Kwangjang Signs MOU with BIKO for Bio and Medical Big Data Utilization

Supporting the Establishment of National Bio Big Data Covering One Million People
Cooperating on Legal Advisory for AI and Digital Healthcare

The law firm Kwangjang announced on August 24 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Integrated Bio Big Data Construction Project Team (BIKO) to promote the development and utilization of bio and medical big data.

The law firm Kwangjang and the National Integrated Bio Big Data Construction Project Group signed a business agreement and are taking a commemorative photo. Provided by Kwangjang

The National Integrated Bio Big Data Construction Project is a research and development (R&D) infrastructure project jointly promoted by four ministries and agencies: the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. The goal is to build integrated bio big data covering one million Koreans, based on participants' consent. The data collected will serve as a research foundation for realizing precision medicine and driving innovation in the bio-health industry.

This agreement was established to respond to increasingly complex legal issues in the process of collecting and using bio and medical data, including personal information protection, compliance with bioethics-related procedures, data usage rights, and the utilization of data for artificial intelligence (AI) training.

Under the agreement, Kwangjang and BIKO plan to cooperate on providing advisory services for legal and institutional improvements to promote the AI and digital healthcare industries, legislative strategies and policy consulting related to bio-data utilization, co-hosting academic events, and offering legal counsel for matters associated with the National Integrated Bio Big Data Construction Project.

Kwangjang intends to offer comprehensive legal and regulatory consulting on issues arising from the establishment and utilization of medical data. Attorney Koh Hwan-gyeong at Kwangjang stated, "Based on our accumulated expertise in legal and policy advisory in the fields of AI, data, personal information, and bio-health, we will contribute to enhancing national competitiveness."

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