Belnet is
preparing
for GDPR
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
and Proximus create smarter
urban environment
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elnet, the Belgian national research
network providing high-bandwidth
Internet connection and services to Belgian
universities, colleges, schools, research
centres and government departments, is
addressing the General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR). GDPR is a government
requirement and comes into play on 25
May 2018 and focuses on the transparency
and control of processing personal data. As
previously announced, Belnet has taken the
necessary measures in order to be compliant
with the GDPR regulations and has rolled out
several measures simultaneously.
The following precautions are aimed at
developing Belnet’s privacy governance
and the specific requirements associated
with GDPR compliance in the contractual
relationships with Belnet’s customers.
In addition to appointing its own Data
Protection Officer (DPO) and creating a data
register, Belnet is integrating the principles
of ‘privacy-by-default’ and ‘privacy-by-
design’ right from the start of projects. When
starting a project, the project managers at
Belnet complete questionnaires which are
then submitted to the DPO for advice. In this
way, Belnet can ensure the minimisation of
data and deploy risk management when
processing personal data.
Belnet also includes GDPR requirements
in specifications for public procurement
contracts. It is important that the company’s
suppliers are GDPR-compliant, not only for
Belnet’s internal operations, but also for
provision of services to its customers.
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roximus and Ottignies-Louvain-la-
Neuve have agreed to collaborate on
implementing a Smart City Live Lab. The
joint project falls within the framework of
an agreement with the Walloon Region
and will be elaborated under the aegis of
the Digital Agency, in line with the Digital
Wallonia #SmartRegion strategy.
It will make it possible to evaluate the
potential of ‘Smart City’ solutions in
different fields of application, such as
security and prevention, administrative
efficiency and tourism, and energy
management and mobility.
In an initial phase, Proximus and
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve will perform a
detailed analysis of the major challenges
the City is facing and define priorities in
order to develop conceivable solutions
together. At the end of this exploratory
phase, the most relevant solutions will be
tested in real-life situations, with the city
being used as a laboratory.
The long-term objective will be to
replicate the solutions tested in
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve across the
country, to convince other Walloon cities
and municipalities.
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