10% of Adults Have Experience with Cyberbullying Prevention Education... Digital Ethics Education Implemented

Customized Training for Office Workers During Lunch Breaks
Currently Accepting Applications from Over 30 Places Including Naver
Starting Late June, Additional Applications Continually Accepted

The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) announced on the 26th that it will conduct digital ethics education for office workers in collaboration with the National Information Society Agency (NIA). Since 2009, the KCC has been implementing tailored digital ethics education programs for all age groups, from young children to the elderly. This initiative aims to proactively address digital dysfunctions and prevent related damages.

The digital ethics education for office workers covers issues related to digital dysfunctions such as hate speech, digital sex crimes, and false manipulated information, which are easily accessible to any adult. With the recent advancement of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and the increasing dependence on AI, education on AI ethics will also be conducted concurrently. The education program will be fully launched starting from the 30th. It is planned to be delivered in a way that allows busy office workers to easily and comfortably cultivate digital ethics awareness, such as through training sessions during lunch breaks. So far, employees from over 30 companies, including large, medium, and venture firms such as Naver, CrowdWorks, Fillin, and Theragen Bio, have applied.

Meanwhile, according to the results of the ‘2022 Cyber Violence Survey’ released last month, the experience rate of cyber violence is 9.6%, which is lower than that of adolescents (41.6%). However, even among adults, 39.2% perceive cyber violence as fun or a joke, indicating a lack of seriousness and guilt regarding cyber violence. Additionally, the rate of cyber violence prevention education among adults (10.4%) is significantly lower compared to adolescents (88.7%). More than 8 out of 10 adults (86.4%) believe that cyber violence prevention education is necessary, and among those who have received such education, 91.8% recognized it as helpful. Accordingly, education targeting office workers among adults is being actively promoted.

Kim Hyo-jae, Acting Chairman of the KCC, stated, “As digital transformation accelerates, the importance of digital ethics is being emphasized, and furthermore, it has become a basic competency for living in the digital age.” He added, “We hope this digital ethics education will greatly help improve the digital ethics awareness of office workers, and the KCC will continue to strive to discover new education targets that require digital ethics education.”

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