http://www.zdnet.com/sg/countdown-clock-begins-for-singapore-data-compliance-7000015492/
By Bryan Tan
Tech Legal
ZDNet.com
May 20, 2013
The date all data protection compliance project teams in Singapore have
been waiting for has been announced. July 2, 2014, is D-Day when
Personal Data Protection Act will come into effect and when
organizations will need to complete data inventory mapping, process
audits, staff training, and publication of various processes.
Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) will be glad to note that several
tools and trainings have been introduced by the PDPC (Personal Data
Protection Commission) to aid the process, while larger organisations
have slightly more than 13 months to finish their data compliance
projects.
Most projects should take around 9 months so it is time to batten down
the hatches and roll up those sleeves. Another point to note is that the
more competent consultants in the industry will likely be snapped up so
organizations should act quickly to secure such resources if they should
require them.
There is very significant effort involved in data mapping, and the
bigger an organization, the more data to map. The same goes with mature
organizations--one can never tell where all the skeletons in the closets
are. Similarly, process audits needed to sync across business units and
different offices may involve process re-engineering and relearning by
staff members. Organizations should not underestimate this task.
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