Though smart cities provide a range of opportunities, such as more efficient management of resources, there are also additional risks to confidence in privacy and data protection, making it harder for individuals to exercise data rights. The Government should review how it can incentivise and actively pilot the creation of data institutions, in partnership with local government and other local stakeholders, Connected tech: smart or sinister? 67 in smart cities to address issues of data protec...

Though smart cities provide a range of opportunities, such as more efficient management of resources, there are also additional risks to confidence in privacy and data protection, making it harder for individuals to exercise data rights. The Government should review how it can incentivise and actively pilot the creation of data institutions, in partnership with local government and other local stakeholders, Connected tech: smart or sinister? 67 in smart cities to address issues of data protection and ensure that citizens can have greater control over, and directly participate in the benefits from, the use of their data. Type: recommendation | Number: 6 | Paragraph: 59 | Response status: partially_accepted Government response: We partially accept this recommendation. The Government is examining the way data intermediaries—organisations that facilitate data sharing—can enable data discovery, increase usability, manage data sharing, provide infrastructure and manage risks for those shar