[New Year Message] Hak-soo Ko, Chairperson of the Personal Information Protection Commission
“Formulating AI·Data 2.0 Policy for Data Utilization”
“Launch of Five Leading Services for MyData System Implementation”. ‘[Edaily Reporter Kim Beom-joon] Hak-soo Ko, Chairperson of the Personal Information Protection Commission, proposed the ‘AI·Data 2.0 Policy’ as the new policy direction for 2025. Additionally, he urged the active implementation of the ‘MyData System’ across various fields and emphasized the role as the ‘Control Tower for Personal Information Protection.’
During the New Year’s address at the Personal Information Commission’s initiation ceremony held at the Government Seoul Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 3rd, Chairperson Ko stated, “To meet public expectations, we must proactively address personal information issues and produce policy outcomes that the public can truly feel.”
He said, “We must concentrate our efforts on revising legislation and policies related to personal information to align with the AI era, thus laying the groundwork for our country’s AI and data ecosystem to make significant advancements.” He emphasized the need to create avenues to use personal information for AI development under appropriate safety measures and systematically prepare the AI·Data 2.0 Policy, including necessary legal amendments.
He continued, “With the full implementation of the MyData System, we need to create outcomes that the public can tangibly feel.” He suggested launching five leading services in closely related areas such as healthcare and telecommunications to facilitate the establishment of the MyData System and actively discover services that the public can directly experience.
Moreover, he called for preemptive identification and inspection of personal information vulnerabilities in areas closely related to citizens’ daily lives, aiming to alleviate concerns arising from deepening digital transformation. He urged for enhanced investigation capabilities through the establishment of a digital forensic lab, operation of an investigation information system, and formation of a dedicated litigation team to improve legal and procedural completeness.
Over the past year, Chairperson Ko highlighted the commission’s achievements, including presenting specific processing standards for unstructured data and public personal information, operating a preliminary adequacy review system and an innovation support one-stop shop, introducing and operating a personal information processing policy evaluation system, and hosting the AI·Data Privacy International Conference.
He encouraged the staff by saying, “2025 marks the 5th anniversary of the Commission, moving beyond the image of a new agency to a time when we need to take another leap forward.” He added, “Let us move forward energetically with pride and confidence as members of the Personal Information Protection Commission, leading artificial intelligence and digital transformation.”