Malaysia: Department of Personal Data Protection guideline on data protection officer competency
Progress
Current status
adopted
01 Aug 2025 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Malaysia
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Department of Personal Data Protection released guideline on data protection officer competency
On 1 August 2025, the Department of Personal Data Protection released the data protection officer (DPO) competency guideline, which provides a structured framework for assessing and developing the functional competencies required of Data Protection …
SourceEvent type
outline
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority