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Telecommunications & Media

BMCSC to step up monitoring of online discrimination and hate speech

South Korea\'s Broadcast Media Communications Standards Commission plans a broad response to online discriminatory and hate speech, including stronger monitoring and reviews, encouragement of self-regulation by internet platform operators, and expanded media ethics education for youths. An amended Information and Communications Network Act taking effect on July 7 defines as illegal information content that incites violence or discrimination or seriously fuels hatred on specified grounds. The commission said it will act quickly on such content.

AI & Enterprise

PIPC discusses ways to expand use of regional AI data

South Korea\'s Personal Information Protection Commission visited Gwangju Techno Park and the Artificial Intelligence Industry Convergence Project Group on Wednesday and held a meeting with local companies, institutions and researchers in AI medical and healthcare fields in the Jeonnam-Gwangju region. Participants proposed simplifying procedures for combining and processing pseudonymised data, establishing a new support centre and expanding consulting for local organisations. Chairperson Song Kyung-hee said the commission would support innovation while securing public trust in privacy protection.

AI & Enterprise

NIPA supports K-Health push into Vietnam, secures export deals and MOUs

South Korean digital healthcare companies signed export contracts and business cooperation agreements in Vietnam through a joint overseas expansion programme, the Ministry of Science and ICT and NIPA said on Monday. Daejeon, Daegu and Gwangju jointly ran the programme for the first time. Activities in Vietnam from June 22 to 26 included hospital visits, business meetings and networking. Kotras signed an $85,000 export deal and is pursuing another $70,000 deal in Hanoi.