Daragh Galvin Email & Phone Number

Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

The eSafety Commissioner is the national regulator for online safety in Australia. eSafety’s purpose is to help safeguard Australians at risk of online harms and to promote safer, more positive online experiences.Australia’s population of more than 25 million people is made up of diverse individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds and communities. At eSafety we ensure our strategies, programs and resources are tailored to the needs of diverse people and communities. This is delivered through eSafety's "Communities" portfolio. As head of eSafety's Communities section, I oversee the following 7 program teams that support diverse audiences and sectors to have safer online experiences: - eSafety's First Nations program - eSafety's Disability program - eSafety's LGBTIQ+ program - eSafety's Sport program - eSafety's CALD program - eSafety's Older Australians program - eSafety's Workplaces program

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

eSafety has a range of regulatory functions and powers, which we apply in a flexible and integrated way to promote compliance and achieve good outcomes for all Australians.In this role, I worked across a number of priority areas for the Commissioner, specifically:- Developing eSafety’s strategic approach to deliver on the Government’s ambition to protect Australian citizens by ensuring online safety controls are built into tech company platforms and products. - Leading strategic industry engagement for the eSafety office, including managing key industry relationships. - Developing the strategic program approach, and stakeholder engagement, for the award-winning Australian Government digital skills program "Be Connected". - Developing the Australian Government's public position statements on specific emerging tech trends and challenges in the digital tech space.

Westminster, London, United Kingdom

As smart devices are becoming increasingly common within our homes, government and industry must work to ensure that internet-connected products have cyber security built in by default ("secure by design") to help protect people’s privacy and online safety.I worked within the Secure by Design team which has been heralded as one of the most successful initiatives of the UK's National Cyber Security Programme and, as a result, the UK Government are recognised as thought leaders among European and global stakeholders in the IoT (i.e. smart devices) cyber security space. My role involved:- Overall responsibility for developing and implementing world leading UK cyber security legislation.- Establishing the UK Government’s policy position on cyber security by design through a multitude of policy interventions (e.g. Code of Practice for IoT Security). - Leading a motivated team of senior policy advisors, analysts, lawyers and technical experts to deliver high quality work within ambitious time frames.More information on the work that I have been involved in, and what the wider team does, can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/secure-by-design

Westminster, London, United Kingdom

Consumers are central to the UK economy as their choices about what they spend on goodsand services drives innovation and competition. UK consumers currently benefit from competitive markets which not only deliver better quality goods and services but also greater choice and innovative products and services. The UK has one of the world’s strongest consumer protection regimes to ensure consumers’ interests are safeguarded in our economy, with recently modernised and comprehensive basic rights, strong advocates for consumer interests and well-developed advice services. The policy area that I worked in primarily focused on the important aspect of consumers being able to get redress when things go wrong by ensuring their consumer rights are effectively enforced at both the national and local level. This was a senior policy role with the purpose of reviewing the UK Government's policy position on the enforcement of existing UK consumer protection legislation and, in turn, develop new innovative and value for money policy initiatives to benefit UK consumers. Part of my role was also to manage the government's funded sponsorship relationships with National Trading Standards (who enforce consumer protection legislation at a national level in England and Wales) and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (who enforce consumer protection legislation within Scotland).

Westminster, London, United Kingdom

The UK Government's vision is to provide world-class education and care that allows every child and young person to reach their potential, regardless of background. In recent years, the UK has seen many innovative schools, colleges and children’s social care services around the country being delivered.I undertook a variety of policy delivery roles at the heart of the UK Government’s school improvement programme which involved working closely with the Ministers, local authorities, schools and sponsors to understand local educational issues and broker the best possible solutions for schools in a number of areas across the UK.

London, United Kingdom

F1000Research is a scientific journal which provides an online platform for authors to publish all forms of research in the physical and life sciences, engineering, medicine, social sciences and humanities, ranging from research articles to software tool articles, as well as many other formats including posters and lecture slides.This role was the heart of the company's marketing department and primarily involved leading on the execution of a number of marketing campaigns (both online & offline) to raise the profile of the company which resulted in a number of academic submissions from both UK and international scientific authors.

Certificate Of Higher Education (Distance Learning), Politics

The course provides a thorough understanding of the impact of political institutions on modern societies. It helps to evaluate the choices.

Master Of Laws (Llm), Media Law, Policy & Practice

Activities and Societies: Member of the UEA Law Society: Part of a team which received Law Careers Net award for the ‘Best Pro Bono.

Bachelor Of Laws (Llb), Law

Top UK Law School that offered an intimate and engaging, student-focused law degree experience. I cultivated a number of important skills.