Ensuring information security should be a priority

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Due to the many challenges faced by the Canadian health caresystem since the pandemic, Canadians believe that digital health care optionsshould be leveraged in smart cities. After the telehealth sector, here are theother priorities for the development of smart cities: public transport (forwhich 41% of respondents voted), security and protection of citizens (32%),housing and town planning (29%), energy management (29%). Collecting data fromcitizens to fuel these initiatives, however, proves to be a delicate exercise.For some of these programs to work, it would be necessary to rely on thesharing of personal, financial and medical data.  for all smart cities, as 60% of respondents who reside inQuebec

consider the lack of data protection to be the main obstacleto the development Bulgaria Mobile Number List  of smart cities. Council for municipalities Compliance withdata privacy laws is of the utmost importance, not only for businesses, butalso for government entities. They must comply with a number of requirementsunder the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act(PIPEDA), as well as certain policies in place in the province in which youreside. Compliance software designed specifically for Canada can be helpful inthis case. 60% of respondents think that data sharing with private companiesshould be limited As for cybersecurity issues related to data sharing, mostindividuals surveyed believe that steps should be taken to limit the sharing ofpersonal data

with other companies. The Canadian Security IntelligenceService (CSIS) has also published a report explaining the risks that smart citiescould encounter . When it comes to sensitive data, the citizens surveyed alsobelieve that other measures should be taken to ensure its protection: 58% ofthem think it is necessary to invest more in cybersecurity, and 56% believethat smart city services should be content with the minimum when collectingtheir data. However, this does not mean that citizens distrust their localgovernment's ability to protect their data. In fact, our survey respondents aremore willing to share their data with local governments than with privatecompanies. Data Sharing Preferences for Smart Cities in Canada While it isreassuring to note that