3. Featured Project II: Information and Communications Technologies and Human Rights A. Overview Various international conferences held under the theme of information and communications technologies (ICTs) and human rights have resulted in more attention in the international society, while the establishment of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information shed light on that issue in Korea as well. As such, there is a growing need for quick response to emerging information rights issues in line with the development of technologies. Moreover, a growing number of the violations of ICTs and human rights are happening in relation to the integrated collection and use of personal information, which are operated by public institutions as well as enterprises and other private entities. This emphasizes the growing need to protect personal information rights. B. Major Activities 1) Opinion on the Improvement of Rules, Laws and Policies Related to Human Rights □ Opinion on the Installation of CCTVs in Classrooms The NHRCK judged that installing CCTVs (closed-circuit television) in classrooms is highly likely to infringe human rights on the ground that some research results doubt the effectiveness of CCTVs in preventing school violence even though the purpose of installing CCTVs is to prevent school violence. Moreover, the Commission found that it is argumentative whether it is proper to capture all the activities of students and teachers given that there are alternatives such as specialized education programs and the use of windows to the outside corridor, through which one can see inside the classrooms. In particular, activities of having meals, sleeping, and changing clothes are also recorded; therefore, the Commission expressed its opinion that it is not proper to install CCTVs in Chapter 1. Improvement of Laws, Regulations, Policies and Practices 79