PNG Minister for Department of Information and Communications Technology Masiu has expressed his frustration on how purported agents of AWS are attempting to put themselves upfront as service providers of cloud services for government.
“I have been informed that certain third-party entities are attempting to bring AWS in-country and further to this, have approached the Ministry for Treasury”
“Firstly, you have gone to the wrong Ministry. Secondly, we are Government, and we intend to negotiate directly with the service provider.”
Masiu highlighted that there is a recent decision made by Government on the oversight of all public sector cloud arrangement.
“The Marape Government through Cabinet decision No 39/2021 has endorsement of a whole-government-approach to public sector cloud services. Therefore, Public Sector Cloud Service is the Business of the Ministry of ICT. Any investment for the open market may also be subject to the National ICT Act”
“With respect to Public Sector Cloud Services, My Ministry through the department has already called for an important heads meeting and I am encouraging Department heads to attend on the 20th July 2021, so we can move forward with a clear implementation plan for a Public Sector Cloud Arrangement.”
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