Press RoomKeynote Speech by Deputy Commissioner, Mr Yeong Zee Kin, at Data Interconnection and Security Development Summit, on Sunday, 5 January 2020, at Zhuhai, People's Republic of China5. Over the past few years, Singapore increased our focus on promoting accountable practices:First, introducing accountability tools from 2017. This includes guides such as the Guide to Developing a Data Protection Management Programme (DPMP) and the Guide to Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA).Second, recognising organisations with accountable practices through certification systems such as the Data Protection Trust Mark (DPTM), which we piloted in 2018 and formally launched earlier last year in January.Third, upcoming amendments to the PDPA further accentuate and integrate accountability within the Act. Mandating accountable practices like risk assessments allows us to enhance our consent regime, and provide additional options like deemed consent through notification-and-opt-out, and legitimate interest exception.9. Singapore takes three perspectives in our implementation of accountability:First, from the perspective of organisations: Accountability is about getting their house in order, and putting in place data privacy policies and practices tailored for their needs.Second, from the perspective of administering an effective system of data protection: Accountability requires building a set of measures to incentivise the adoption of accountable practices, and to recognise organisations who have done so.Third, from the global perspective: Accountability enables our companies to connect with companies outside our borders who have similar accountable practices, thereby building a trusted network for cross-border data flows.Organisations today operate in an increasingly connected and competitive digital economy where individuals online and real-world activities generate a burgeoning amount of data.