Policy-makers eye data frameworks amid Sidewalk Labs’ Toronto project GlobeTechnology
A proposed redevelopment of Toronto's downtown waterfront is seen in an undated artist rendering provided by Alphabet Inc's Sidewalk Labs.As a proposal to build a high tech neighbourhood on Toronto’s waterfront slowly progresses, policy-makers from the municipal and provincial governments are mulling new data legislation and frameworks to prepare for the age of so-called “smart cities”.
Following the survey, the government will begin province-wide round tables in the spring and then refine and finalize a strategy in the fall. It is also considering the creation of a data task force. “We look forward to working closely with the city, the province and Waterfront Toronto on this important issue and the policies that follow.”
Critics have said that questions remain about how the trust would work and the project itself continues to attract concerns over Sidewalk’s intended scope and its hope to pay for transit and underground infrastructure in return for a cut of developer fees and property taxes. “Control and running the policies and governance has to reside with one level of government and to me, the most likely level and the one that makes the most sense is the municipal level,” she said.
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