MANILA, Philippines — Republic Act 10173 or the Data Privacy Act of 2012 requires all business enterprises, national government agencies, government-owned and controlled corporations and local government units to protect the data privacy right of every citizen, to apply the data privacy principles in data processing, to enforce the lawful criteria to handle personal information, and to adapt control measures that assure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information. To guide on compliance, the Center for Global Best Practices is hosting a two-day training titled, “How to Develop a Data Privacy Management System and Manual,” on March 18 and 19, 2020 at the Marriott Grand Ballroom, Resorts World Complex, Pasay City.
This comprehensive training will focus on the creation of the data privacy and information security management system and manual in compliance with the requirement of the National Privacy Commission. Attendees will be provided with the best practices methodology to identify, analyze, evaluate, remedy and report the security incident and vulnerabilities associated to the violation of data privacy and information security. This is something to be taken seriously by all organizations given that the penalties for non-compliance can range from P500,000 to P2 million per incident.
This program will feature CGBP course director and data privacy implementation practitioner John Macasio. He is a consultant at the Information and Communications Technology Literacy and Competency Development Bureau of the Department of Information and Communications Technology. Recently, he finished capability building of management and workforce on privacy impact assessment and privacy and security management manual with organizations such as Department of Finance, Department of Agriculture, PhilHealth Light Rail Transit Authority, Philippine Fish Port Authority, MAA General Assurance and PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority, among many others.
Registration is open to the general public and is a must for companies and organizations gathering, handling and processing personal information. CGBP is an accredited training provider of the Civil Service Commission.
Interested participants are encouraged to avail of the early payment savings and group discounts for those registering three or more attendees. Seats are limited and pre-registration is required.
Visit www.cgbp.org, for a complete list of other compliance-related training topics or call landlines in Manila (+63 2) 8842-7148/59 or (+63 2) 8556-8968/69 and Cebu (+63 32) 512-3106 or 07.