Daegu City Council Member Park Soyoung Urges Daegu Office of Education to Establish Systematic Response Measures for Digital Disasters

Ordinance Proposal Passes Standing Committee Review

Park Soyoung, a member of the Daegu Metropolitan Council (People Power Party, Dong-gu 2), announced that the 'Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education Ordinance on Preparing for and Responding to Digital Disasters,' which she proposed at the 315th extraordinary session, passed the Education Committee's agenda review on the 20th and is scheduled for a plenary vote on the 27th.

Park Soyoung explained, "Digitalization in the educational field is accelerating due to the introduction of digital textbooks and the spread of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, and the scope of information that needs protection is expanding." She added, "I proposed this ordinance so that the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education can systematically protect its educational information systems from various disasters, security breaches, and errors, and respond more systematically to digital disasters."

Soyoung Park Daegu City Councilor

This ordinance requires the superintendent to establish a basic plan each year for preparing for and responding to digital disasters, and mandates regular inspections of the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education's educational information systems to prepare for digital disasters.

Additionally, it allows for simulation training to enhance response capabilities to various digital disasters, and in the event of an actual digital disaster, requires that the incident be announced through school websites and that measures be taken to minimize damages such as personal information leaks.

Park emphasized, "With the enactment of this ordinance, an institutional foundation has been established for the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education to systematically prepare for and respond to digital disasters." She further stated, "I will continue to pay close attention and carry out legislative activities to ensure that the educational information systems and various types of information at the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education are safely protected and managed from digital disasters."