Alan Shipman

Alan acted as project editor for the world's first privacy information management international standard (ISO/IEC 27701:2019). He is Chair of IST/33/5, which is responsible for the UK's contributions to the work of ISO/IECJTC1/SC27/WG5, which deals with identity management and privacy technologies. Alan has more than 30 years' experience managing personal information, both as a data processor for a service organisation and as a data controller. He is a regular speaker at conferences, covering all aspects of information management. Alan has been involved in the development of BS 10008 throughout its life (first published as guidance in 1996). This deals with the management of electronic information of all types, including the conversion of paper-based information to electronic forms. His experience includes advising organisations in both the public and private sector on the implementation of BS 10008.