d) Engaging with stakeholders

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The Commission has organised a number of events to reach out to stakeholders 23 . A new workshop aimed at consumers is planned for the first quarter of 2018. Dedicated sectoral discussions in areas such as research and financial services have also taken place. The Commission has also set up a multi-stakeholder group on the Regulation composed of civil society and business representatives, academics and practitioners. This group will advise the Commission in particular on how to achieve an appropriate level of awareness about the Regulation among stakeholders 24 . Finally, the European Commission through its Framework Programme for research and innovation Horizon 2020 25 has funded actions to develop tools supporting the effective application of the rules under the Regulation in relation to consent and on privacy-preserving methods of data analytics such as multi-party computing and homomorphic encryption.

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