CITY OF KALAMAZOO
Alongside connectivity , data is another programme that the city started to look at a couple of years ago . “ We ’ ve laid the foundations down for promoting data use , reports , and analysis . So far , what we have done has enabled us to connect all of our systems on the backend to the databases so that we have one data lake . Having one spot where we have all the data helps us to analyse and find connections that we may not have noticed before . Our data strategy to make better decisions and implement policies starts here . I am hoping to reach near real time data reports in the future so that the public can see the information ,” adds Dubois .
“ We ’ ve really laid the foundations for promoting data use , reports , and analysis ”
TIM DUBOIS CIO ,
CITY OF KALAMAZOO
Being a global hot topic , cybersecurity is an important element for Kalamazoo : “ I don ' t think you can be a smart city and not be strong on the cybersecurity side of it . Our strategy has really been to fill the holes that we knew were already there a couple of years ago , and for the most part , we have . So now it ’ s about being a little more advanced and really continuing to protect our assets , the city , and the city ’ s infrastructure . Again , this is all tied to what we do as a government to serve our residents . If we were to get hit by a ransomware attack or a virus , and we weren ' t able to serve our residents , then we ' re not doing our jobs . There ’ s so much
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