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**What is BS ISO/IEC 17917 – Sharing data and information for smart cities about?**

So far, BS ISO/IEC 17917:2024 is a fast-track international standard, based on PAS 183:2017 that defines a data framework for enabling city data to be shared for the benefit of all stakeholders.

**Who is BS ISO/IEC 17917 – Sharing data and information for smart cities for?**

Decision-makers in smart cities from the public, private and third sectors. It’s also of interest to any city organization wishing to share data. Users will typically be:

Data managers
Data engineers
Database administrators
Machine learning engineers
Data scientists
Data professionals
Public sector data managers
Private sector data managers
Smart city consultants

**What does BS ISO/IEC 17917 – Sharing data and information for smart cities cover?**

BS ISO/IEC 17917:2024 defines the data framework for sharing city data to enable discussions between the specialists who build and design physical and digital services and the decisions-makers using data to transform their city.

BS ISO/IEC 17917 covers:

Types of data in smart cities
Establishing a data sharing culture
Data value chain – roles and responsibilities
Purposes for data use
Assessing data states
Defining access rights for data
Data formats/formats of transportation

**Why should you use BS ISO/IEC 17917 – Sharing data and information for smart cities?**

It underpins the ability to share data and thereby radically improve services for citizens
It supports a transparent governance approach to decision-making
It helps users create specific data sharing agreements that deliver the full benefit and value of data to citizens
It can help ensure that city decision-makers have the best overall data on which to base decisions
It supports a data sharing ecosystem based on trust that can ensure the appropriate use of data for the benefit of all stakeholders
It supports data sharing that can provide the basis for new commercial models in smart cities
It can help cities grow sustainably and improve their efficiency
It can help manage data sharing in a way that increases trust and strengthens risk management

BS ISO/IEC 17917:2024

Smart cities. Guidance to establishing a decision-making framework for sharing data and information services

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Published:

30 Jun 2024