; (B) to harmonize existing standards and deployment efforts and enable greater interoperability across smart city or community technologies; (C) to coordinate domestic and international performance standards and interoperability standards to promote uniform performance standards and interoperability standards worldwide, including with respect to the need for testing and demonstration; and (D) for guidelines to enable interoperability in the collection, storage, ownership, and sharing of data; (3) based on the recommendations under paragraph (2), develop a consensus-based framework that includes protocols and model standards for the management and exchange of information, including existing guidelines, best practices, and industry consensus standards; (4) ensure that cybersecurity and privacy are core elements of the recommended performance standards and interoperability standards; and (5) lead international coordination efforts to develop industry-led, technology-neutral, voluntary, consensus-based global smart city or community performance standards and interoperability standards. IV International cooperation and best practices 401. Development of global smart city or community best practices (a) In general The Secretaries may carry out activities— (1) to enable cities and communities in the United States and other countries to work together toward shared smart city- or community-related goals; (2) to promote smart city or community solutions that provide measurable benefits to local governments and residents; (3) to enable an open, global market place for smart city or community technologies based on voluntary, consensus-based, and technology-neutral standards; and (4) to connect innovators from industry and academia to local governments to catalyze the emergence of open and advanced technologies that— (A) meet community needs