ACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLOUD COMPUTING AND PROTECTION OF ITS USERS

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to contribute to improvement of quality of life and the development of the national economy by promoting the development and use of cloud computing and by creating an environment for safe use of cloud computing services.

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Jun. 9, 2020>

1. The term "cloud computing" means an information processing system that makes it possible to flexibly use integrated and shared resources for information and communications (hereinafter referred to as "resources for information and communications"), such as devices for information and communications, information and communications systems, and software, through information and communications networks in accordance with changes in users' requirements or demands;

2. The term "cloud computing technologies" means information and communications technologies specified by Presidential Decree as those for the establishment and use of cloud computing, including technologies for virtualization and distributed processing;

3. The term "cloud computing services" means the services specified by Presidential Decree as commercial services of providing resources for information and communications to others by utilizing cloud computing;

4. The term "user information" means the information (referring to the information prescribed in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Framework Act on Intelligent Informatization) stored by a user of cloud computing services (hereinafter referred to as "user") in the resources for information and communications of the person who provides the cloud computing services through a cloud computing system (hereinafter referred to as "cloud computing service provider") and owned or managed by the user.

Article 3(Responsibilities of the State) #

(1) The State and local governments shall formulate policies necessary for promoting the development and use of cloud computing, facilitating the use of cloud computing services, and creating an environment for safe use of cloud computing services. <Amended on Jan. 11, 2022>

ACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLOUD COMPUTING AND PROTECTION OF ITS USERS

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Responsibilities of the State) #

Article 4(Relationship to other statutes) #

Article 5(Formulation of master plans and implementation plans) #

Article 6(Cooperation from relevant agencies) #

Article 7(Fact-finding survey) #

Article 8(Research and development) #

Article 9(Pilot projects) #

Article 10(Tax support) #

Article 11(Assistance to small and medium enterprises) #

Article 12(Facilitation of introduction of cloud computing to State agencies and other public authorities) #

Article 13(Forecast on demand for cloud computing projects) #

Article 14(Training of specialized human resources) #

Article 15(Facilitation of international cooperation and overseas expansion) #

Article 16(Assistance in establishment of integrated information and communications facilities based on cloud computing technologies) #

Article 17(Creation of industrial complexes) #

Article 18(Creation of environment for fair competition) #

Article 19(Designation of specialized agency) #

Article 20(Facilitating use of cloud computing services by State agency or other public authority) #

Article 21(Required electronic computer systems) #

Article 22(Securing of interoperability) #

Article 23(Enhancement of reliability) #

Article 23-2(Security certification of cloud computing services) #

Article 23-3(Revocation of security certification) #

Article 23-4(Revocation of designation of certification institutions and assessment institutions) #

Article 24(Standard agreement forms) #

Article 25(Notification of computer security incidents) #

Article 26(Disclosure of information for protection of users) #

Article 27(Protection of user information) #

Article 28(Deposit of user information) #

Article 29(Liability for damages) #

Article 30(Fact-finding investigation and corrective measures) #

Article 31(Delegation and entrustment) #

Article 32(Confidentiality) #

Article 33(Legal fiction as public officials for purposes of applying penalty provisions) #

Article 34(Penalty provisions) #

Article 35(Penalty provisions) #

Article 36(Joint penalty provisions) #

Article 37(Administrative fines) #