Malawi: Data protection authority governance in Malawi Data Protection Bill 2023
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
07 Dec 2023 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Malawi
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Introduced Data Protection Bill 2023 including data protection authority governance
On 7 December 2023, the Data Protection Bill 2023 was introduced in the Malawi Parliament. The Act establishes the Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority as the designated data protection authority. The Authority would be responsible for the impl…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament