{"id":18268,"date":"2022-01-10T09:04:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T14:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quantumlifecycle.com\/staging\/how-quantum-works-with-government-organizations\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T11:49:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T15:49:44","slug":"how-quantum-works-with-governments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quantumlifecycle.com\/en_CA\/case-studies\/how-quantum-works-with-governments\/","title":{"rendered":"How Quantum Works with Governments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Government organizations have strict criteria for managing their end-of-life<\/a> IT assets<\/a>. Protecting sensitive data is of utmost importance, which is why these agencies must partner with only the most trusted IT asset disposition<\/a> (ITAD<\/a>) companies.<\/p>\n

WIth rigorous security measures in place, Quantum is able to meet the ITAD needs of government agencies by aligning our practices with stringent requirements for handling assets. Not only can we satisfy security checks, but we also offer the option of reuse<\/a> to drastically increase the value of rebates and decrease governments\u2019 environmental footprint<\/a>. Here\u2019s a closer look into how Quantum helps government organizations solve complex ITAD challenges.<\/p>\n

Managing End-of-Life Assets in Government<\/h2>\n

Currently, Canadian governments are subject to the Privacy Act, <\/i>which was enacted in 1983. According to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada<\/a>, the law requires appropriate safeguards for the personal information<\/a> gathered by the government. The Government of Canada has also announced<\/a> that they are modernizing the act to mirror data privacy laws in other areas, such as the General Data Protection Regulation<\/a> (GDPR<\/a>) introduced by the European Union in 2018. Moreover, some provincial and territorial governments have their own statutes for protecting private data in both the public and private sectors.<\/p>\n

As such, Canadian governments can\u2019t simply toss their IT assets to the curb when they\u2019re through with them. Not only would this violate environmental regulations, but it would also compromise sensitive data covered under the privacy act, including information about:<\/p>\n