The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, was interviewed by GovInsider, an Asia-Pacific public sector media platform, for the 2025 report on “Women in GovTech” to share her insights and experiences in advancing digital transformation and promoting trustworthy emerging technologies.
The report interviewed over 100 women in the public sector from the Asia-Pacific region who have advanced or influenced the use of government technology in 2025.
In the interview, the Privacy Commissioner highlighted that as technology progresses rapidly, she advocates a proactive, balanced and flexible regulatory approach, recognising that the development and safety of new technologies are of equal importance and that it is crucial to prevent or pre-empt irregularities before they occur. To this end, her Office has launched multi-pronged initiatives to promote trustworthy emerging technologies, such as by publishing various AI-related guidelines, including the “Artificial Intelligence: Model Personal Data Protection Framework” and the “Checklist on Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI by Employees”, as well as promoting the “Privacy-Friendly Awards 2025”. The Privacy Commissioner emphasised that protecting personal data privacy helps strengthen public trust in technology and is essential to driving success in innovation in the public sector.
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