Joint Press Statement by Michael McGrath and Denise Wong, Acting Commissioner of Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission

March 3, 2025

Today, Michael McGrath, the European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection, and Denise Wong, Acting Commissioner of Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC), representing Lew Chuen Hong, Commissioner of the PDPC, met in Singapore.

As evidenced by the 2022 EU-Indo-Pacific Joint Declaration on privacy and the protection of personal data, the EU and Singapore share a common vision to harness the opportunities of the digital transformation through a human-centric approach where the effective protection of personal data plays a crucial role and is a key enabler for cross-border cooperation.

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