Governments should change its way of work in order to facilitate processes and save money. We know this. But the reality is very different and this modernization is done slowly. Can we change this situation? Of course. Or at least this is the goal of the TechAmerica Foundation’s State and Local Government Cloud Commission: to further the adoption of cloud by State and Local governments and to educate them on the benefits of cloud and how to procure it.
To promote this the TechAmerica Foundation’s State and Local Government Cloud Commission has published a report, which is intended to be a partial initial step in the agency’s efforts to promote cloud computing for governments, offers such recommendations as making selection of the right deployment and service models a primary consideration. The report also advises that authentication must be managed across all cloud environments and that cloud providers should be encouraged to limit use of proprietary tools and storage platforms. The commission also unveiled a portal, at www.cloud4slg.org, to share practices and trends in cloud computing.
The report proposes a four-stage management structure for transitioning to cloud computing:
- Create a multiphase strategy for cloud adoption and deployment
- Build an inventory of applications to be moved to the cloud
- Analyze process and financial impacts, gaps, and inefficiencies
- Determine how cloud computing will impact existing technical operations and architecture considerations
To procure cloud solutions, the report recommends that states create an RFP/contract vehicle for cloud services. If a non-cloud-specific procurement mechanism is used, terms and conditions should be made specific to cloud services. Also, governments should require specific terms for data portability, records management, security and privacy, and SLAs.
At eyeOS we are working with public administration for a long time. From Paris City Council to the Government of Catalonia, different State and Local Governments are working in their cloud, optimizing and adapting processes and resources, a crucial factor for the public sector at this current time, and adapting themselves to e-Government processes.
The potential offered by eyeOS makes it a unique platform on the market to propel digitalization and migration to the cloud, in the working environments of users and employees, who are part of Public Administration. eyeOS allows for re-engineering in internal and external processes, by promoting innovation within Public Administration.
