The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has been appointed as Singapore’s Accountability Agent for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) and Privacy Recognition for Processors (PRP) Systems certifications. With this appointment, organisations here can now be certified under the APEC CBPR and PRP Systems for accountable data transfers across borders to other certified organisations. Singapore is the third economy after the US and Japan to operationalise the system, and certifications are now open for application.

To find out more or apply, visit the IMDA website.