Gangwon Province Receives Prime Minister's Agency Commendation on Personal Information Protection Day... Only Local Government Nationwide

Achieved "S Grade" in the 2024 Personal Information Protection Level Diagnosis and Evaluation
Proven Effectiveness and Excellence of Personal Information Protection System
High Marks for Pseudonymized Data Integration Using Advanced Technologies

Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province (Governor Kim Jin-tae) announced on September 30 that it achieved the highest grade, "S Grade," in the 2024 "Personal Information Protection Level Diagnosis and Evaluation," and was the only one among 1,426 central government agencies, local governments, and public institutions nationwide to receive the Prime Minister's Agency Commendation.

Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province achieved the highest grade, 'S Grade,' in the 2024 'Personal Information Protection Level Diagnosis and Evaluation' and received the Prime Minister's Agency Commendation. Provided by Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province

The award ceremony was held on September 30 at the Seoul Plaza Hotel during the "5th Personal Information Protection Day Commemoration Ceremony 2025," organized by the Personal Information Protection Commission.

This recognition was given because Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province was the only metropolitan or basic local government in the country to receive the highest grade (S Grade) in the 2024 Personal Information Protection Level Diagnosis and Evaluation.

The province received high marks for operating a dedicated personal information management team, securing professional personnel, and establishing a new compensation liability protection budget. In particular, its proactive efforts to build safe data utilization cases-such as big data analysis specialized in the medical field and combining pseudonymized information-centered around the Gangwon Pseudonymized Information Utilization Support Center, played a key role.

Furthermore, the province was highly evaluated for not stopping at formal management, but instead regularly inspecting the actual status of personal information handling for all employees and institutionalizing education, thereby consistently making practical efforts to protect residents' personal information.

Yoon Wooyoung, Director General of Administration of Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province (Chief Privacy Officer), stated, "This award is thanks to the efforts of all our staff who have worked to protect the valuable personal information of our residents. We will not rest on our laurels, but will actively introduce the latest technologies and strengthened systems to realize a provincial administration where residents can feel secure about their personal information."

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