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The Assistant Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Legal) (Assistant Privacy Commissioner), Ms. Fiona LAI Ho-yan, was interviewed by RTHK Radio 3’s “Backchat” on 10 July to introduce the Safeguarding Personal Data AI Sandbox (Sandbox) jointly launched by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) and the Digital Policy Office (DPO). The Sandbox was introduced to actively align with the guiding principle of ensuring both development and security under the National 15^th Five-Year Plan, and to implement the policy direction of the Government of the Hong Kong SAR in promoting the development of “AI+”.

The Assistant Privacy Commissioner explained that the Sandbox is a collaborative platform for participating schools, artificial intelligence (AI) solution suppliers, the PCPD, the DPO and supporting organisations, namely the Hong Kong Cyberport (Cyberport) and the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC). The Sandbox will focus on the use of AI technologies in primary and secondary schools and will support schools in exploring and adopting AI solutions. It provides an opportunity for schools to identify and address privacy risks at an early stage and to refine their AI use cases with guidance from experts in privacy protection, AI governance and technology.

The Assistant Privacy Commissioner added that participants will benefit from a wide range of support measures, including regulatory insights and guidance from the PCPD and the DPO, technical advice from Cyberport and HKPC, and complimentary quotas for attending seminars on AI and data security organised by the Hong Kong International Data Privacy Academy.

Click here to listen to the interview by RTHK Radio 3’s “Backchat”.