Fostering Civic Trust
A Policy Guide for Municipal Leaders
US Ignite understands that fostering civic trust is central to smart and connected communities. It is both the end and the means to a successful smart city project. Fostering Civic Trust: A Policy Guide for Municipal Leaders provides an accessible guide on how to make informed decisions based on research of best practices, case studies, and expert opinions.
The five policy domains addressed in this guide overlap and interact with one another. Together they are critical to fostering civic trust for smart city projects.
Fig 1. Ecosystem of Civic Trust
This guide meets you wherever your community is in the journey to becoming smarter and more connected. Scroll through the five sections below using the right arrow – Data Governance; Cybersecurity; Privacy; Community Engagement; and Equity – to find the most pertinent topic addressing your challenges and questions. You can also download a compiled version by clicking here.
Policy Guide Intro
Too many smart community projects face public backlash when the adoption of smart city applications conflicts with resident privacy and security. Existing guidebooks and policies are excellent but fail to reach the right audience with accessible language. Unlike other guides, Fostering Civic Trust provides actionable and tech-agnostic tips written in plain English.
Whether you are leading a smart community now, or don’t know where to start, this guide identifies tools that translate complex resources into action-oriented strategies and tactics.
All of the domains outlined in the guide need to be thought of at the same time to be successful. The clearly articulated language of the framework makes this attainable. Holly Hartell, Assistant CIO for Strategic Initiatives, Arlington County
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What a great document that is full of really helpful information! This will be the first piece I give to our incoming Data Fellow to read. Emily Yates, Smart City Director, City of Philadelphia
