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This standard gives guidance on establishing a decision-making framework for sharing data and information services in smart cities.It covers:a) types of data in smart cities;b) establishing a data sharing culture;c) data value chain – roles and responsibilities;d) purposes for data use;e) assessing data states;f) defining access rights for data; andg) data formats/format of transportation.This standard aims to support the sharing of data and information services within cities. For some cities there will also be a need to establish specific data sharing agreements, particularly where data is being shared by multiple organizations at once.This standard supports a transparent approach to making decisions and creating specific data sharing agreements in order to fully realise the benefits and value of data and information services in a city.Missing data or misinterpretation of data can lead to the wrong actions being taken by city decision-makers. A decision-making framework for sharing data can help ensure that they have the best overall data on which to base decisions.This standard does not cover:a) national security issues;b) good practice for use of data by the citizen;c) existing interoperability agreements between cities;d) defining application programming interfaces (API) networks; ore) any data sharing rules and regulations specific to a particular jurisdiction. It is assumed that a security-minded approach to data sharing is used by cities.NOTE 1 Further details on the areas not covered in this standard, including information on relevant standards publications, are given in Annex A.This standard is for use by decision-makers in smart cities from the public, private and third sectors. It is also of interest to any city organization wishing to share data.