The adoption of Cloud technologies in the public sector is not very different from private one. The main
issues followed in the public sector are the reduction of costs and the increase of the quality of services
supplied by Cloud platforms.
Having such major benefits, noticed or estimated, the European Commission proposed the Cloud
technologies for economic development and reduction of negative impact on environment of economic
activities. Thus, in order to stimulate the development of Cloud 3 major actions may be undertaken:
Standardization of the series of data and informational applications
Adjusting the terms and conditions for contracts
Determining a partnership for European Cloud which supports innovation and development in the
public sector
2.3.3 National context
Cloud Computing Approach in Romania
Cloud computing has several advantages which also Romanian Government and public authorities can
benefit from. Therefore, we have looked to the couple of European countries who already adopted cloud
computing in the public sector or are planning to do so. As a conclusion, the dominant cloud computing
deployment model in those countries is a so-called G-Cloud (Governmental Cloud), a private or community
cloud especially designed for national governmental use.
The Governmental Cloud has a double role. The first issue refers to the relation of governments with
citizens in the eGovernment context. But there is also a secondary issue, equally important, related to
determining a technical work frame for the interoperability of governmental organizations. The concept of
governmental Cloud approaches both issues combining a particular concept of a hybrid Cloud with an area
of public Cloud for citizens and an area of private Cloud for interoperability.
In the context of eGovernment and creation of an interoperability frame in the space of public services the
governmental Cloud is a versatile infrastructure of support which presents certain indisputable technological
advantages such as:
Lower operation costs
Necessary optimized of human resources
flexible infrastructure adjusted to changes in the context of a faster launch of eGovernment
services
2.3.4 Strategic Lines of Development
Strategic Lines of Development for Cloud Computing in Romania
Strategic Lines of Development
Lines of Actions
Description
Creation of a safe and scalable IT
infrastructure, common to all
organizations of public sector
Consolidation of the Acquisition
Process for the Public Institutions IT
Infrastructure
The pattern changes the manner by
which IT products, infrastructure and
services are purchased, managed
and used independently by the
organizations of public institutions,
by using common elements of
infrastructure
which
reduce
(Enabler)
Page 52 of 172