ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi Global Market, ADGM, is hosting its first annual Data Protection Forum today, which coincides with the International Data Protection Day. During the forum, ADGM will sign a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with The National Commission for the Control of the Protection of Personal Data, CNDP, Morocco.

The MoU will facilitate ongoing collaboration between the authorities, enabling information exchange on trends, best practices and latest developments in privacy and data protection regulation. The MoU signifies further progress by ADGM in executing its strategy of engagement on data protection not only with industry and government, but also with the international data protection regulatory community. The signing ceremony will be held during the first part of the forum.