Policy and Regulations
The Smart Qatar (TASMU) Program has developed policies and standards that will serve as the regulatory framework underpinning all smart country initiatives. From protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information, to reducing ethical risks and negative social and environmental impacts of adopting emerging technologies, TASMU developed six common policies. The polices are aligned with global best practices, international regulatory frameworks and national policies, designed to eliminate regulation barriers to ensure institutional readiness in the deployment of smart solutions and initiatives. They also provide the ICT ecosystem in Qatar with the necessary guidelines to develop meaningful, safe, and relevant experiences to the users of TASMU smart solutions and applications.
TASMU Societal Impact Policy
This is the TASMU Societal Impact Policy, which seeks to minimise the social cost of adopting new emerging technologies, and ensures oversight that ethical breaches or risks are mitigated as part of the TASMU innovation developing development process.
TASMU Security Policy
This is the TASMU Security Policy, which provides a criticality assessment mechanism and corresponding minimal, baseline and enhanced security controls to be implemented by the TASMU Service Operator. It also provides IoT controls for applicable TASMU Systems, and finally concludes with controls for Personal Data used in the TASMU Ecosystem, which are applicable to all TASMU Service Operators.
TASMU Interoperability Policy
This is the TASMU Societal Impact Policy, which seeks to minimise the social cost of adopting new emerging technologies, and ensures oversight that ethical breaches or risks are mitigated as part of the TASMU innovation developing development process.
TASMU Experience Policy
This is the TASMU Experience Policy, and covers rules governing accessibility, user interface design, consumer impact and the end user experience. It also covers the requirements for reliability, availability and rules for managing user generated content on TASMU Smart Services.
TASMU Electronic Commerce and Transaction Policy
This is the TASMU Electronic Commerce and Transaction Policy which provides the rules and regulations for all electronic commerce and transactions used within the TASMU Ecosystem, including the use of digital signatures, electronic commercial rules and payment services, related to those transactions.
TASMU Data Policy
This is the TASMU Data Policy and provides the rules for managing data within the TASMU Ecosystem. The data generated by Subscribers of TASMU Smart Services and by the activities of connected devices are key data assets of the TASMU Ecosystem and must be managed appropriately to maintain core functions, operational activities and safeguard personal information from misuse. Every participant within the TASMU Ecosystem has a responsibility to look after data by abiding with this policy, national data policies and laws, including sector data policies as applicable. Mismanagement of data by TASMU Service Operators , may lead to sanctions.
