Gyeonggi Province Hosts First Webinar Ahead of September 8 'Data Sovereignty International Forum'

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hoon Reporter] Gyeonggi Province hosted the first webinar of the 'Data Sovereignty International Forum,' jointly organized by Gyeonggi Province, the Gyeonggi Institute for Science and Technology Promotion, and My Data Global, which was released on the Gyeonggi Province YouTube channel on the 27th.

A webinar is a compound term of web and seminar, referring to a seminar held online.

This webinar was planned to provide a deeper understanding of domestic and international cases of data sovereignty ahead of the Data Sovereignty International Forum (dsif2021.com) scheduled for September 8, and the first webinar was composed of expert lectures focusing on domestic cases.

The first speaker, Chris Lee, Secretary General of My Data Korea Hub, delivered a lecture on 'Domestic Trends Related to Data Sovereignty and My Data,' covering the concepts of data sovereignty and My Data, development stages of Korea's My Data, amendments to related laws and systems, and implementation plans by field.

Following the second speaker, Lee Jong-rim, Team Lead of the 4th Industrial Revolution Committee, with 'Comprehensive Policy for My Data Development,' the live lecture continued in order with Lee Byung-nam, Director of the Personal Information Protection Commission, on 'Data Sovereignty and Personal Information Mobility Rights,' Lee Jae-young, CEO of S&P; Lab, on 'Managing and Controlling My Information Independently,' and Kim Dong-ho, CEO of Korea Credit Data, on 'My Data and the Data Business Era.'

Some of the lectures can be viewed again through the Data Sovereignty International Forum website (dsif2021.com).

The second webinar will be broadcast live on September 3 at 2:00 PM through the Gyeonggi Province YouTube channel (youtu.be/Ec3m0ItucCs), featuring lectures mainly on overseas cases of data sovereignty.

Those who pre-register to participate in the event will receive notifications for viewing the lectures and information about the main international forum and various events.

Visitors can easily pre-register by visiting the Data Sovereignty International Forum website (dsif2021.com) and entering an email address and phone number through the banner.

Meanwhile, the main event, the Data Sovereignty International Forum, will be held online on September 8, beginning with opening remarks by Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung, followed by a keynote address by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the founder of the Internet.

The forum will proceed with domestic and international expert lectures on data sovereignty and a forum discussion on the theme 'Data Sovereignty: What Should We Do?'