[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Son Seonhee] The Statistics Korea announced on the 10th that it held a lecture session inviting experts in the field of personal information protection.
The Statistics Korea stated that this lecture session was conducted by inviting domestic instructors related to the latest data security technologies, such as homomorphic encryption techniques and differential privacy techniques.
Homomorphic encryption is a fourth-generation new technology in the field of information protection that allows data to be combined, computed, and analyzed while encrypted. Professor Song Yongsoo of the Department of Computer Science at Seoul National University gave a lecture on this topic. Professor Song emphasized, "To drastically improve the data utilization system in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution, it is essential to incorporate the latest techniques such as homomorphic encryption into the personal information protection system."
Next, Dr. Park Minjung of Statistics Korea gave a lecture on differential privacy. Dr. Park stated, "Data-utilizing organizations need to use statistical techniques such as differential privacy that quantitatively control the risk of personal information exposure during data management, transfer, and utilization processes."
Ryu Geunkwan, Commissioner of Statistics Korea, said, "Thorough personal information protection is essential to safely protect data while making it accessible to everyone," adding, "This lecture session was organized to enhance employees' expertise in the latest encryption techniques."
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