The Saudi Data & Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) announced, on November 27, 2023, the launch of various initiatives including the National Data Governance Platform. What is the National Data Governance Platform? SDAIA highlighted that the platform serves to register entities falling within the scope of the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL). In this regard, SDAIA noted that the platform would form a unified national registry, assist entities in fulfilling their obligations under the PDPL, and create measurement indicators reflecting compliance outcomes. In addition, SDAIA outlined that the platform offers various services to government entities, including data leak reporting and
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Saudi Arabia: SDAIA launches platform for entities registration under PDPL
December 11, 2023
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The Saudi Data & Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) launched the National Data Governance Platform on November 27, 2023, to register entities under the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL). This platform aims to help entities comply with PDPL by providing a unified national registry and compliance measurement indicators. Additionally, SDAIA introduced the National Data Index to track government entities' data management maturity and an updated Open Data Portal to facilitate data publishing for individuals and organizations.