Round-up January 2023 - Technology, Data and Digital Innovation

Round-up edition covering the topics that stood out in the month of January 2023 for our Technology, Data and Digital Innovation practice area:

#Privacy and Data Protection

• Individual use of portable cameras by police officers in Portugal
• CNPD approves guidelines on organisational and security measures applicable to the processing of personal data 
• IE DPA adopts its decision regarding Meta Platforms Ireland Limited
• EDPB determines privacy recommendations for the use of cloud services by the public sector and adopts a report on the Cookie Banner Task Force
• EDPB publishes a binding decision concerning WhatsApp

# Artificial Intelligence

• NAIRR Task Force publishes its final report on Strengthening and Democratizing the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Innovation Ecosystem
• EPO publishes a patent report on quatum computing 

#Telecommunications

• Several provisions on the new Portuguese Eletronic Communications Law entered into force on 13 January 2023 

# Intellectual Property

• The European Audiovisual Observatory starts a new year under a Portuguese Presidency
• Intellectual Property Crime Case-Law of National Courts 2023
• WIPO opens the 2023 edition of its Global Awards program
• EUIPO SME fund 2023

# Media 

• ERC publishes report on the Media Sector in Portugal

The Team:
Jorge Silva Martins (Counsel, CS’Associados)
João Carminho (Associate, CS’Associados)
Inês Coré (Trainee, CS'Associados)