State Chief Information Officers Urged in Policy Brief to Write IoT Policies

State chief information officers should write IoT policies, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) said in a policy brief Wednesday. Most states are discussing IoT only informally, if at all, NASCIO said. “Without specific policy on IoT, states will be caught unprepared to deal with the myriad of issues that can arise with increasing connectedness.” Issues include security, privacy, accessibility, financing, legislation and data management and standardization, it said. States aren’t as far along as cities in developing an IoT road map, but a “smart state” can benefit like a “smart city,” it said. “While a state may not have a bus system to connect to an app, states may use sensor data, mobile platforms, or analytics software for healthcare, transportation or public safety.”