Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has enacted amendments to the Data Protection Regulations. The amendments enhance the current data protection framework.
In a statement on 7 September, the DIFC said one of the regulations (10) was the first enacted regulations in the MEASA region on the processing of personal data via autonomous and semi-autonomous systems such as artificial intelligence (AI) or generative, machine learning technology.
The totality of the amendments to the Data Protection Regulations "address the means for better, safer and more ethical management of personal data processing and operations", it said.
The updated regulations provide clarity on:
In particular, Regulation 10 was "ground-breaking as it is the first enacted regulations in the MEASA region on the processing of personal data via autonomous and semi-autonomous systems such as artificial intelligence (AI) or generative, machine learning technology".
A key feature of Regulation 10 is that it creates space for DIFC to be a platform for interoperability of the many and varied guidelines and principles issued by sovereign governments and non-governmental organisations. Creating a plug and play space for application of ‘best fit' principles to AI technology development is fundamental, responsible and ethical processing of personal data in such systems.
Commenting on Regulation 10, Jacques Visser, DIFC Commissioner of Data Protection said: "DIFC's outcomes-based approach vis-a-vis application of the DP Law 2020 obligations to the development and use cases for systems provides a more collaborative, transparent way of creating and maintaining an innovative yet safe autonomous system."
Use cases is expected to be tested through further consultation, inspection or supervision. The Commissioner's Office is also considering testing use cases through participation in a regulatory sandbox comprised of technology developers, users, regulators and non- governmental or quasi-governmental organisations, all of whom have an interest in keeping systems safe and their uses practical for the digital age.
Guidance will be issued to accompany the updated Regulations in due course.
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