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".