The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published his strategic planning document for 2012 called the Inventory, which focuses in the cornerstones of his consultation work for 2012, while not neglecting the importance of other legislative procedures where data protection is concerned.

The Inventory, which contains the EDPS priorities for 2012 in the area of legislative consultation, is his strategic planning document for this year. The EDPS focuses in the field of consultation for 2012 in the revision of the legal framework for data protection, technological developments and the Digital Agenda, and further developing the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. In addition, the EDPS has identified financial sector reform as an area of strategic importance for 2012.

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), Peter Hustinx, highlighted that for 2012 there is a more strategic approach to legislative consultation, which is outlined in the Inventory. The issues of strategic importance for the EDPS are the following: Towards a new legal framework for data protection; Revision of the EU data protection framework; Technological developments and the Digital Agenda, IP rights and Internet; Pan-European framework for electronic identification, authentication and signature; Internet monitoring (e.g. enforcement of IP rights, takedown procedures); Cloud computing services; eHealth; Further developing the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice; EU-PNR; EU-TFTS; Border controls; Review of the Data Retention Directive; Negotiations on agreements with third countries on data protection; Financial sector reform; and Regulation and supervision of financial markets and actors.

Furthermore, the EDPS will consider publishing guidelines on important technical or societal phenomena that affect personal data protection (such as 'naming and shaming' practices) or recurring data protection aspects of EU legislative initiatives (such as the provisions concerning exchanges of information).