Cloud, BPO key govt IT trends for 2011 in Asia

MELBORUNE, AUSTRALIA: The cloud and business process outsourcing will be two of the key trends aimed at driving efficiencies in central government IT in 2011, according to analyst Ovum.

In a new report, the innovation analyst as well added that the government agencies will become more open to a cloud-based approach to service delivery and outsourcing in the coming year, as the need to cut costs comes to the fore.

"Asian governments will continue to invest in local cloud computing capabilities to boost the competitiveness of their ICT industries in the region. But, Australia stays asleep at the wheel on the need to link the government procurement and industry development agendas," said Dr. Steve Hodgkinson, innovation director, Ovum.