Personal Information Held by Administrative and Public Institutions Provided After Prior Consent of the Individual

Ministry of the Interior and Safety Launches MyData Project in the Public Sector

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] On the 23rd, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that it will launch the "Public Sector MyData Distribution System Construction Project" to provide personal information held by administrative and public institutions to data subjects in data form so that it can be safely utilized.

The public sector MyData project is a key task of digital government innovation that allows citizens to directly manage and control their own information and proactively use it in various aspects of daily life when needed. It is a policy aimed at strengthening citizens' data sovereignty, especially in the rapidly changing non-face-to-face living environment due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Until now, in order for citizens to apply for civil complaints or administrative services, they first had to verify their eligibility, then obtain and submit various qualification-related documents required for the application. The processing agencies had to check each submitted document one by one and input them into the system, which took a lot of time and effort.

However, by utilizing MyData, instead of submitting various documents, citizens can directly apply for services simply by transmitting MyData, which eliminates inconvenience and significantly reduces civil complaint processing time.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety will establish a public sector MyData portal this time to provide a foundation where personal information scattered across multiple institutions can be provided at once in a data form that can be immediately processed by related systems when applying for services. Additionally, data transmission standards will be established to safely exchange the received MyData, and the latest security technologies necessary for safe utilization, such as encryption during transmission and reception, access logs, and distribution history verification, will be applied.

When data subjects provide their information to other institutions, they will be able to directly select data items and usage scope, thereby strengthening prior consent rights. A "MyData Receipt" specifying information retention periods and deletion guarantees from the receiving institution will also be issued to ensure post-management.

The government also plans to provide citizens not only with individual information but also with a bundle of multiple required documents for each type of civil complaint application, allowing them to collect and submit these online with a single click when needed.

This year, MyData utilization support will target public services frequently applied for by citizens or with high demand from user institutions, and the target services will be gradually expanded annually to enable MyData use in various private services such as financial institutions, telecommunications companies, and recruiting companies.

Park Sang-hee, Director of Public Data Policy at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, said, "Through the activation of public sector MyData, it is expected that citizens, as data subjects, will be able to proactively utilize their personal information held by administrative and public institutions, thereby strengthening personal data self-determination rights in the data economy era while greatly enhancing convenience."