Data plays an increasingly important role in how we live, work and innovate. As new technologies and business models emerge, ensuring personal information is handled responsibly is essential to maintaining public trust and supporting sustainable innovation.
Through our podcast series, the ODPA explores the opportunities and challenges presented by our evolving digital world, examining how strong data protection can support innovation, economic growth and individual rights.
In March 2026, the ODPA contributed to the INSO Guernsey Innovation Report, an independent and in-depth analysis of how Guernsey can remain competitive in a fast-changing world. INSO is a diverse network of creative thinkers and problem-solvers who work together to help organisations succeed.
As a data protection authority, we believe strong data protection is essential to innovation, not a barrier to it.
In this podcast episode, Commissioner Brent Homan speaks with INSO founders Dan Wood and Alex Bezuidenhout about the report's key findings, why effective data protection helps innovation succeed, and how Guernsey's future prosperity depends on innovation built on trust.