Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 24 -- Kerala is preparing to adopt data-driven governance, with steps initiated to set up necessary dashboards in the Chief Minister's Office, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan said on Thursday.

He said cybersecurity companies such as Cyber Shelter could play an important role in creating a secure and citizen-friendly governance environment while ensuring the protection of information.

Satheesan was speaking after inaugurating the Global Delivery Centre (GDC) and Cyber Security Centre of Excellence (CoE) of international cybersecurity firm Cyber Shelter at Lulu IT Twin Towers at SmartCity, Kakkanad.

The UAE-based company has a strong presence in India and has completed more than 700 major projects in sectors includi...