Korea Federation of SMEs · Personal Information Protection Commission
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daeseop] The Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business (Kbiz) announced on the 20th that it held a meeting to communicate policy tasks related to personal information protection for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
About 15 people, including Yoon Jong-in, Chairman of the Personal Information Protection Commission, Kim Ki-moon, Chairman of Kbiz, and other businesspeople, attended the meeting. The attendees shared the main policies of the Personal Information Protection Commission and exchanged opinions on the difficulties faced by SMEs.
The SME sector proposed a total of five policy tasks: ▲strengthening promotion, guidance, and education on personal information protection for SMEs ▲enhancing support policies for the SME data industry ▲relaxing regulations under the Personal Information Protection Act for SMEs ▲improving the personnel support system for personal information protection in SMEs ▲supporting consulting costs for personal information protection certification for SMEs.
Hong Sung-kyu, Chairman of the Korea Electric Wire Industry Cooperative, stated, "Unlike large corporations that hold a large amount of pseudonymized data available for use following the amendment of the Data 3 Act, policy support for SMEs regarding the utilization of pseudonymized data is insufficient. Support measures for SMEs' use of pseudonymized data, including the participation of SME experts, need to be established."
The SME sector is facing difficulties in responding to personal information protection tasks due to limitations in personnel and budget.
Song Seung-jae, Chairman of the Korea Digital Health Industry Association, said, "SMEs have difficulties in securing specialized personnel for personal information protection due to reasons such as lack of funds and poor working environments. The government needs to establish a pool of personal information protection experts and provide specialized personnel support by industry, size, and region."
The Personal Information Protection Commission plans to actively review ▲support measures for personal information protection experts ▲differentiation of regulations according to company size ▲support related to personal information protection certification. Additionally, it plans to further consider establishing a Personal Information Enterprise Support Center (Personal Information Enterprise Support Program) to introduce ▲customized consultation programs for SMEs ▲operation of a pseudonymization testbed ▲strengthening legal interpretation support services.
Kim Ki-moon, Chairman of Kbiz, said, "We expect active government support for SMEs, whose personal information protection systems are not as well established compared to large corporations. The SME sector will also actively participate to ensure that personal information policies properly permeate the SME field."
The Personal Information Protection Commission promoted this meeting to directly communicate with citizens, experts, and industry to listen to opinions on personal information-related policies. It was the first time the commission visited Kbiz among economic organizations.
Chairman Yoon Jong-in emphasized, "The fruits of the data economy can only be realized with the public's trust in a safe personal information environment, and strengthening personal information protection for SMEs is essential for this. We will continue to devise various support policies reflecting the voices from the SME field through active communication with the SME sector."
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