5G - cybersecurity and personal data protection

On December 2, 2021, as part of the project "Cybersecurity in the Era of the Digital Economy," a Round Table was held on the topic: "5G - Cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection." Organizer: NGO "All-Ukrainian Association 'Information Security and Information Technologies'" (NGO VAIBIT), Secure and Trustful Digital Environment Task Force, CSPA. The discussion was attended by: - Head of NGO VAIBIT, freelance consultant to the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Digital Transformation Liliia OLEKSIUK; - Deputy Head of the Committee, Head of the Subcommittee on Digital Infrastructure, Electronic Communications and Smart Infrastructure of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Digital Transformation Oleksandr FEDIENKO; - Member of the NCCIR, Professor of the Department of Information Technologies at Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts, Doctor of Sciences in Public Administration, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine Andrii SEMENCHENKO; - Head of the CSK Department of the GIOC branch of PJSC "Ukrzaliznytsia" Serhii BELOV. Discussion topic – "How did Europe regulate 5G? Are there differences?" – the report was presented by Kseniia VOLKOVA - member of NGO "VAIBIT." She covered in detail the advantages and disadvantages of regulating the electronic communications sector in Germany, Sweden, Finland, and the Baltic countries, and voiced recommendations for Ukraine. The second topic of discussion - "Personal Data Protection and 5G - Is Coexistence Possible?" – the report was presented by Andrii NIKOLAIEV, expert in personal data protection and privacy, founder of the law firm Privacy Advisers. Andrii NIKOLAIEV revealed the principles of personal data protection, gave a general overview of the evolution of mobile communication technologies, presented an analysis of the risks that the introduction of the fifth generation of mobile communication poses to personal data protection, as well as the technologies and services built on it. During the discussion, the round table participants discussed issues that deserve attention and in-depth research regarding the implementation of 5G technology in Ukraine. All proposals and comments of the round table participants will be carefully analyzed and implemented in future projects.