Launch of 4th Strategic Committee... Public Data Opened More Than Twice Compared to Previous Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun held the 4th Public Data Strategy Committee member appointment ceremony and committee meeting at the Government Seoul Office on the 6th, discussing strategies to support the activation of public data usage, the Prime Minister's Office announced.

The Public Data Strategy Committee is a public-private cooperation control tower that deliberates and coordinates major government policies and plans related to public data, and inspects and evaluates the progress.

Before the meeting, Prime Minister Chung presented appointment letters to 18 private members of the 4th Public Data Strategy Committee. Their term is two years, until May 5, 2022.

The newly appointed private members are private experts with expertise in various fields such as academia, industry, and civic groups, and are expected to achieve public-private cooperation to revitalize the data economy from diverse perspectives.

The 'Public Data Usage Activation Support Strategy' discussed at the meeting consists of four promotion goals to lead the data economy in the post-COVID-19 era.

First, accelerating the opening of public data supports innovative growth and activation of the data economy in the post-COVID-19 era. The goal is to open all data that can be opened by 2021, and this year, more than twice the amount of public data compared to last year (21,000 in 2019 → 49,000 in 2020) will be opened. In particular, 46 fields in six areas closely related to citizens' lives and fostering new industries such as autonomous driving will be promptly opened in high-quality forms to support private industry growth and create digital jobs.

Also, in line with the amendment intent of the Data 3 Act, the pseudonymization and utilization of personal information in the public sector will be supported. Guidelines containing procedures and methods for pseudonymization of public data will be prepared, and the 'Public Sector Personal Information Pseudonymization Support Center' will be operated. A safe space (safe zone) within the public sector will be established to support public-private research and business model development using data with restricted opening.

Furthermore, a demand-centered policy promoting cooperation between the public and private sectors from production to utilization of public data will be pursued. As seen in the 'Mask App' case, where the public opened related data and the private sector created services during the process of overcoming COVID-19, cooperation and communication with the private sector will be strengthened throughout the opening and utilization of public data.

The government plans to expand data analysis in areas closely related to citizens' lives, and excellent analysis cases will be spread as standard models to all agencies to establish intelligent administrative practices based on data.

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