Since its establishment, one of the strategic development priorities of the Personal Data Protection Service has been the deepening of international relations and active engagement in sector-specific international platforms. The Service cooperates with relevant EU institutions in the field of personal data protection, foreign supervisory authorities, and international organizations. 

  • Notably, in 2023, the Personal Data Protection Service obtained observer status with the European Data Protection Board (EDPB).
  • The Service has strengthened its cooperation with the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), including the possibility of a long-term secondment of an employee from the Personal Data Protection Service—an unprecedented format of collaboration that reflects the strong support of European partners for the Georgian supervisory authority.
  • The Service actively participates in numerous international forums in the field of data protection and privacy, including the plenary sessions of the Consultative Committee (T-PD) of the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (Convention 108).
  • The Service is an accredited member of the European Conference of Data Protection Authorities and has held the role of coordinator of its working group since 2023. Notably, the Service hosted the Spring Conference 2025 in Batumi.
  • Employees of the Service also participate annually in the European Case Handling Workshop (ECHW) — a working group of the European Conference of Data Protection Supervisors. It is worth noting that the Service hosted this workshop in Tbilisi in 2022.
  • The Service is also represented in the Central and Eastern Europe Data Protection Authorities (CEEDPA) network, hosting its 2024 conference in Tbilisi.
  • In addition, the Service is actively engaged in the activities of the Global Privacy Assembly (GPA). It currently co-chairs the Working Group on Data Protection Metrics and the Intersectional Gender Perspective in Data Protection Working Group. The Service is also a member of the following GPA working groups: The Role of Personal Data Protection in International Development Aid, International Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Data Protection and Other Rights and Freedoms Working Group, Ethics and Data Protection in Artificial Intelligence, Digital Education Working Group.
  • The Service is represented in the International Working Group on Data Protection in Technology (IWGDPT), also known as the “Berlin Group”. The Service hosted 75th meeting in Tbilisi in 2025.
  • It is also worth mentioning that, in 2022, the Service was granted observer status at the International Conference of Information Commissioners.
  • In addition, in 2022, the Personal Data Protection Service joined the Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAI) of the Council of Europe, and has since actively participated in the Committee’s plenary discussions through its representative.
  • The Service also takes part in workshops organized under the joint initiatives of the European Union and the Council of Europe, including the CyberEast+ Project (2024–2027).
  • In 2023, the Assembly of the Francophone Association of Personal Data Protection Authorities granted the Service full membership status. The decision was unanimously supported by all nineteen data protection supervisory authorities participating in the Assembly.
  • The Service is represented annually at a variety of international conferences and forums, including: Privacy Symposium; Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN); Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) Network; Global Security Forum (GLOBSEC)
  • The Service also engages in bilateral cooperation with counterpart personal data protection supervisory authorities through Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs). Notably, the Service signed MoUs with the Croatian supervisory authority in 2022, the Italian authority in 2023, and the Republic of San Marino’s authority in 2024.
  • The Service actively collaborates with the diplomatic corps and international organizations. To ensure the effective implementation of Georgia’s new Law on Personal Data Protection and to support the institutional development of the Service, partnerships have been established with various international donor organizations, including GIZ, USAID/DAI, the European Union, UNDP, and the Council of Europe.
  • In 2025, the Personal Data Protection Service was granted observer status in the Ibero-American Network for Personal Data Protection (RIPD). The decision was unanimously adopted by the member authorities during the annual meeting held on May 28, 2025, in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.