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BSI supporting the fight against COVID-19. BSI has been working closely with partners, clients and communities to support the fight against COVID-19. As people globally live through these challenging times, we have been doing what we do best: helping keep people and organizations safe and secure. Inspiring trust for a more resilient world. Watch the video > Inspiring trust in smart cities The BSI Kitemark for smart cities and communities validates a city’s commitment to adopt a citizen-centric approach, helping the population thrive and making it more attractive to inward investment. Being accredited to ISO 37106 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) gives cities evidence of success in their strategic approach to manage resource better, making an urban environment more liveable, sustainable and productive. Find out how we can help organizations in construction and the built environment > Inspiring trust in medical devices The Internet of Things provides a huge opportunity for the healthcare industry, but with the development of more complex and better-connected medical devices comes a greater need to incorporate stringent cyber security safeguards to avoid breaches that could put patient safety at risk. Through vulnerability and penetration assessments with BSI, medical device manufacturers can identify possible security risks. Find out how we can help organizations in medical devices manufacturing > Inspiring trust in food production Sustainable palm oil producers face ever-increasing demands on yield, transparency and compliance. BSI and partners vCapture have created an innovative cloud-based solution using drone technology that makes auditing and crop management more accurate, effective and efficient than ever before. 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