SMEs must make greater effort to protect personal data: commission head

Singapore

COMPANIES - small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) in particular - can do a better job of protecting personal data, the Personal Data Protection Seminar concluded on Wednesday.

Leong Keng Thai, chairman of the PDPC (Personal Data Protection Commission), cited in his welcome address a growing awareness among organisations of the importance of personal data protection. But some, such as SMEs, can "do with more guidance in adopting good practices".

Among several new initiatives to help SMEs boost their data management capabilities, the PDPC will facilitate their t…