Personal Information Protection Commission Holds 'Policy Talk Concert' on 1st Anniversary of Launch

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] The Personal Information Protection Commission announced on the 16th that it held an online Personal Information Policy Talk Concert to mark its first anniversary since its launch.

Experts from various fields including academia, industry, and civil society attended the talk concert to share major achievements since the launch and discussed ▲ overall evaluation of the first year and future directions ▲ personal information protection issues in the digital era ▲ current status and improvement tasks of data utilization ▲ personal information issues related to new technologies ▲ cooperation plans for personal information between the private and public sectors.

Participants agreed that regarding personal information protection issues in the digital era, it is necessary to guarantee active control rights of data subjects, such as the introduction of personal information mobility rights, strengthen protection for vulnerable groups like children and adolescents, and enhance enforcement against global companies. They also exchanged opinions on introducing Privacy by Design (PbD), which has recently become an issue, throughout the entire personal information processing process.

Regarding the current status and improvement tasks of data utilization, there was consensus that the spread of MyData across all fields is important to revitalize the data ecosystem, and discussions on ways to share benefits with data providers, the data subjects, are necessary. Furthermore, discussions continued on the direction of personal information legislation in response to the recent expansion of digital trade and ways to bridge the data utilization gap between domestic and international companies.

In addition, opinions were exchanged on personal information issues arising from the emergence of new technologies such as blockchain and metaverse, as well as on ways to activate voluntary protection in the private sector and cooperation plans between the Personal Information Protection Commission and data-utilizing government departments.

Yoon Jong-in, Chairman of the Personal Information Protection Commission, stated, “Based on the achievements of the first year since our launch, we will strive to establish a world-class new personal information protection and safe utilization system suitable for the data economy era.”

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