Membership and outcomes
06 May 2026
Established in 2021, the Data Protection and Privacy Authorities Roundtable brings together, under the leadership of the annual chair, the relevant authorities from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, as well as the European Union.
Members of the G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities Roundtable
in alphabetical order
- Canada: Office of the Privacy Commissioner
- France: Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés
- Germany: Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit
- Italy: Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali
- Japan: 個人情報保護委員
- United Kingdom: Information Commissioner's Office
- United States of America: Federal Trade Commission
- European Union:
Participation and outcomes
2026 G7 DPA Roundtable - France
2025 G7 DPA Roundtable - Canada
The 2025 G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities Roundtable was hosted by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada in June 2025. A virtual meeting was also held on 9 and 10 December 2025, enabling G7 data protection authorities to come together to review the progress they had made collectively. The Roundtable meeting also led to the adoption of the 2026 Action Plan.
Outcomes
- News release: Commissioner Dufresne concludes G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities Roundtable following successful year of collaboration
- Action plan: 2026 G7 DPA Action Plan
- Position paper: Data free flow with trust (DFFT)
- Statement: Promoting Responsible Innovation and Protecting Children by Prioritizing Privacy
- Communiqué: Championing privacy in a digital age: Collective action today for a trusted tomorrow
- News release: Privacy Commissioner of Canada hosts successful meetings of G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities Roundtable
2024 G7 DPA Roundtable - Italy
The 2024 G7 DPA Roundtable was hosted by the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (the Italian Data Protection Authority) in October 2024. G7 data protection and privacy authorities agreed that, as many AI technologies such as generative AI, are based on the processing of personal data, the need to protect privacy is “more critical than ever.”
Outcomes
- Statement: The Role of Data Protection Authorities in Fostering Trustworthy AI
- Statement: AI and Children
- Communiqué: Privacy in the age of data
- Action Plan: 2025 G7 DPA Action Plan
- News release: Privacy Commissioner meet with G7 counterparts to advance global leadership on privacy protection
2023 G7 DPA Roundtable - Japan
The 2023 G7 DPA Roundtable was hosted by the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan in June of 2023. Discussions focused on the development of the concept of Data Free Flow with Trust and its future operationalization, the enhancement of enforcement cooperation and the challenges of generative AI technologies from a data protection and privacy perspective.
Outcomes
- Statement: Generative AI
- Communiqué: Working toward operationalizing Data Free Flow with Trust and intensifying regulatory cooperation
- Action Plan: 2024 G7 DPA Action Plan
2022 G7 DPA Roundtable - Germany
The 2022 G7 DPA Roundtable was hosted by the German Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information in September of 2022. Discussions focused on developments in the regulatory and technology landscape, on cross-border data flows and the prospects for international data spaces as an emerging approach to trusted and voluntary data sharing within and across organizations and sectors.
2021 G7 DPA Roundtable – United Kingdom
The first G7 DPA Roundtable was hosted by the United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office (virtually) in September 2021. During the Roundtable, the G7 DPAs sought to strengthen collaboration, and recognized that it could play a leadership role in discussions pertaining to global digital issues and help influence the adoption of higher standards for data protection around the world.
Outcomes
- Communiqué: Data Free Flow with Trust
