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The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a proposed piece of legislation by the European Union that aims to modernize and harmonize the rules governing digital services across the EU.
The DSA is part of a broader package of digital regulations, including the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
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Citizens |
Better protection for consumers and their fundamental rights online.
Establish a powerful transparency and a clear accountability framework for online platforms.
Mitigation of systemic risks, such as manipulation or disinformation. |
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Providers of digital services |
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Business users of digital services |
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Society at large |
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Pre-audit planning helps to ensure a successful audit by setting clear objectives, identifying potential risks, and establishing communication channels with the VLOP's management team.
This phase also helps to minimise disruptions to the VLOP's operations by identifying the most convenient time to conduct the audit.
The risk assessment phase helps the audit team to identify and prioritise potential risks and compliance issues, allowing for a more focused and efficient audit.
This phase helps to ensure that the audit plan addresses the highest priority risks, providing assurance to the VLOP's management team and stakeholders.
The audit program development phase helps to ensure that the audit is comprehensive and covers all relevant areas, providing assurance to the VLOP's management team and stakeholders.
Assigning roles and responsibilities to audit team members ensures that the audit is performed efficiently and effectively.
The fieldwork phase provides an opportunity for the audit team to collect data, documentation, and evidence to support the audit findings, ensuring that the audit is comprehensive and accurate.
Conducting testing of the VLOP's controls allows the audit team to evaluate their effectiveness and identify any gaps in the VLOP's compliance with the DSA requirements.
The data analysis phase helps to identify any trends, patterns, or anomalies that may indicate areas of non-compliance with the DSA requirements.
Analyzing the evidence collected during the fieldwork phase provides a clearer understanding of the VLOP's compliance with the DSA requirements, enabling the audit team to provide more accurate findings and recommendations.
The reporting phase is critical in ensuring that the VLOP understands the audit results and takes appropriate action to address any areas of non-compliance with the DSA requirements.
Providing a clear and concise report that accurately represents the audit team's findings and recommendations helps to facilitate the VLOP's understanding and action.
Maturity Assessment will enable our clients to diagnose their maturity / readiness as regards Digital Services Act (DSA) and establish a recommended path towards improvement.
Grant Thornton Ireland are well positioned to assist your firm with Digital Services Act queries. We have the experience and expertise to support you in embedding the Act’s requirements into your entity to ensure adherence to the new regulatory requirements.
Our market leading team of regulatory professionals can also provide support with a full fitness check of your firm in comparison to the wider regulatory expectations regarding DSA. From bespoke advice to large-scale projects, our subject matter experts are here to help.
