Policy paper

Government cloud strategy

The government's cloud computing (G-cloud) strategy to provide computing resources to users as needed.

• From: Cabinet Office and Efficiency and Reform Group
• Published: 27 October 2011

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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This document is 1 of the 4 sub-strategies to the Government ICT Strategy. It helps to provide the environment and approaches to radically change government information and communications technology (ICT) landscape to create a more productive, flexible workforce that delivers digital public services in a much more cost effective way. See also the ministerial foreword.

Cloud computing has brought about a step change in the economics and sustainability of ICT enabled service provision. The government is committed to adopting cloud computing and providing computing resources to users as needed (an on-demand delivery model). By exploiting innovations in cloud computing we will transform the public sector ICT estate into one that is agile, cost effective and environmentally sustainable.

Published 27 October 2011