Veronica Mocanu Email & Phone Number

Rome, Latium, Italy

Assisting the IDLO Team in the design and implementation of the Mediation Information System (MIS) in Republic of Moldova; research on legal requirements needed to be respected in the context of MIS development; legal consulting and drafting of MIS concept, and MIS documentation.

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Provides expert technical support for the development and implementation of tailored software systems such as Integrated Case Management Information Systems, Electronic Records Management Systems, and other information systems for projects in Moldova and Ethiopia. Veronica also provides systems use training for host government staff.

• Develop, update, and maintain privacy and data protection documentation for wide variety of businesses including public and private bodies (e.g., templates, blog posts, privacy contract negotiation playbook, Transfer.
• Support completion of privacy questionnaires, assessments, and data subject requests.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with various data security and privacy laws.
• Provide solution-focused privacy guidance to more than 50 customer and other cross-functional teams.
• Refine, enhance, and scale companies’ privacy compliance operating processes.
• Identify potential privacy and information security risks and provide practical risk-mitigation solutions.

• Serves as advocate and ambassador of data protection, by organising events, public debates and discussions concentrated on data protection topics.
• Advises National Center of Data Protection in areas related to data protection, including on development of national regulations, programs and policies related to data protection involving IoT, IoT-related challenges.
• Monitor international trends related to data protection practices, advice, and support compliance of national legislation within GDPR.
• Advises and supports National Center of Data Protection on strategic initiatives and champions rapidly developing privacy profession at national level.
• Assist with development of key relationships and educational resources in region.

Chisinau, Republic Of Moldova

• Develop individualized training plans course content including preparing syllabus and teaching disciplines: Use of information technologies and electronic file management; Access to information, data protection.
• Provide relevant trainings for NIJ staff and refresh trainings to ensure that NIJ staff members are fully aware about information management procedures, communication, and security policies.

Chisinau, Moldova

• Established and teach course including preparing syllabus and course requirements for disciplines: Management of Legal profession, Legal ethics, IT law; Regulation of information society; Data protection.
• Founder and coordinator of “Public Law and e-Governance” master Program.
• Founder, researcher at Scientific Laboratory “Comparative Public Law and e-Governance”.
• Identify sources of funding to prepare research proposals and submit funding applications.
• Determine areas of research to increase knowledge in field of regulation of digitalization and data protection.
• Sustains professional contact with colleagues and engaged in continuing professional activities to upgrade and augment existing skills or develop new ones. Organize conferences, round tables and public talks dedicated.

• Coordinate and administrate daily activity of Faculty of Law, MSU.
• Elaborate and coordinate strategies for development of legal education.
• Coordinate partnership relations of Faculty of Law with courts, persecutor's offices, law enforcement agencies, notaries, lawyers, state, and private companies.
• Administrate master programs of Faculty of Law.
• Manage relations of faculty with international organizations and universities from abroad.
• Participate in working activities of Evaluation and Quality assurance Committee of Faculty of Law.

Support the activities of the ABA Rule of Law Initiative Project “Data Protection – rights and obligations in The Republic of Moldova”. Helped Project team to diagnose the main problems related to data protection and determine the framework of data challenges which should be considered during the next steps of regulations; Contribute to the GDPR.

National consultant, CoE Project “Support to further strengthening the efficiency and quality of the judicial system in the Republic of Moldova” (Provision of consultancy services in the field of improving the efficiency and quality of court management)

Support the US funded “Advancing Legal Reasoning and Writing” (ALRW) Program in the development and implementation of the legal reasoning, research, and writing course in Moldova’s law faculties.

• Design and teaching the course including preparing the syllabus and course requirements for discipline: Legal organization of information security.
• Advised student groups, assisting learners in educational programs both on and off campus.
• Worked with dean to assess and evaluate courses and programs and adapt them to the current need of the digitalized market.

• Develop and monitor key performance metrics for model courts selected within financed Project "Model Court Initiative".
• Mapped process activities to identify shortfalls and propose options to rectify operational inefficiencies.
• Develop and implement innovative tools and strategies to improve model's courts activities.
• Manage cooperation with model courts and other public organization.
• Develop and propose reforms for improving court's activities.
• Assist Ministry of Justice in development of Judicial Strategy.

Provision of consultancy services to Economical Council to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova and Moldova’s Parliament in context of amending the Moldova’s data protection legislation, ensure compliance with GDPR.

Chisinau, Moldova

• Evaluate ethical, legal, and social issues of complaints registered against justice authorities and judges.
• Investigate of complaints against justice authorities and judges.
• Evaluate judge's ethical behaviour inside and outside of court.
• Respond to complaints, elaborate decisions, sanctioning.

• Develop ICMS documentation, policies, monitor ICMS lifecycle workflow, develop guides and other materials related to Project objectives and use of ICMS;
• Draft amendments to normative acts (national legislation and institutional regulations), to address the missing legal requirements necessary for legally based development of ICMS;
• Provide support for the development and implementation of IT tools in Moldovan courts, by development and providing of training activities for court staff.

Provision of consultancy services in context of assessing the capacity of public security authorities to face data protection and cybersecurity challenges.

Chișinău, Moldova

National consultant UNDP Moldova, Strengthening the Parliamentary Governance in Moldova Project Republic of Moldova (consultancy on establishment, development, and management of GOPAC activities in Moldova (Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption).

National consultant on personal data protection, UNDP Moldova, Strengthening the Parliamentary Governance in Moldova Project Republic of Moldova (support the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defence and Public Order in the process of assessing the status of implementation of the Law and the National Strategy for the protection of personal.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Law

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Law