Implementation of the programme in the school year 2021/2022

List of initiatives of the 12th edition of the “Your data – Your concern” programme

Within the framework of the 12th edition of the “Your data – Your concern” programme, in the 2021/2022 school year, educational institutions from all over the country carried out 1,296 educational initiatives, including 463 on the occasion of the 16th Data Protection Day.

Chronicle of the 12th edition of the “Your data – Your concern” programme

In June 2022, the implementation of the 12th edition of the nationwide educational program “Your data – Your concern” has ended. The past ten months have resulted in numerous undertakings and educational initiatives.

The "Golden Pen" statuette went to the students and teachers of Warsaw's Primary School No. 360

“360 minutes on data protection, or personal data all round” is an educational initiative carried out by Primary School No. 360 from Warsaw, which was honoured with a special "Golden Pen" statuette and at the same time won the first place in the UODO President's competition for schools.

Children want to know how to protect personal data in the era of new technologies

A child has the right to privacy and to protection of personal rights, therefore it is worth encouraging them to learn more about personal data protection. And as the experience of the “Your data – Your concern” programme shows, students also have good ideas on how to educate, for example, senior citizens about data protection.

Competitions for students and schools settled

We already know the laureates of this year's competitions for schools and students taking part in the 12th edition of the “Your data – Your concern” educational programme. The winning entries included advice for seniors in the form of podcasts, as well as lesson plans and games.

The Polish DPA joins the celebration of the Day of New Technologies in Education

The Day of New Technologies in Education will be held for the fourth time. It is an initiative of the Ministry of Education and Science, organised together with education superintendents, which aims to promote information and communication technologies used in work with students at school and outside school. The Personal Data Protection Office joins this event, which will be launched on April 29, 2022.

Personal data protection as a basis for staying safe online

Personal data protection as a basic form of shaping attitudes among children and young people in favour of safe surfing on the Internet and using its resources was a subject of a speech by Marta Mikołajczyk, coordinator of the nationwide educational program "Your data ‒ Your concern", during the seminar entitled "The impact of online activity on the student's image in the real world".

New competitions for participants of the "Your data – your concern" program

The President of the Personal Data Protection Office invites students of schools participating in the 12th edition of the "Your data – your concern" program to take part in the competition entitled "Personal Data Protection on a Daily Basis". The task is to prepare a voice recording addressed to seniors on the principles of personal data protection. Additionally, in a separate competition, we will select the best educational initiative implemented in the current edition of the program.

It is worth knowing... how to use ICT in school to protect personal data – online workshop

How to prepare interesting classes with students of different ages on the key principles of personal data protection? Answers to this question were provided by the workshop for teachers organized by the Personal Data Protection Office. The meeting, which took place on January 31, 2022, was an event accompanying the conference "Personal Data Protection on a Daily Basis", which was organized as part of the 16th Data Protection Day.

The UODO’s President encourages students and teachers to always take care of their data

‒ Let education on the protection of privacy and safe processing of personal data be a permanent element of the everyday education process and a solid foundation for activities undertaken in educational institutions ‒ emphasised Jan Nowak, the President of the Personal Data Protection Office, in an open letter addressed to the participants of the 12th edition of the "Your data ‒ Your concern" educational program.

Webinar "Your Data and Artificial Intelligence"

The Personal Data Protection Office is organising a webinar, which will take place on Monday, January 10, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. The online lecture devoted to artificial intelligence is addressed to secondary school students participating in the 12th edition of the "Your data – your concern" program.

List of schools and institutions participating in the 12th edition of the Programme, by voivodeships

Schools and educational institutions from all over the country participate in the current, 12th edition of the "Your data – Your concern" programme.

Webinar "Click sensibly – how to protect your personal data?"

The Personal Data Protection Office (UODO) and the Office of Electronic Communications are organizing an online lecture, which will take place on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. The lecture on the security of young people's personal data on the Internet is addressed to students of the 7th and 8th grades of primary schools participating in the 12th edition of the UODO’s nationwide educational programme "Your data – Your concern".

What are children doing online, or why is data protection important in school education?

Personal data protection at school, the principles of implementation and the schedule of the 12th edition of the nationwide educational programme "Your data – Your concern" as well as the presentation of interesting educational initiatives – these are the most important issues discussed during the online training for coordinators of the 12th edition of the programme.

„Your data – Your concern”: 12th edition of the programme launched

A conference in the series „RODO w edukacji” („#GDPR in education”) was held in Kutno, on October 12, 2021, during which the 12th edition of the nationwide educational programme "Your data – Your concern" was launched.

12th edition of the nationwide educational programme "Your data – Your concern"

With the conference in the series „RODO w edukacji” ("#GDPR in education"), which will take place on October 12, 2021 in Kutno, the Personal Data Protection Office will inaugurate the twelfth edition of the nationwide educational programme "Your data – Your concern".

On September 1, the recruitment for the 12th edition of the YDYC program will be launched

We invite schools and educational institutions to participate in the 12th edition of the UODO's educational program "Your data – Your concern". We encourage all interested parties to read the recruitment details and fill out the application form.