Difficult-to-handle hard disks, abandoned cell phones, personal information documents, etc. easily shredded through personal information destruction service
About 700 storage media destroyed so far with positive response, ranked 1st among autonomous districts in the personal information protection management status compliance inspection
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jeong Won-oh) has recently received positive feedback from residents for the digital storage media destruction service that has been implemented since February last year.
Digital devices used in daily life such as cell phones, computers, and laptops contain not only personal information like names and contact details but also sensitive information such as financial data and photos, making complete destruction of storage media essential.
The digital storage media destruction service operated by Seongdong-gu Office provides a complete destruction method that is physically irreversible, and can destroy various storage media including hard disks, cell phones, and external hard drives.
Additionally, the destroyed storage media waste is handed over to the Seoul Urban Metal Recovery Center, where metals are recycled, contributing to resource circulation.
Residents, as well as small business owners and employees located in Seongdong-gu, can apply through the district website or by visiting the district office, and about 700 storage media have been destroyed from February last year to the present.
Residents who used the service expressed positive reactions such as “I feel relieved because there is no worry about personal information leakage” and “I was worried about personal information when throwing away devices, but I didn’t know it could be destroyed in this way.”
Moreover, in August last year, Seongdong-gu installed document shredders in all community service centers to provide a ‘personal information document shredding service’ that allows anyone to conveniently destroy documents like resident registration certificates.
As a result, Seongdong-gu achieved first place among 25 autonomous districts in the ‘2022 Seoul Personal Information Protection Management Status Compliance Inspection’ hosted by Seoul City.
Jeong Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, “Protecting personal information is fundamental in the smart digital era,” and added, “We will continue to make efforts to safely protect residents’ personal information and create a trusted smart inclusive city, Seongdong.”
Geumcheon-gu, 2023 Informatization Education Operation
Regular and special classes held monthly from February to December (only regular classes in February)
PC and smartphone education necessary for daily life, kiosk experience, and visiting education
Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yoo Seong-hoon) will operate informatization education from February to December to eliminate the information gap between classes and strengthen residents’ digital capabilities.
The informatization education for residents will be conducted face-to-face, and if face-to-face education is difficult, it will be switched to online education. It will be operated with regular and special classes every month (only regular classes in February), and the curriculum is subdivided from basic to advanced levels so that residents can take lectures suitable for their level.
Various courses will be offered, ranging from basic computer courses such as Windows and Internet to ‘100x Smartphone Utilization,’ ‘Kiosk Experience,’ ‘Becoming a YouTube Creator,’ and certifications in ‘Hangul, Excel, PowerPoint.’
In addition, ‘visiting informatization education’ will be provided targeting senior centers or facilities for disabled care.
Residents who wish to enroll can apply from around the 25th of each month through the Geumcheon-gu Office website’s ‘Education Portal’ or the resident informatization education call center (☏02-2627-1119).
The February courses, held from February 1 to 27, will offer two courses: ‘Windows, the Window to the World’ and ‘Smartphones Connecting to the World.’
Details such as the education schedule can be found on the Geumcheon-gu Office Education Portal.
Yoo Seong-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, said, “We have prepared various customized education courses at different levels that can bring joy to life in the digital era, and we hope many residents will participate.”
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