{"id":35388,"date":"2024-06-25T11:44:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T10:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digileaders.com\/?p=35388"},"modified":"2024-06-27T12:01:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T11:01:55","slug":"10-ways-that-governments-incentivise-cloud-use-to-accelerate-digital-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digileaders.com\/10-ways-that-governments-incentivise-cloud-use-to-accelerate-digital-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"10 ways that governments incentivise cloud use to accelerate digital transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governments encourage public sector organisations, businesses, and citizens to embrace digital technologies and practices through a range of incentives. These incentives standardise processes and motivate behaviours that achieve the objectives of these initiatives in a way that can be sustained over time. They create an enabling culture for innovation and promote transparency and trust in digitised services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amazon Web Services (AWS)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> government transformation advisor, I\u2019ve observed best practices that deliver success, and in this post, I summarise them. Here are 10 ways that governments use incentives to accelerate successful digital transformation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>1. Government grants and other financial support<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governments may offer agencies a share of savings achieved through change, as well as grants, subsidies, tax incentives, or low-interest loans. These support vehicles help offset the initial cost of transformation and encourage investment in technology upgrades.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dta.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Australia Digital Transformation Agency<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (DTA) invests in digital infrastructure that drives the digital economy. There are tax and other financial incentives targeted at building skills and using the DTA\u2019s digital skills passport, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MyPass<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>2. Capacity building and training<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governments provide training programs, educational resources, hackathons, labs, incubators, and test beds to build digital literacy and technical skills among public sector employees, businesses, and citizens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Canadian government\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ictc-ctic.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Information and Communications Technology Council<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ICTC) program <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/etalentcanada.ca\/for-job-seekers\/programs\/beyond-cloud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond the Cloud<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> trains people and upskill employees for essential roles such as cloud architects, engineers, and administrators. Beyond the Cloud is designed to give people skills to enter the modern workplace and to give businesses and the government the capability to transform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>3. Regulatory reforms<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governments update regulations and policies to remove barriers to digital innovation and entrepreneurship. This includes simplifying licensing processes, promoting interoperability standards, and creating regulatory sandboxes to allow for experimentation with new technologies in a controlled environment. Built-in guardrails and checkpoints increase awareness of reforms, compliance, and successful use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud-first policies are an example of a regulatory reform to incentivise digital transformation by removing blockers to commercial cloud adoption and use. In the Philippines, the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Department of Information and Communications Technology<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (DICT) published the country\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud First Policy<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to drive cloud adoption and \u201cfoster flexibility, security, and cost-efficiency.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>4. Public-private partnerships (PPPs)<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governments collaborate with private sector companies, industry associations, and academic institutions to develop joint initiatives and projects to advance digital transformation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PPPs are one way to invest in the digital public infrastructure (DPI) that is an essential foundation for digital services. Ukraine\u2019s open government procurement site <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prozorro<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (which means transparency in Ukrainian) is an example of a successful PPP investment in DPI. The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United States Agency for International Development<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (USAID) invested in the development of Prozorro, which is estimated to have saved Ukraine\u2019s government $6 billion since 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples of successful government partnerships for transformation also include the development of cloud procurement agreements, cloud-first policies, and digital marketplaces.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>5. Open data initiatives<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governments release public datasets and APIs to promote transparency, innovation, and economic development. Open data initiatives provide resources for businesses, researchers, and developers to use government data to create products and services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spain launched the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aporta Initiative<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2009 to open public information and promote data-based development of modern services. Aporta, backed by the<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0provides insights on how to manage open data.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>6. Digital service delivery<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governments digitise public services to improve accessibility, convenience, and efficiency for people and businesses. They develop online portals, mobile apps, and digital platforms to access government services and information. Simpler access drives service use and increases customer demand and adoption.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/government-digital-service\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United Kingdom Government Digital Service<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (GDS) incentivises public sector transformation with tools it creates that remove barriers to change and improve services. These are available for reuse. An example is the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GDS design system<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which streamlines websites and digital content with standardized styles, components, and patterns and offers a guide on how to use them. Another example is the General Services Administration\u2019s (GSA) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18F<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the US.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>7. Recognition and awards<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governments recognise and reward organisations and individuals that demonstrate excellence in digital transformation and innovation. These awards raise awareness, incentivise best practices, and inspire others to embark on their digital transformation journey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2023, the European Union had more than 330 applicants for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/digital-skills-jobs.europa.eu\/en\/european-digital-skills-awards-2024-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">European Digital Skills Awards<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across five categories. Digital government awards build culture and community and motivate people to try new things.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>8. National strategies and roadmaps<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governments develop national strategies for digital transformation to coordinate objectives and resource allocation across sectors and stakeholders. Digital strategies linked to government priorities tend to succeed. For example, the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msit.go.kr\/eng\/bbs\/view.do?sCode=eng&amp;mId=4&amp;mPid=2&amp;pageIndex=&amp;bbsSeqNo=42&amp;nttSeqNo=443&amp;searchOpt=&amp;searchTxt=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Korean Digital New Deal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> launched by the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) has 12 goals across four sectors. Though the scope is broad, the individual goals are focused on specific government objectives and have led to South Korea being a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/topic\/digitaldevelopment\/brief\/the-world-bank-highlights-the-impact-of-korean-digital-innovation-at-the-9th-global-ict-leadership-forum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recognised<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> digital leader.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>9. Monitor and evaluate against objectives<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governments set clear objectives and create mechanisms for continual introspection, improvement, and accountability. This helps leaders to make adjustments to keep activity on track.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, Saudi Arabia\u2019s Digital Government Authority (DGA) established indicators and a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dga.gov.sa\/en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">public website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to provide open and transparent measurement towards its goal to move 80% of its workloads to the cloud. The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DGA goal and measurement<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> support the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saudi 2030 Vision<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>10. Financial operations and spending controls<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FinOps is the practice of managing spend on cloud technology. Governments establish FinOps teams, produce guidance, and provide tools to help plan, monitor, and control spending. These resources help users manage the transition from upfront investment in capital infrastructure used for traditional IT to the pay-as-you-go model used to buy cloud technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UK Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) provides <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/digital-and-technology-spend-control-version-6\/digital-and-technology-spend-control-version-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">guidance on cloud spending controls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for all of the government. It owns and standardises controls, which reduces effort, removes guess work, and creates organization-wide best practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By implementing these incentives and strategies, governments create an enabling culture of innovation for digital transformation that supports increased user adoption, more transparency and trust, and better impacts. Incentives are a powerful mechanism for transformation. In building and executing on a digital strategy, consider how these and other incentives can be used to navigate different types of blockers to realize transformation objectives.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"btn-container\"><a class=\"btn btn-md btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/digileaders.com\/topic\/cloud\/\">Read More Cloud <i class=\"far fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governments encourage public sector organisations, businesses, and citizens to embrace digital technologies and practices through a range of incentives. These incentives standardise processes and motivate behaviours that achieve the objectives of these initiatives in a way that can be sustained over time. 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