ISACA Malaysia Chapter - Seminar on Personal Data Protection Bill 2009

ISACA Malaysia is proud to organise a seminar and discussion forum on the Malaysian Personal Data Protection Bill 2009. You are cordially invited to the seminar, seats are limited, please register as early as possible to secure your seat.

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION BILL 2009

An Act to regulate the processing of personal data in commercial transactions and to provide for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

This Bill was passed by the Dewan Rakyat on the 5th April 2010.

OBJECTIVES OF THE SEMINAR AND DISCUSSION FORUM
1.    To inform, educate professional association members and the public on the Bill and the status of the Bill
2.    To create awareness of the impact of the Bill
3.    To invite discussion on the Bill and an opportunity to seek more information about the Bill

Our Key Note Speaker:

Abu Bakar Munir is an internatinally renowned scholar, expert and consultant on ICT Law and Data Protection Law. He is a Professor of Law and the former Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya, Malaysia. He is the author of several books; Privatisation (1992), Cyberlaw: Policies and Challenges (1999), Privacy and Data Protection (2002), Internet Banking: Law and Practice (2004), and State, Internet and Information: Legal and Regulatory Challenges (2009). He has published articles widely on various aspects ICT Law and data protection law. He speaks extensively at conferences around the globe including those organized by the universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and MIT.

Professor Abu Bakar Munir has been consulted widely by the governments and private entities   around the world. He was seconded as the IT Law Adviser and Principal Consultant to the Government of Dubai, UEA where he led an international team of consultants in developing and drafting several IT Legislation to facilitate the Dubai Internet City, a multi-billion dollar IT project. Being the Adviser to the Government of Malaysia on data protection since 2007, he has been instrumental in crafting and developing the Personal Data Protection Bill which was passed on 5 April 2010.


On behalf of the board
ISACA Malaysia Chapter

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