A Dedicated Organization for User Protection Policy in the Intelligent Information Age Will Be Established

KCC "Establishment of Intelligent Information Society Policy Center within Korea Information Society Development Institute"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] The Korea Communications Commission announced on the 2nd that it will establish the 'Intelligent Information Society Policy Center' within the Korea Information Society Development Institute.

This center was established to prepare a comprehensive and mid- to long-term response system for user protection policies amid the expanding impact of intelligent information technologies such as artificial intelligence on our society and the accelerating response speed of the international community.

The center operates mainly in two divisions: the 'Research Innovation Division,' which supports policy development centered on users in the intelligent information era, and the 'Policy Implementation Division,' which operates a policy network with various stakeholders.

The Research Innovation Division conducts mid- to long-term research projects to predict social and ethical issues and impacts caused by intelligent information technologies. It also collects and analyzes data by conducting panel surveys to track changes in users' perceptions of intelligent information services and studies cases of establishing user protection laws and systems overseas. Based on this, it plans to propose policy directions and institutional improvement measures that the government should pursue to protect users in the intelligent information society.

The Policy Implementation Division operates a multidimensional cooperation network to gather opinions and build consensus on user policy directions. It forms a public-private consultative body involving users, businesses, and experts to discuss practical measures for the 'Principles for a User-Centered Intelligent Information Society' announced last year. Additionally, it will hold an annual international conference to lead international discussions on ethical norms in the intelligent information society. It also plans to operate a knowledge-sharing platform where the latest domestic and international policy and research trends are shared and anyone can express their opinions.

Choi Seong-ho, Director of the User Policy Bureau at the Korea Communications Commission, said, "Recently, major countries, including the UK, have been establishing dedicated organizations to study AI policies, such as the Data Ethics Innovation Center. We expect this center to research policies with a long-term perspective in line with the pace of technological change and to suggest directions to realize user protection."

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