Efficient procurement and industry policy coalesce in the cloud
Government’s efficiency objectives are often at odds with its industry development policy – to spend less on the one hand to cut costs, but spend more on the other to create local jobs. Cloud computing may allow both objectives to be achieved, but only if governments are thinking ahead. Conversely, inattention could lead to both lost efficiency opportunities and lasting damage to the local IT industry.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
IN A NUTSHELL
ANALYSIS
CLOUD COMPUTING – THE IT EQUIVALENT OF TAKING THE TRAIN RATHER THAN OWNING A CAR
GOVERNMENTS ARE MOVING IN PARALLEL TOWARDS SHARING SERVICES
CLOUD COMPUTING RESERVATIONS – ‘YES, BUT WHERE IS MY DATA?’
CLOUD COMPUTING MAY LEAD TO INVISIBLE OFFSHORING
CLOUD COMPUTING MUST BECOME PART OF EVERY COUNTRY’S ICT INDUSTRY POLICY
NATIONAL CLOUDS MAY BE A NECESSARY SELF-DEFENCE
GOVERNMENTS NEED TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE ON A G-CLOUD
IN A NUTSHELL
ANALYSIS
CLOUD COMPUTING – THE IT EQUIVALENT OF TAKING THE TRAIN RATHER THAN OWNING A CAR
GOVERNMENTS ARE MOVING IN PARALLEL TOWARDS SHARING SERVICES
CLOUD COMPUTING RESERVATIONS – ‘YES, BUT WHERE IS MY DATA?’
CLOUD COMPUTING MAY LEAD TO INVISIBLE OFFSHORING
CLOUD COMPUTING MUST BECOME PART OF EVERY COUNTRY’S ICT INDUSTRY POLICY
NATIONAL CLOUDS MAY BE A NECESSARY SELF-DEFENCE
GOVERNMENTS NEED TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE ON A G-CLOUD