Google Apps as a Cloud Computing Solution in Italian Municipalities

2014 ◽  
pp. 244-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Biancofiore ◽  
Sabrina Leone
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Learning Curve ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Strategic Plan ◽  
Steep Learning Curve ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Europe 2020 ◽  
Google Apps

The Agenda Digitale Italiana, the strategic plan for the implementation of the Digital Agenda for Europe 2020 in Italy, aims to help citizens and businesses to get the most out of digital technologies, in order to deliver smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth. One of the pillars of this strategic plan is cloud computing, which a growing number of Italian public administrations have been activating. Different solutions have been adopted. Among these, Google Apps has been chosen for its integrated tools, low cost, and steep learning curve. This chapter aims to investigate the ongoing change in the technological architecture for eGovernment in Italian municipalities and the implications of the shift towards Google Apps as a cloud computing solution on their personnel’s empowerment. On the basis of the analysis of the best practices, recommendations will be provided for an effective implementation of Google Apps as a cloud computing solution to foster staff’s continuing professional and personal development in Italian municipalities.

Sustainable Cloud Computing Frameworks for E-Government

2016 ◽  
pp. 528-560
Author(s):  
Sabrina Leone ◽  
Giovanni Biancofiore
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Social Equity ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Management Effort ◽  
Smart Working ◽  
Set Up

Computerizing the country is a priority for the Italian government, which has set up the Digital Agenda for innovation driven by information and communication technologies to deliver smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, in adherence to European Union's policies. Cloud computing is one of the pillars of this strategic plan, since by accelerating the implementation of the Digital Agenda, it represents a chance for Italy to meet its increasingly crucial need for innovation and revitalization of competitiveness. Among the different solutions that Italian public administrations have been adopting, sustainable cloud computing frameworks have been chosen, with minimal management effort, for their contribution to smart working, and their capability of reconciling economic demands, environmental resilience, and social equity. This chapter aims to explore the ongoing change in the technological architecture for e-Government in Italian municipalities and the effects of the activation of sustainable cloud computing frameworks for this purpose, with particular emphasis on personnel's empowerment. On the basis of the benchmarking of the best practices, recommendations will be provided for an effective implementation of Google Apps as a sustainable cloud computing solution to foster staff's continuing professional and personal development in Italian municipalities.

Sustainable Cloud Computing Frameworks for E-Government

Web Services ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 280-313
Author(s):  
Sabrina Leone ◽  
Giovanni Biancofiore
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Social Equity ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Management Effort ◽  
Smart Working ◽  
Set Up

Computerizing the country is a priority for the Italian government, which has set up the Digital Agenda for innovation driven by information and communication technologies to deliver smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, in adherence to European Union's policies. Cloud computing is one of the pillars of this strategic plan, since by accelerating the implementation of the Digital Agenda, it represents a chance for Italy to meet its increasingly crucial need for innovation and revitalization of competitiveness. Among the different solutions that Italian public administrations have been adopting, sustainable cloud computing frameworks have been chosen, with minimal management effort, for their contribution to smart working, and their capability of reconciling economic demands, environmental resilience, and social equity. This chapter aims to explore the ongoing change in the technological architecture for e-Government in Italian municipalities and the effects of the activation of sustainable cloud computing frameworks for this purpose, with particular emphasis on personnel's empowerment. On the basis of the benchmarking of the best practices, recommendations will be provided for an effective implementation of Google Apps as a sustainable cloud computing solution to foster staff's continuing professional and personal development in Italian municipalities.

Sustainable Cloud Computing Frameworks for E-Government

2015 ◽  
pp. 271-303
Author(s):  
Sabrina Leone ◽  
Giovanni Biancofiore
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Social Equity ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Management Effort ◽  
Smart Working ◽  
Set Up

Computerizing the country is a priority for the Italian government, which has set up the Digital Agenda for innovation driven by information and communication technologies to deliver smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, in adherence to European Union's policies. Cloud computing is one of the pillars of this strategic plan, since by accelerating the implementation of the Digital Agenda, it represents a chance for Italy to meet its increasingly crucial need for innovation and revitalization of competitiveness. Among the different solutions that Italian public administrations have been adopting, sustainable cloud computing frameworks have been chosen, with minimal management effort, for their contribution to smart working, and their capability of reconciling economic demands, environmental resilience, and social equity. This chapter aims to explore the ongoing change in the technological architecture for e-Government in Italian municipalities and the effects of the activation of sustainable cloud computing frameworks for this purpose, with particular emphasis on personnel's empowerment. On the basis of the benchmarking of the best practices, recommendations will be provided for an effective implementation of Google Apps as a sustainable cloud computing solution to foster staff's continuing professional and personal development in Italian municipalities.

