The Personal Information Protection Commission newly designated Gwangju Technopark and the Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS) as operating institutions for the "Personal Information Innovation Zone," which supports safe data use by researchers and corporations.
The Personal Information Protection Commission said on the 31st that Gwangju Technopark was selected in the national funding institutional sector, and the Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS) was selected in the self-built institutional sector.
The "Personal Information Innovation Zone" is a space that supports the safe and flexible processing and use of pseudonymous information, and with this additional designation, the number of operating institutions increased from five to seven.
Gwangju Technopark plans to build a data-use environment focused on the medical and healthcare field, and the Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS) plans to focus on the education and academic field. The two institutions have facilities and functions that meet operating requirements and, after a final on-site inspection, will begin full operations in the first half of next year.