"Safety Enables Innovation"... Song Kyunghee Emphasizes Personal Information Protection in the AI Era

The 6th Personal Information Protection Day Ceremony Held

Awards Presented and Civic Delegation Talk Concert Hosted

The Personal Information Protection Commission announced that it held the "6th Personal Information Protection Day Commemoration Ceremony" at El Tower in Seoul on the morning of September 30.

Song Kyunghee, Chairperson of the Personal Information Protection Commission, is speaking while attending the plenary meeting of the Personal Information Protection Commission held at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul on July 29, 2026. Photo by Jo Yongjun

The event, held under the theme "AI Innovation Society Driven by Trust," was attended by more than 350 people, including individuals recognized for their contributions to personal information protection and stakeholders from related fields.

In her welcoming address, Song Kyunghee, Chairperson of the Personal Information Protection Commission, outlined future policy directions such as innovating the personal information protection system in response to the era of AI, strengthening corporate and institutional responsibility and preventive systems, and promoting the interests of the public. Chairperson Song stated, "Established safety creates trust, and trust enables greater innovation," adding, "We will create an abundant society where all citizens can enjoy AI technologies without concern."

Prime Minister Han Seongsook, in her congratulatory remarks, requested the establishment of a personal information protection system that allows citizens to feel secure and enables companies and researchers to innovate freely, befitting a nation among the top three in AI. Yoodongsoo, Chair of the National Assembly's Political Affairs Committee, also emphasized that personal information issues are being addressed with great seriousness and pledged to work towards the smooth progress of related legislative discussions.

During the ceremony, 13 government awards and 52 commendations by the Chairperson of the Personal Information Protection Commission were presented. The Hongjo Geunjeong Medal was awarded to Professor Choi Daeseon of Soongsil University, who served as Head of the Risk Management Subcommittee of the AI Privacy Policy Council, for systematizing risk assessment and mitigation measures for AI privacy threats. Kim Kyungha, CEO of J&Security, received the Order of Civil Merit for his contributions to the establishment and development of major systems for the protection and utilization of personal information.

This year marked the introduction of the "Personal Information Protection and Utilization Technology Grand Prize." Three companies received the Chairperson’s Award: OnePeople for "CatchSecure v1.0," NHN Dooray for "Dooray!," and L7Security for "ImageOCR & OCR Filtering V3.0."

This was followed by a talk concert featuring youth, young adults, researchers, corporate representatives, and local officials. At the experience and exhibition booths, technologies for personal information protection in tangible fields such as robotics, autonomous driving, and AI glasses were showcased.

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