Gyeonggi-do to Host International Forum on Data Sovereignty on the 8th

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will hold the "2021 Data Sovereignty International Forum" online on the 8th under the theme "Fair Data Made Together."

Co-hosted by the Gyeonggi-do Economic Science Promotion Agency and MyData Global, this event was organized to spread the awareness that "My Data, My Right" in the era of the data economy.

At the forum, Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung will deliver the opening address, and Song Ha-jin, Chairman of the Korea Association of Governors (Governor of Jeonbuk Province), will give the congratulatory speech. Congratulatory messages from Mikhail Kolvart, Mayor of Tallinn, Estonia, and others will also follow.

Next, Tim Berners-Lee, the founder of the World Wide Web (www), will deliver the keynote speech on the topic "Changes in the Digital World and Data Sovereignty."

In the afternoon, lectures will be given by Park Joo-seok, CEO of MyData Korea Hub, Katrina Dow, Director of MyData Global, and Vivi Latinoya, Senior Advisor of MyData Global, followed by a panel discussion involving domestic and international government officials, academia, and citizens.

A data sovereignty practice performance, symbolizing the creation of a fair data world together by cities, governments, and citizens worldwide, will also be held.

The event will be broadcast live from 10:20 a.m. on the 8th through the Gyeonggi Province YouTube channel and the Data Sovereignty International Forum website (dsif2021.com).

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