In 2019, Germany was the country with the highest number of tech specialists working in the national data protection authority (DPA). With its 101 experts, the country accounted for 29 percent of the total tech specialists in the European Union.
Staff of the European data protection authorities (DPAs) in 2019, by country
Full-time and vacancies included.
Tech specialists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, and Latvia are external consultants.
*Number of tech experts for Germany, Hungary, Romania, and Spain is estimated.
The term tech specialist is used by the source to indicate "any person who has a role in technology investigation and enforcement. This is broadly framed to give DPAs
the benefit of the doubt. It includes policy, research, and certification roles focused on tech. It excludes internal 'IT' staff that maintain software and hardware at the DPA."
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