The Board of Audit and Inspection (Korean: 감사원; Hanja: 監査院, BAI) is a national organization headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

The council of commissioners is composed of seven commissioners including the chair, the council makes decisions on the following matters: In accordance with Article 97 of the Constitution and Article 20 of the BAI Act, BAI examines the final accounts of revenues and expenditures of the State, audits the accounts of the State and such organizations as prescribed by law, and inspects the work performed by government agencies and the duties of their employees in order to improve the quality of administrative services.

BAI is a constitutional agency established under the President, but retains an independent status in terms of its duties and functions.

BAI may request the responsible Minister or the appointing authorities to take disciplinary action on public officials who fall under causes for disciplinary action as provided for in the State Public Officials Act or other statutes, or who refuse audit and inspection or neglect the submission of documents under the BAI Act without proper reason.

Should BAI identify inconsistencies or possible improvements in laws and decrees, institutions or administration, as a result of audit and inspection, it may request the Prime Minister, responsible Minister, the chief of pertinent supervisory agency or the chief of the agency concerned to take measures necessary for enactment, revision or abolition of laws and decrees or the improvement of institutions or administration.

The head of the agency concerned that receives the request shall notify BAI of the results of the measures taken or the improvement made.

In case where BAI considers that there is a suspicion of crime as a result of audit and inspection, it shall institute an accusation with the public prosecutions authorities.

However, it can request the public prosecutions authorities to investigate without going through the decision process by the Council of Commissioners in case there are apprehension about destruction of evidence or runaway.

If it is difficult to directly institute an accusation or an investigation with the public prosecution authorities because of limits on time or place, BAI can request the responsible organizations to take appropriate measures.

Because the work of the Board of Audit and the Commission of Inspection was in many cases so closely related, the revised Constitution of 1962 prescribed that these two organizations be merged.

In recent years, the Korean people have had high expectations for economic revitalization, national competitiveness, and transparent government.

In response, the Korean government has been demanding both a bold restructuring in the public sector and the eradication of corrupt practices.

The BAI expects that its efforts will increase the effectiveness of government reform measures, help eradicate an environment that nurtures corrupt practices, promote creativity and responsiveness in public service, and encourage popular participation in audits and prompt responses to the interests of the public at large.

-"BAI shall be established under the President of the National Rebuilding Supreme Assembly, but shall retain an independent status in regard to its duties.

The personal data of 35 million users of Cyworld, the largest local social networking site at the moment and operated by SK communications, was compromised in a hack in July 2011.

Major incidents related to the leak of personal information Leakage data was used for voice phishing, loan fraud, identity theft, and telemarketing, resulting in increased calls for mobile carriers and insurance companies.

Due to certain blind spots that were not covered by individual laws, social interest and demand started growing, urging the government to increase the general level of personal information protection to be at par with other major advanced countries.

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) recently passed a law that would protect personal information and ensure proper use of data for a data-driven economy.

This was due to privacy concerns over the potential leak and misuse of phone numbers from the hand-written entry logs recorded for the tracing of possible contacts of confirmed COVID-19 patients.

The Philippine Intellectual Property Authority (PIPC) engages in deliberation and makes decisions on the scope of personal information when it is to be used beyond the consented purpose, or provided to a third party.

BAI conducted a sample survey on the issuance of payment notice by public parking lots in the Gyeonggi province to check for personal information.

According to the PIPA and the Biometric Data Protection Guideline, a personal information controller must collect and useBiometric data to the minimum extent necessary to confirm and verify an individual's identity, and notify users when additional consent, other than general consent for personal information, is obtained.

[1] In order to confirm the identity of students for issuing access to dormitories, colleges and universities were seen to use biometric data such as the back of hand vein patterns.

Swist pass users were forced to give consent on the collection and use of biometric data, even after the season had ended, as no ski slopes provided alternative means.

The KISA is required to take steps to prevent the spread of exposed personal information by blocking it on search portals, but failed to take any measures to detect and delete it.

BAI notified the President of KISA ·         to request search portals to prevent contents exposing personal information and posts illegally distributing personal information from being searched in case the ICT service providers do not heed to their requests of deleting and blocking such posts.

·         to come up with measures to request the PIPC to conduct a field inspection on those websites which have exposed personal information of multiple users.

Inter-fund loans are beneficial if the fiscal health is in good condition, but must be chosen when the fund is facing a temporary shortage of capital.

BAI found that as of the end of FY 2019, $2.75 billion of spent nuclear fuel management cost was recorded as receivables in the Radioactive Waste Management Fund's statement of financial position, but was not recorded in the Report on Present Value of Receivables and in the Statement of Total Value of Reivables.

BAI provided the MOEF with recommendations on supplementary measures necessary to enhance efficiency and transparency of fiscal management as well as to prepare mid-and long-term risks.