Gyeonggi-do Selected as Best Local Government in Information Security... Prime Minister's Commendation

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi-do Province was selected as the best institution for information security promotion and received the Prime Minister's Commendation.

On the 14th, Gyeonggi-do announced that it was selected as an excellent institution for information security promotion and received the Prime Minister's Commendation at the '10th Information Security Day Ceremony 2021,' jointly hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and the National Intelligence Service.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety annually commemorates Information Security Day by selecting and awarding individuals and institutions from the public, private, and academic sectors who have contributed to the development and strengthening of national information security.

Gyeonggi-do was the only local government nationwide to be selected as an excellent institution and received the Prime Minister's Commendation on this day.

Since 2016, Gyeonggi-do was the first local government to enact ordinances related to fostering the information security industry, supporting the development of security technologies, and supporting information security for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It has continuously carried out projects such as discovering and supporting the growth of startups in the security field, nurturing security experts, and supporting information security services for SMEs.

So far, it has discovered 64 security startups and supported infrastructure such as office space, resulting in 259 newly created jobs, attracting investments of 7.36 billion KRW, and generating sales of 65.1 billion KRW from resident companies.

It also operated a convergence security expert training course, producing 284 security experts.

Additionally, since 2018, it has promoted information security service support projects targeting SMEs in the province, providing free information security solutions to 427 SMEs and offering on-site information security consulting to 12 SMEs. Furthermore, efforts have been made to improve information security awareness among SMEs and residents through events such as information security hackathons and convergence security seminars.

Choi Won-yong, Director of Planning and Coordination at the province, emphasized, "This award is the result of Gyeonggi-do recognizing the importance of information security to support the sustainability of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and making efforts in nurturing security experts, fostering the security industry, and protecting information security for SMEs. We will continue to work harder for the advancement of information security."

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