On the 2nd, President Lee Jae-myung appointed Song Kyung-hee, currently head of the Artificial Intelligence Reliability Center at the Artificial Intelligence Convergence Institute of Sungkyunkwan University, as chairperson of the Personal Information Protection Commission, and Kim Hyun-kwon, a former Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker, as chairperson of the High-level Radioactive Waste Management Commission. Kang Yu-jung, Spokesperson for the presidential office, announced the appointments during a briefing at the Yongsan presidential office this afternoon.
Regarding Chairperson Song, the Spokesperson Kang said, "A former career official who served as Director General for AI-based Policy at the Ministry of Science and ICT, Director General for Software Policy, and head of the Intellectual Property Strategy Planning Team, she is an expert well versed in AI policy and user protection," adding, "At a time when personal data threats are growing with technological advances, we expect her to be the right person to lead the establishment of a personal information protection system that reassures the public and the fostering of AI in a balanced way."
Explaining the background of appointing Chairperson Kim, the spokesperson noted, "Having worked for four years in institutions and commissions in the environment and energy fields, he has a well-rounded mix of expertise and experience, and he received high marks for proven political capability, communication, and conflict management skills," adding, "Because this inaugural chair needs to lead national tasks that can spark social conflict through sufficient communication and deliberation, we expect him to successfully advance social dialogue and build consensus."