town: Data Protection and Privacy
Lead data policy in your organization with an understanding of South African and international data laws and regulations.
Lead data policy in your organization with an understanding of South African and international data laws and regulations.
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Data Protection and Privacy
About this Course
Data has become one of the most valuable assets in the business world. However, while properly utilized data can hold rich rewards for savvy companies, mismanagement can herald disaster. As a result, governments around the world have increasingly cast their eye towards data protection and privacy, while consumers are better educated than ever about their data rights.
In this climate, organizations need professionals who can navigate local and international regulations, and who are able to guide data policy design, implementation, and monitoring. The University of Cape Town (UCT) Data Protection and Privacy online short course equips you with the skills to mitigate the financial, legal, and reputational risks of data management. Beginning with an exploration of South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and its international counterparts, this course offers you the knowledge to take the lead on data protection in your organization. On the course, you’ll gain practical tools allowing you to monitor, review, report on, and improve data controls, ultimately validating your knowledge with a certificate of completion from UCT, Africa’s leading university.*
*QS Top Universities (Apr, 2021).
This course is ideal for professionals who operate in the legal, risk, and compliance fields and wish to guide their organization’s data policy implementation. For early career professionals and those interested in a career in data protection, the course provides a practical, risk-based approach to their craft. Current data protection professionals and business leaders will gain an up-to-date perspective of regulations and laws, in both the South African and global context, to inform the strategic risks and opportunities faced by modern businesses. The course also provides the opportunity to learn to develop and implement data policies, while investigating modern trends in data protection.
Gain knowledge about data policy design and implementation, and earn an official certificate of completion from the University of Cape Town.
Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued with a digital certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the course.
Some facts about the subject
99%
The amount of surveyed consumers who believe that companies need to improve their trustworthiness.
Salesforce (2020).
R10 million
The maximum penalty under the South African Protection of Personal Information Act of 2013, as well as a potential maximum of 10 years imprisonment.
POPI Act Compliance (Nd). Accessed 23 April 2021.