Section 55 of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 ("POPIA") sets out various obligations that an Information Officer must discharge. These requirements must also be read in conjunction with the Regulations issued under POPIA.
Regulation 4(e) obliges an Information Officer to conduct internal awareness sessions with staff in relation to the Act, the regulations, codes of conduct or information obtained from the Regulator.
Many Information Officers do not themselves have the knowledge to conduct training for staff. In addition, with staff availability changing (as well as staff composition) it is difficult for Information Officers to be compliant. Our online training product has the answer.