Whereas public bodies are responsible for the management and protection of personal information under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act FOIPPA; And whereas personal information is stored and gathered through many methods including digital technology; And whereas local governments face major challenges with digital technology including capacity and the lack of knowledge and awareness around cyber security; And whereas Section 69 5 of FOIPPA legislation, which states that local governments are required to conduct Privacy Impact Assessments PIA on new initiatives for which no PIA has been conducted or before implementing a significant change to an existing initiative, places hardship on local governments to allocate more staff and resources to meet these requirements, along with costs of upgrades to digital technology: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM ask the Province of BC to allocate additional resources to assist local governments with assessing and maintaining cyber security health by collaborating with Information Technology Professionals to produce relevant and effective Privacy Impact Assessments.
