Saudi Arabia: Data protection regulation in National Data Governance Policies
Progress
Current status
adopted
05 May 2020 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Saudi Arabia
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Adopted National Data Governance Policy including Data Protection Regulation
On 5 May 2020, the National Data Management Office issued its National Data Governance Policy that includes provisions for minor and "incompetents'" data protection and freedom of information. Regarding minor and incompetents' data (referred to as m…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government