Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 26 Feb. (Europa Press) –
The 112 service of the Canary Islands, under the Ministry of Territorial Policy, Territorial Cohesion and Water of the Government of the Canary Islands, has made it to the finals of the @aslan awards in the security and availability category, competing with an innovative project that sets a national benchmark for advanced digital sovereignty.
These esteemed awards in the technology sector acknowledge successful cases of digital transformation within public administration in Spain and commend those who have spearheaded these initiatives to deliver improved services to citizens, enhance efficiency, and optimise costs.
In this XVII Edition of the Awards, the 112 service of the Canary Islands is vying for recognition in its category alongside two other finalists: the health service of the Balearic Islands and the Agency for Digital Administration of the Community of Madrid.
The candidacy from the archipelago includes a groundbreaking project developed in 2024, marking it as the first Spanish public administration to harness the management and secure storage of data in a public cloud, adhering to the principles of advanced digital sovereignty that ensures comprehensive control of data within national borders.
This approach affords additional protection in the data management of the Coordinating Coordinating Centre and Canarian Security, exceeding the current standards set by European regulations.
In response to the @aslan association’s call, which boasts over 35 years of experience and represents the digital innovation and cybersecurity sector in Spain, a total of 77 initiatives from 61 public administrations and agencies participating in digital transformation projects aimed at enhancing the efficiency and quality of citizen services were submitted, as noted by the Government of the Canary Islands.
Among the other finalists across various categories are renowned institutions such as the Ministry of Defence, the City of Bilbao, the University of Castilla La Mancha, the Cabildo de Tenerife, and the City Council of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
The selection of finalist projects within each category was conducted via an open and transparent process involving votes from the associated companies of @aslan and the Commission of Relationships with Public Administrations.
Furthermore, online voting is now open on www.aslan.es/premiosaapp for registered users until December 31, 2024.
The winners in each category will be revealed on March 18 during a ceremony in Madrid as part of Congress #Aslan2025.
The commitment of 112 Canary Islands to utilise technology in emergency services is not a new phenomenon; in 2021, it was a finalist in these same awards in the ‘Information Technology Infrastructure to Improve Service’ category, highlighting how collaborative efforts enhanced the efficiency of the coordinating centre and citizen services through the establishment of a corporate social network in a multifunctional setting.
Management of Sensitive Information
Following the implementation of this project, the 112 service of the Canary Islands now boasts a new service with comprehensive security assurances for managing sensitive information, which will even incorporate PQC encryption (resistant to quantum computing attacks).
This improvement will also enable the handling of information classified with a limited dissemination degree, aligning with the certification requirements set by the National Cryptological Centre.
The adopted solution (Keepbox), combined with the features of the National Digital Sovereignty solution, effectively addresses a critical issue affecting most essential services: data safety, while overcoming traditional barriers that hinder the use of cloud services as external storage solutions.
This innovative system has been realised through the collaborative efforts of the 112 service of the Canary Islands, acting as the final customer, alongside Dinosec, which delivers the technological safety solution and all encryption layers for the data, Google Cloud Spain, providing the infrastructure within the sovereign cloud hosting the application, and SIA, part of the Indra group, which manages the keys as an additional security measure pertaining to digital sovereignty.
