An open call for companies to join a pilot for data protection certification has been launched by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC). The Data Protection Trustmark (DPTM) certification was announced in 2017, as part of several initiatives to ensure that the data protection ecosystem in Singapore stays up to date. The certification will be officially rolled out by the end of 2018, after IMDA and PDPC finalise its process and framework following the pilot programme. In a joint statement, IMDA and PDPC said the DPTM would give entities a competitive advantage as it would allow consumers to identify organisations that have in place independently-assessed data protection policies and practices. Organisations with DPTM certification will also have another mechanism to legitimately transfer data across borders to other certified organisations in participating Asia-Pacific economies, said IMDA and PDPC.

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