“Vendors need to think more carefully about the people in government they’re talking to, which is usually CIOs. This is preaching to the converted,” she told FutureGov.
“Cloud is still just an idea for Philippine government agencies, but most CIOs recognise the long-term benefits. It is the legislators and policymakers who still need convincing,” Guillermo remarked.
That said, Guillermo noted that data confidentiality in the cloud was a big concern for her agency, and the conservative mindset of tax officials would prove an obstacle.
“I would prefer a private cloud for shared services, and the public cloud for ‘non-core’ data. Tax payer data is classified as ‘core’ data under Philippine law. It cannot be shared.”
Guillermo, who is one of the Philippine government’s most vociferous proponents of ICT, called on the vendor community to show more transparency on pricing models.
“I want to know, on a detailed basis, the cost differential between a public and private cloud. And I want to know how the cloud can decrease costs,” she said.
The commissioner added that she was “interested” in the potential of cloud computing, and pointed to the BIR’s electronic filing system, which uses digital certificates, as one avenue for the future. “Maybe the next step is the cloud.”
But first to enter the cloud is likely to be a GIS platform for tax mappers. “I want a tool that can show tax agents the location of point of sale machines, so we can better map areas of high business activity.”
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Robin Hicks
Quelle/Source: futureGov, 19.11.2010
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