The Korea Culture and Tourism Institute (KCTI), affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, announced Tuesday that it received an A grade in the "2025 Personal Information Protection Level Assessment" recently conducted by the Personal Information Protection Commission.
With this result, KCTI, led by President Hwang Kyo-ik, has maintained an A grade or higher for five consecutive years. The institute received an A grade in 2021, an S grade in 2022, an A grade in 2023, an S grade in 2024, and an A grade again in 2025.
According to KCTI, the institute was recognized in this assessment for establishing a responsibility system centered on the Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) and systematically building a foundation for personal information protection management through reporting systems to the head of the institution, regular meetings, and the operation of expert committees.
In particular, the institute achieved excellent results in: the stable operation of internal management systems, including comprehensive personal information reorganization and management of inventory and disposal records; keeping personal information processing policies up to date and guaranteeing the rights of data subjects; operating a management system covering the entire process of entrustment, inspection, and follow-up management; and establishing incident response and disaster recovery systems.
The Personal Information Protection Level Assessment is a system that comprehensively evaluates personal information protection management systems, fulfillment of legal obligations, protection measures, and breach response capabilities across a total of 1,442 institutions, including central administrative agencies, public institutions, local governments, and local public enterprises. Grades are assigned across five tiers: S, A, B, C, and D.
