Privacy and personal data protection cannot be managed effectively if they are merely treated as a legal compliance issue. Instead, organizational data users should embrace personal data privacy protection as imperative part of governance responsibilities throughout the organization. The Council has invited the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) to share tips for proceeding data governance, and share experience. Highlights of the Seminar: - What is Privacy Management Programme (PMP) and its baseline fundamentals - Ongoing Assessment and Revision - Data breach response strategy and plan - How to develop your own PMP Highlights of the Sharing Session: - Exchange the experience of data governance - Case sharing and discussion Details of the event are as follows: Date: 17 January 2024 (Wednesday) Time: 1. Seminar (3:00 pm - 4:00 pm) 2. Networking Break (4:00 pm - 4:15 pm) 3. Sharing Session (4:15 pm - 5:00 pm) Venue: Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai Speaker: Ms. Ruby Lam, Manager (Corporate Communications), PCPD Language: Cantonese (presentation materials in Chinese) Quota: - Seminar: 80 persons - Sharing Session: 80 persons (Priority will be given to those Board Members and Senior Management of NGOs enrolling for both sessions) Target participants: Board / Committee Members, Agency Heads, Advisors, Company Secretaries and Senior Management ...

The NGOs’ governing bodies including board members and senior management are the key stakeholders of governance and accountability of organizations. They have the responsibility over the whole range of powers, and should be equipped themselves with the skills of crisis management to handle crisis not only properly, but also in an effectively and smart way. To raise the crisis sensitivity and facilitate the exchange amongst the governing bodies of NGOs, the Council has invited a media veteran to tailor-made a seminar and sharing session to participants as below. Highlights of the Seminar: - Prepare the step by step approach of crisis management: CDE approach (Content, Delivery mode and Environment selection) - Classify different stakeholders - Explain proper positioning Highlights of the Sharing Session: - Exchange the experience of crisis management - Case sharing and discussion Details of the event are as follows: Date: 1 March 2024 (Friday) Time: 1. Seminar (2:00 pm - 3:15 pm) 2. Networking Break (3:15 pm - 3:30 pm) 3. Sharing Session (3:30 pm - 5:00 pm) Venue: Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai Speaker: Mr. LI Chan Wing (media veteran, prominent commentator and experienced trainer) Language: Cantonese (presentation materials in Chinese) Quota: - Seminar: 80 persons - Sharing Session: 80 persons (Priority will be ...

Ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of using information technology (IT) definitely help NGOs to achieve their missions and values. In this connection, the Council has invited a representative of Professional Information Security Association (PISA) to speak on IT governance in various aspects, including the strategic alignment, risk management and performance management of good IT governance with his rich experience and practices. Details of the event are as follows: Date: 9 January 2024 (Tuesday) Time: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Speaker:  Mr. Vincent Ip, Hon. Secretary & Treasurer, PISA Language: Cantonese (presentation materials in English) The webinar will be conducted online via Zoom. Target participants: Board / Committee Members, Agency Heads, Advisors, Company Secretaries, Senior Management of HKCSS Agency Members Interested parties please register online on or before 18 December 2023. Successful registrants will be notified by email on 19 December 2023. For enquiries, please contact the Project team at 2876 2440 ...

Steering the direction of the organization through strategic planning is one of the Board's governance responsibilities. The Council has invited the governing bodies of Pok Oi Hospital to share their experience on how to consider different aspects with good governance when deciding whether to carry out this largest-scale transitional social housing project in Hong Kong. Highlights of the Event: - Guided tour: Pok Oi Kong Ha Wai Village (KWH Village) - Discuss and exchange the wisdom of governing a project with good governance - Share the experience of risk management and sustainable development of the project - Facilitate the mutual learning amongst board members and senior management of organizations Details of the event are as follows: Date: 8 December 2023 (Friday) Time: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Venue: Pok Oi KHW Village, 71 Kam Sheung Road, Yuen Long Transportation: Free shuttle bus service to the Pok Oi KHW Village from the following locations  1. Duke of Windsor Social Service Building at Wanchai [Departure Time: 1:10 pm] 2. Kam Sheung Road station [Departure Time: 1:50 pm] Free shuttle bus service from Pok Oi KHW Village to Kam Sheung Road and Prince Edward *Free limited reserved car parking is available at Pok Oi KHW Village. Participants are welcomed to ...

In order to facilitate the exchange of experience in governing a project with good governance amongst the board members, also to share the experience of how to make different projects sustainable, the Council will organize a sharing session and GIES guided tour. Details of the event are as follows: Date: 25 November 2023 (Saturday) Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 noon Venue: Hall 1A-C, HKCEC, Wan Chai Thematic Pavilions: Smart & Healthy Ageing, Tele-practice Platform, Care Food Pavilion, etc. Language: Cantonese Quota: 12 persons (first come first served) Target Participants: for agency board members only Interested parties please register online on or before 13 November 2023. Successful registrants will be notified by email with tour details on 14 November 2023. For enquiries, please contact the Project team at 2876 2440 ...