Investor Updates
Australia opens ICT spend to the cloud
06 June 2013
The Australian Government is opening its annual $5 billion a year expenditure on ICT to cloud computing by requiring federal agencies to consider cloud services for new information technology purchases.
The decision is part of the National Strategy for Cloud Computing, released at the CeBIT Conference in Sydney.
Under the strategy, the Government aims to boost innovation and productivity using cloud services.
It will support a vibrant cloud services sector through competition, a highly capable technology workforce and regulatory settings that promote growth and foster innovation.
In the 2013 BSA Global Cloud Computing Scorecard, Australia was ranked second only to Japan in cloud computing readiness out of the 24 countries that make up 80 per cent of the global ICT market.
Investors wanting to know more about growth opportunities in cloud computing in Australia can contact an Austrade specialist.
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