Symposium in January 2026
The symposium entitled ‘Borderless digital data and privacy: Kingdom perspectives on security, fundamental rights, and opportunities’ was on 28 January 2026 on Bonaire.
It was an opportunity to find out how governments, civil society organisations and financial institutions are creating a secure, transparent and promising digital society within the Kingdom, inspired by practical stories and concrete solutions.
Workshops in January 2026
On 29 January you were able to participate in four interactive workshops: crisis management in the event of data breaches, Privacy by Design, digital resilience & leadership, and clear communication about privacy.
Assignments, case studies and practical tools were used to teach you how to boost trust, security and privacy within your organisation.
‘Four workshops, one mission: To get a better grip on data, trust and security.’
Workshop 1: ‘There’s been a data breach! What should I do now?’
‘Anyone can fall victim to a data breach. This workshop teaches you how to turn a crisis into an opportunity and by doing so increase the level of trust.’
Although a data breach may take you by surprise, how you respond determines the difference between chaos and control. During this workshop the participants learned step by step how to act quickly, carefully and transparently when things go wrong.
Workshop 2: ‘Privacy by Design in small organisations’
‘Privacy does not start with control, but with design. You need to incorporate trust into every phase of your process.’
Robust privacy begins with smart design. This workshop demonstrated how you can incorporate privacy into processes and systems from the outset by making simple, feasible choices. The participants worked on real-life cases and designed their own privacy-proof process.
Workshop 3 ‘Cyber resilience in practice: People, technology and behaviour’
‘Firewalls protect systems. Culture protects people.’
Digital security is more than technology alone. The participants found out how their organisation’s cyber resilience is determined by human behaviour, leadership and culture. They developed their own risk map and specific improvement plan that can be immediately used in practice.
Workshop 4 – ‘The privacy statement as your calling card’
‘A privacy statement is not just a legal afterthought, but instead is your promise to the public.’
A strong privacy statement should be clear, honest and understandable. In this workshop you learned how to use transparency to build trust. The participants rewrote their own privacy statement or a sample statement and received practical feedback to make it truly useful.
Information for participants
The workshops given on Bonaire were intended for privacy officers, IT specialists, administrators, communications professionals and policymakers.
Fully booked!
Registration for the 2026 Symposium and Workshops of the BES Personal Data Protection Supervision Commission is now closed.