From MIT
From Cybertecture
Here is the paper that David Chandra from Microsoft referred to. It covers OECD countries.
A Cisco report on how public sector managers can evaluate adoption and a Cap Gemini report on eGovernment in Europe.
This describes the most obvious benefits of Cloud
"It is either going to be or already is, the most important computing architecture in the world. Because we have redefined cloud computing to include everything we already do. So it has already achieved dominance in the industry. I can't think of anything that isn't cloud computing … the computer industry is the only industry that is more fashion driven than women's fashion … orange is the new pink … and cloud is the new SaaS … or cloud is the new virtualization … it is the most nonsensical … I mean may be I am an idiot … Google mail is cloud computing … what is it? …I am going to access data on a server on the internet … that's cloud computing? … there is a definition, what is cloud computing? It's using a computer that's 'out there' … these people who are writing this crap are 'out there' … they are insane … may be we will do an ad … I don't understand what we would do differently in the light of cloud computing … other than change the wording on some of our ads …"
Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle
Eye on earth is an example of a Cloud App and of co-creation with government and consumer data. Since this is a Microsoft App … probably best viewed with IE … and you need Microsoft Silverlight. But it works on a Mac too.
