FINAL WORD
Cybersecurity as a pillar for the construction of Smart Cities
Cleber Ribas , CEO , Blockbit , explains that cybersecurity needs to assume an increasingly central role in the progress of modernization initiatives for government administrations .
Hyper-connected cities with applications , systems and automation from traffic management to hospital service strategies are more than a future trend but a new reality beginning to take place in the real world .
Across the planet , there are already numerous examples of Smart Cities , with programs committed to combining different technologies and concepts to streamline public management and improve the citizens ’ quality of life .
In this scenario , three Ds are essential : Digital , data and user or citizen-centered design . As plans involving these three aspects progress , however , it also becomes necessary to remember another critical item for the progress of the Digital Transformation of the public environment : Conscious and safe use .
It is why cybersecurity needs to take on an increasingly central role in developing initiatives to modernize government administrations at all levels . It is interesting to consider it not as a stand-alone project but as a proactive and ongoing agenda .
According to Gartner , by 2024 , 60 % of government investments in Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) and data analysis will aim to impact real-time operational decisions and results . Therefore , nothing is more important than ensuring that records are protected .
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