DES Ministry upbeat on rollout of PDPA
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- 11 Jan 2022
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The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) has expressed confidence there will be no further delay in the full enforcement of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), slated to take place on June 1, while the Personal Data Protection Committee is expected to be finalised this month.
"We don't see any major reasons to postpone the full enforcement of the PDPA following two years of delay due to the pandemic, apart from some legal technical problems, though the chance of this remains minimal," Wetang Phuangsup, deputy permanent secretary for the DES and secretary-general of the Office of Personal Data Protection Committee, told the Bangkok Post.
The DES Ministry is aware that the PDPA may cause some burden for related parties in terms of compliance but the ministry is trying to ensure the impact will be minimal with better personal data protection.
"This law will create transparency and accountability for personal data handling," he said.
The DES Ministry considers data as a key element for the country's development strategy while businesses are capitalising on data to create revenue.
"We will make sure the PDPA will not become an obstacle for businesses," Mr Wetang said.
Over the past two years of the PDPA's postponement, the DES Ministry has been drafting 29 regulations aligned with the PDPA, including 10 treated as priority.
By the end of this month, the Personal Data Protection Committee is expected to be established, he said.
"We have to select another person to fill the position in the committee as the one who we previously selected decided to leave," Mr Wetang said, adding the list of members of the committee is expected to be published in the Royal Gazette this month following cabinet approval.
The committee will be responsible for considering all related regulations linked to the PDPA.
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