The chairman of the organizing committee of the premiere Data Protection Correspondent Day (DPO), Serge Série, officially launched this event, this Monday, November 11, 2025 in Abidjan, in Ivory Coast. The objective is to value and strengthen the function of delegate to data protection (DPO) in Ivorian companies.

Organized under the theme “The DPO function in the company 10 years later: between legal obligation and societal benefit”, This meeting calls for the strengthening of data protection and the role delegates in the fight against this growing crisis. Facing a climb With a surge in cyberattacks, Africa is facing a threat alarming economic. According to an Interpol report estimating the increase in online scams, some nations have seen a dramatic rise in 3,000% of fraud reports. With financial losses reaching 10% of African GDP, it is becoming urgent to strengthen the measures of cybersecurity to protect personal data.

XDPO participants 2025 emphasized the urgent need to equip delegates for the protection of data by offering them innovative perspectives and the strategies of protection within companies and institutions.