The group includes Australian companies like Digital Pacific and Macquarie Telecom and international firms like IBM Australia and Microsoft. The Australian government announced in late 2014 that it would create the panel to help the government work with service providers as it sets up GovDesk and GovMail services for launch this year or next.
Australia’s government has been working towards cloud adoption by federal agencies for several years, and at launch GovDesk and GovMail will be the first achievement of that goal.
“This new arrangement will accomplish a major milestone in the implementation of the Australian Government Cloud Computing Policy and in continuing to deliver on the eGovernment and the Digital Economy pre-election commitments,” wrote Mundi Tomlinson of the Department of Finance in a blog post. “The Cloud Services Panel aims to provide agencies scalable and flexible cloud services via industry offerings and agencies will be able to procure Cloud Services across IAAS, PAAS, SAAS and Cloud Specialist services. Use of the Cloud Services Panel is optional for agencies at all levels of government, however, in accordance with the cloud computing policy, government departments and agencies are required to adopt cloud services for new and refreshed ICT capabilities where it the cloud services are fit for purpose, provide adequate protection of government data and deliver value for money.”
Companies sitting on the panel will serve a two-year term, with options for the four following years. More panelists are expected to join soon, and comments appended to the blog post suggest that the government is in negotiations with other service providers.
Australia’s federal government is also currently working with industry stakeholders on strategies to combat copyright infringements.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Chris Burt
Quelle/Source: The Web Host Industry Review, 18.02.2015
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