Arup commissioned to suppport underground utilities information system bring Hong Kong’s smart city plan to life

Given the numerous data domains under its purview, the Lands Department needs a unified framework to effectively manage these data domains. Our data governance framework will help standardise and formalise data management policies, governance roles within each department, a cross-departmental data council and also external private entities. This framework will ensure accuracy, completeness and consistency of data and encourage compliance among government departments and utility contractors. 

Additionally, our IT security policy aims to safeguard valuable assets by providing guidelines and regulations that establish security standards to enhance security compliance within the organisation. It will also assist the Lands Department to establish compliance standards and guidelines by referring to the prevailing government standards and international standards such as ISO-27001, SANS and NIST to protect user data and other confidential information.