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Why the commercial cloud is key to a digital government
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GovTech built applications like TraceTogether and SafeEntry in weeks. With the "digital plumbing" taken care of by commercial cloud providers and third-party tech solutions providers, app developers can focus on innovation.
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Chan Cheow Hoe
The pressure of using commercial cloud technologies had never been so intense for governments until the Covid-19 pandemic hit.
Commercial cloud services - offered by players including Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Alibaba - initially offer only cost savings as governments need not buy and install dedicated hardware and software to host their tech developments.
