Public and private sector organisations are increasingly adopting cloud computing in a shift away from in-house IT approaches towards outsourcing to large cloud service providers. Evidence suggests that in a couple of years, around 80% of organisations will be dependent on cloud computing.
The State Information Communication Foundation (RISK) of Estonia has chosen Ericsson, the Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications vendor, as the main partner to lead the transformation of its eGovernment services in the cloud.
Back in 2012, the New York Public Library (NYPL) began migrating its web content to cloud solutions.
The digital strategy for Surrey County Council (UK) includes working towards a platform of common functional components and alignment with Government Digital Service design principle
Bristol City Council (BCC) provides services for around 440,000 people. Cloud technology plays a key role in supporting business transformation as part of the city’s commitment to build better online services for its citizens. BCC is the winner of “Best Use of Agile in the Public Sector 2015” award.
Named after an idyllic beach on the Western coast of Ireland known for its waves and great surfing, Spanish Point develops user friendly business systems that boost performance, untangle complexities and connect customers with essential business information.
Okeanos [1] is an IaaS cloud service developed and operated by GRNET [2]. The service is powered by Synnefo [3], an open source software build on top of existing proven open source software (Google Ganeti, Ceph, etc.) which has been expanded in-house in order to provide a robust and complete IaaS cloud solution.
EDUCLOUD is the first “School as a Service” platform available in a French state school today.
Following the theme of making learning fun for children, NVIDIA has been working with Gayatech, other start-up companies, and local authorities, on a customisable cloud-based educational platform which includes a 3D video game for children as its main pillar.
The G-Cloud, which launched in 2012, essentially provides an online Digital Marketplace where public organisations can find different services offered by a large amount of suppliers that are part of the G-Cloud Framework Agreement. The G-Cloud has definitely had an impact on the way the UK public sector buys commodity IT services and the government has been commended on the strides it has taken to refine the procurement and certification process through the G-Cloud.
Starred is a recent start-up with a new take on an old problem: how does a business find out what its clients are thinking? The service that it has developed, delivered as software in the Cloud, promises companies better information, gathered with less annoyance to their clients.
Danish-founded SME, Nova Learning, provides online training and e-courses for Cisco, Comptia and Microsoft products in 18 languages.
The federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is moving its email application and collaboration services to the solution that is hosted in a Government Community Cloud, it was announced on the 20th of November.
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The Cloud for Europe project (FP7) announces the publication of a tender for the joint pre-commercial procurement (PCP) of research and development on cloud computing services. The purpose of the tender is to research and demonstrate solutions to overcome obstacles for the adoption of cloud computing by the public sector.
The Cloud for Europe PCP is inviting suppliers to bid for any or all of three services (lots), each of which provides a framework agreement for the realisation of research and development services.
The lots are:
Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) is in charge of managing the largest port in Germany, and second largest in Europe. HPA wanted to take advantage of new devices and form factors to boost employee mobility and remove issues that could impede the effectiveness of employees working outside of the office. HPA chose to upgrade to cloud services to provide employees the ability to be productive on virtually any device from anywhere in the port.
Estonians, using a national identity card embedded with a microchip, gain access to some 4,000 services, including banking, business registration and even fishing licenses. They review medical records and order prescriptions on smartphones. Almost everyone files taxes on the web within minutes, and about a third of voters now cast their ballots online.
Estonia will become the first country in the world to offer “e-residency” for people interested in using state digital services such as banking and registering a company. $64 Electronic ID Would Allow a Digital Life in Estonia Without a Physical Presence./
‘The Estonian state is going to offer a strong digital identity for foreigners.’ —Taavi Kotka, deputy secretary-general for communication and state information systems at the Ministry for Economic Affairs and Communications
Madrid needed to update SUMMA 112’s, the current emergency technology platform which had become obsolete. When minutes can mean life or death -- prioritizing life-threatening emergencies.
Zaragoza a city in Spain had the challenge to turn the grounds of a former barracks into an environmentally sustainable city with integrated bioclimatic management systems for Valdespartera’s urban operations.
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