You may recall - but probably don't - a piece I composed on the near legendary Cloud computing concept. I would still argue that it's not anything new but rather an evolution of ideas we all saw years ago - the "Application Service Provider" concept, for example. However, I believed then and still do that this is the model of the future - there are things to be worked out but the future will be built upon this type of model with our local PC's - and other devices - being a means of consuming and generating online content.
I believe this has particular benefits for our Government IT systems, as it does for any large corporation in practically every industry. This article on SiliconRepublic.com concurs with that thought. John Ward, Accenture's senior manager their Irish cloud computing practice, touches on some of the key issues and concerns that are likely to be raised. The point is, this model could eliminate duplication of data, simplify the security aspect and provide a standard platform that people can leverage in the future when building applications. It could also be used to detect and eliminate fraud.
Of course, there is a cost to getting there but the cost of not getting there is potentially bigger and it will continue to grow! Is there a national IT strategy that brings together the data from the different depts, offers a cohesive user interface and a consistent user experience for the general public?
Something tells me no!
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