Seocho-gu Selected for 'Highest Grade' in Personal Information Management Level Diagnosis

District Achieves ‘S Grade’ in the 2022 Personal Information Protection Management Level Diagnosis Conducted by the Personal Information Protection Commission

District Receives High Evaluation for Systematic Management of Personal Information Protection and Leakage/Violation Countermeasures

Seocho-gu (Mayor Jeon Seong-su) announced on the 19th that it achieved the highest grade, ‘S Grade,’ in the ‘2022 Personal Information Protection Management Level Diagnosis’ conducted by the Personal Information Protection Commission under the Prime Minister’s Office.

The ‘Personal Information Management Level Diagnosis’ evaluates a total of 799 institutions, including central government ministries, affiliated public institutions, and local governments, based on quantitative indicators assessing compliance with 61 legal obligations and qualitative indicators evaluating the appropriateness of 5 innovation and policy tasks.

Accordingly, the district received high scores in areas such as compliance with legal obligations including laws and notices that personal information processors must follow, measures to ensure the safety of personal information, and systematic management including protection against personal information leakage and violations.

So far, the district has taken the lead in protecting residents’ rights by ensuring the safety of personal information through measures such as reflecting ‘major processing labels’ in the personal information processing policy, operating ‘Personal Information Protection Day’ monthly, and revising the personal information leakage response manual.

Additionally, the district conducted a ‘comprehensive personal information file audit’ to check the status of personal information files and unique identification information, destroying files that had exceeded their registered retention period or were unnecessary.

Furthermore, the district has worked to raise awareness and strengthen professional capabilities regarding personal information protection by providing ‘customized personal information protection training’ to all employees, including those responsible for personal information protection.

The district was also recognized for excellence in personal information safety management in overseas evaluations, receiving the highest level 5 (Excellent) in identity and personal information management among the re-certification evaluation items of the Smart City International Standard (ISO 37106).

Seocho-gu Mayor Jeon Seong-su stated, “We will continue to make steady efforts to safely manage and protect residents’ personal information by discovering customized personal information protection activities, aiming to make Seocho a district trusted by its residents.”

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