General Data Protection Regulation and Cybersecurity in public administrations: the new challenges, opportunities and best practices of educational institutions, in the context of the PNRR resources

Abstract

The work aims to provide an analysis of the intersection between the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and cybersecurity in public administrations. In particular, the focus of the contribution will be on educational institutions and the actual degree of application of the data processing regulations, in the post-pandemic context of digitalization and use of cloud tools, highlighting the daily critical issues that schools experience and the desirable solutions to find the right balance between digital pressures and the need to protect all fundamental rights in terms of privacy and confidentiality. The discussion will provide an initial assessment of how and to what extent the initiatives and resources of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, which aim to strengthen cyber threat management services for the protection of the national digital ecosystem, impact the modernization and updating interventions of digital infrastructures and cybersecurity of educational institutions.