Cloud First policy gets underway on Oct 1

The government is scheduled to enforce its Cloud First policy via the Government Data Centre and Cloud (GDCC) system on Oct 1, bringing cloud development for all state agencies onto a single platform.

- KOMSAN TORTERMVASANA

Under the policy, all the cloud and data centre procurement and development processes of state units will be through the centralised platform operated by the GDCC system, said Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong.

The move ensures investment and development of cloud and data centre services is cost-effective and complies with the security policies for state agencies’ use of digital technology, he said.

The government expects the policy to reduce the state’s operational costs related to cloud and data centre development by 30%.