Tools of public administration activity in the field of personal data circulation

The study of the tools of public administration in modern European integration conditions of the state of Ukraine concerns important issues of personal data protection. Ukraine, as a candidate country for EU membership, is obliged to bring its legislation and practice into line with European standards. The article examines the tools of the public administration of Ukraine to ensure the protection of personal data in the context of European integration. The author claims that the public administration plays a key role in this area, because it is it that owns the personal data of its citizens. The paper analyzes various approaches to defining public administration and its tools of activity.The author concludes that the main tools of the public administration of Ukraine in the field of personal data protection in the context of European integration include: harmonization of legislation, namely bringing national legislation on the protection of personal data into compliance with European standards, in particular, with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 “ On the protection of natural persons in connection with the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and on the repeal of Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)”; institutional support, through the creation and functioning of state authorities responsible for the protection of personal data, such as the Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for human rights; personnel support through the training of qualified personnel to work in the field of personal data protection; information and technological support through the introduction of modern information technologies to protect personal data; international cooperation, namely cooperation with other states and international organizations in the field of personal data protection. The author emphasizes that the public administration in Ukraine, when performing its powers in the field of personal data protection, is obliged to strictly adhere to all norms of current legislation, both national and international.