| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, February 16, 2022 | 11:00AM - 12:00PM | Online Event, Online Event |
Advances in the ability to collect and analyse data related to municipal infrastructure create both opportunities and challenges for local governments across Canada. While smart city technology can help cities deliver services more effectively, it also exposes potential vulnerabilities in current governance processes and raises questions about relationships with the private sector in terms of how data are generated, collected and stored. Meanwhile, as municipalities weigh these challenging ethical and policy questions, the introduction of data-infused public infrastructure has not slowed.
On February 16, a panel of academics and practitioners will examine the growing smart city industry and the advancement of data-intensive public infrastructure in Canada. How does smart city technology affect procurement or the financing of data-intensive public infrastructure? Are local governance functions threatened? What do policy-makers need to know about data governance? Do municipal policy-makers have the tools they need to balance public finance and public interest?
This panel discussion is the second in a series of three events examining how municipalities in Canada are confronting issues related to new
developments in technology and the use of data. The first event on the platform economy is on February 1. The third event in the series will focus on cybersecurity.
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