Singapore and ASEAN Members Win International Award for its Data Initiatives

Singapore and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members have won the top award for the project “ASEAN Data Management Framework (DMF)1 and Model Contractual Clauses (MCCs)2 for Cross Border Data Flows” at the prestigious World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes Ceremony held in Geneva, Switzerland.

The ASEAN DMF and MCCs were selected for the top prize in the “International and Regional Cooperation Category”, after judges reviewed over 1,000 nominations across 18 categories. The WSIS Prizes recognises projects that contribute to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, with the International and Regional Cooperation Category recognising projects that strengthens the implementation and revitalisation of global partnership for sustainable development.

“Data is the new capital and is the core building block of the Digital Economy. Better and safer use of data will enable enterprises to scale up their businesses, both domestically and internationally. To lay the groundwork for the next bound of development for ASEAN’s Digital Economy, IMDA and Singapore have taken the lead to work with ASEAN member states to shape rules and establish standards to strengthen digital connectivity. This recognition by WSIS is a strong encouragement for stronger cooperation to build a cohesive ASEAN digital community, which we believe will provide more opportunities, both within ASEAN and with external partners.” – Assistant Chief Executive of International Group, IMDA, Ms Foo Chi Hsia