The Seoul Women and Family Foundation (Director Park Jeong-sook) announced on the 8th that it won the 'Champion' award of the 'WSIS Prize 2025' for the 'Seoul Digital Sexual Crime Prevention Safety Project' at the 'WSIS+20 High-Level Event' held at Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland on July 7th.
The WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society) Prize is an award hosted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) under the United Nations, and selects excellent projects that have contributed to sustainable development and the implementation of the information society by utilizing information and communication technology (ICT). In 2025, 972 projects from around the world were submitted, and a total of 90 projects in 18 categories were selected as winners through citizen voting and expert review.
The Seoul Women and Family Foundation's project was selected as a champion in the 'Ethical Dimension of the Information Society (Action Line C10)' category.
The 'Seoul Digital Sexual Crime Prevention Safety Project' is a public response model that integrates an artificial intelligence (AI)-based deepfake automatic detection system, 24-hour victim counseling, legal and psychological support, and prevention education. It was highly evaluated for supporting the real-time detection and deletion of approximately 22,000 illegally filmed videos and deepfake content from 2022 to 2025, and providing more than 40,000 victim recovery support services.
In addition, it was noted that it contributed to raising social awareness by promoting digital sex crime prevention education for over 9,000 youth and citizens in cooperation with regional police stations, education offices, etc. between 2024 and 2025.
This award is significant in that it shows that Seoul City’s smart daily safety policy is establishing itself as a model for building a citizen-centered digital safety net. On the day of the event, Seoul Women and Family Foundation officials attended the local awards ceremony to receive trophies and certificates, and shared the project’s achievements to serve as a benchmarking case for other cities.
With this award, the Seoul Women and Family Foundation plans to advance AI technology, strengthen customized support for victims, expand preventive education, and participate in building a global digital safety net by sharing Seoul’s policy experiences through cooperation with overseas cities and international organizations.
Park Jeong-sook, head of the Seoul Women and Family Foundation, said, “This internationally recognized award is the result of continuous efforts and citizen participation to protect citizens,” and added, “We will continue to develop innovative policies in the field of responding to digital sex crimes and cooperate with the international community to create a society where everyone can live safely and equally.”
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