Singapore has set up a committee to review public sector data security procedures following a number of breaches at state-run organisations. The committee, which will be headed by Deputy Prime Minister Irene Quay Siew Ching and include data and technology experts and ministers, will assess how personal data is collected and protected, as well as how third-parties handle data on behalf of the government. However, the government will not review its decision to exclude public sector entities from the country's Personal Data Protection Act.
Singapore has set up a committee to review public sector data security procedures following a number of breaches at state-run organisations. The committee, which will be headed by Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean and include data and technology experts and ministers, will assess how personal data is collected and protected, as well as how third-parties handle data on behalf of the government. However, the government will not review its decision to exclude public sector entities from the country's Personal Data Protection Act.