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CLICK TO WATCH : ‘ CITY OF MISSISSAUGA ’ S NEW BRAND ’ 189 sensitive data is managed and secure . “ It is a risk to get caught up in the excitement of digital and forget our role as government leaders ; we have really got to pay attention to our role . This is why privacy and transparency are so important . We are encouraged by some examples we have seen in other cities where open engagement on the adoption of technology and the collection of data has built trust with residents . By engaging with communities , it becomes easier to implement , adopt , or even experiment with these types of technologies ,” states Slack .
Adopting mobile and cloud technologies has allowed the City of Mississauga to champion being a paperless operation , starting with the City Leadership Team who have used secure cloud storage and mobile technology to enable paperless meetings and collaboration through video conferencing to attend meetings and share presentation materials . This has significantly reduced the use of paper and the need to drive to meetings ; a small but important environmental statement . Cloud technologies and mobile access to applications have also created access to digital resources
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