Mr. Yeong Zee Kin is the Chief Executive of the Singapore Academy of Law, a promotion and development agency for Singapore’s legal profession. A globally recognized expert in AI ethics, he spearheaded Singapore’s Model AI Governance Framework which won the UNITU WSIS Prize in 2019 and was a member of the AI Group of Experts at the OECD (AIGO), which developed the OECD Principles on AI that were endorsed by the G20 in 2019. Zee Kin has tapped on his expertise in various areas of the law to contribute widely to various legal publications, including Data Protection Law in Singapore and Law and Technology in Singapore. He also authored Technology Regulation in the Digital Economy, which was launched at TechLaw.Fest 2023.
Zee Kin holds a Master of Laws from Queen Mary University of London and completed his undergraduate law degree at the National University of Singapore. His experience as a Technology, Media and Telecommunications lawyer spans both the private and public sectors, marked by his extensive expertise in areas relating to electronic evidence and intellectual property, as well as legal issues relating to Blockchain and AI deployment.
Zee Kin spearheaded the development of Singapore’s Model AI Governance Framework, which won the UNITU WSIS Prize in 2019. He is currently a member of the OECD Network of Experts on AI (ONE AI). In 2019, he was a member of the AI Group of Experts at the OECD (AIGO), which developed the OECD Principles on AI. These principles have been endorsed by the G20 in 2019. He was also an observer
participant at the European Commission’s High-Level Expert Group on AI, which fulfilled its mandate in June 2020.
A well-regarded expert in various fields of the law, including AI, data privacy and ethics, Zee Kin has contributed heavily to legal literature. He has published chapters in Data Protection Law in Singapore and Law and Technology in Singapore. His latest book, Technology Regulation in the Digital Economy, provides a comprehensive overview of telecommunications, net neutrality, online intermediary regulation, cross-border data transfers, and evolving international and domestic laws governing data access and use.