scholarly journals The Study of Pallet Pooling Information Platform Based on Cloud Computing

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia-bin Li ◽  
Shi-wei He ◽  
Wei-chuan Yin
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Resource Utilization ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Cloud Services ◽  
Computing Technology ◽  
Computing Power ◽  
Information Platform ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Hardware Resource ◽  
High Flexibility

Effective implementation of pallet pooling system needs a strong information platform to support. Through the analysis of existing pallet pooling information platform (PPIP), the paper pointed out that the existing studies of PPIP are mainly based on traditional IT infrastructures and technologies which have software, hardware, resource utilization, and process restrictions. Because of the advantages of cloud computing technology like strong computing power, high flexibility, and low cost which meet the requirements of the PPIP well, this paper gave a PPIP architecture of two parts based on cloud computing: the users client and the cloud services. The cloud services include three layers, which are IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. The method of how to deploy PPIP based on cloud computing is proposed finally.

EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONCEPT OF " AGRICULTURE 4.0»

2020 ◽  
pp. 80-88
Author(s):  
ELENA V. KHUDYAKOVA ◽  
◽  
MARINA N. KUSHNARIOVA ◽  
MIKHAIL I. GORBACHEV ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Effective Implementation

scholarly journals Laparoscopic pectopexy: the learning curve and comparison with laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Chi Chuang ◽  
Yu Min Chou ◽  
Ling Ying Wu ◽  
Tsai Hwa Yang ◽  
Wen Hsin Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Curve ◽  
Operation Time ◽  
Synthetic Mesh ◽  
Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy ◽  
Apical Prolapse ◽  
Steep Learning Curve ◽  
Surgical Method ◽  
Surgical Field ◽  
Uncontrolled Bleeding

Abstract Introduction and hypothesis In addition to laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (LS), laparoscopic pectopexy (LP) is a novel surgical method for correcting apical prolapse. The descended cervix or vaginal vault is suspended with a synthetic mesh by fixing the bilateral mesh ends to the pectineal ligaments. This study was aimed at developing a learning curve for LP and to compare it with results with LS. Methods We started laparoscopic/robotic pectopexy in our department in August 2019. This retrospective study included the initial 18 consecutive women with apical prolapse receiving LP and another group undergoing LS (21 cases) performed by the same surgeon. The medical and video records were reviewed. Results The age was older in the LP group than in the LS group (65.2 vs 53.1 years). The operation time of LP group was significantly shorter than that of the LS group (182.9 ± 27.2 vs 256.2 ± 45.5 min, p < 0.001). The turning point of the LP learning curve was observed at the 12th case. No major complications such as bladder, ureteral, bowel injury or uncontrolled bleeding occurred in either group. Postoperative low back pain and defecation symptoms occurred exclusively in the LS group. During the follow-up period (mean 7.2 months in LP, 16.2 months in LS), none of the cases had recurrent apical prolapse. Conclusions Laparoscopic pectopexy is a feasible surgical method for apical prolapse, with a shorter operation time and less postoperative discomfort than LS. LP may overcome the steep learning curve of LS because the surgical field of LP is limited to the anterior pelvis and avoids encountering the critical organs.

Survey on DDoS Attacks and Defense Mechanisms in Cloud and Fog Computing

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 61-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepali Chaudhary ◽  
Kriti Bhushan ◽  
B.B. Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Defense Mechanisms ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Fog Computing ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
Cloud Environment ◽  
Security Issue ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Ddos Attack ◽  
Iot Devices

This article describes how cloud computing has emerged as a strong competitor against traditional IT platforms by offering low-cost and “pay-as-you-go” computing potential and on-demand provisioning of services. Governments, as well as organizations, have migrated their entire or most of the IT infrastructure to the cloud. With the emergence of IoT devices and big data, the amount of data forwarded to the cloud has increased to a huge extent. Therefore, the paradigm of cloud computing is no longer sufficient. Furthermore, with the growth of demand for IoT solutions in organizations, it has become essential to process data quickly, substantially and on-site. Hence, Fog computing is introduced to overcome these drawbacks of cloud computing by bringing intelligence to the edge of the network using smart devices. One major security issue related to the cloud is the DDoS attack. This article discusses in detail about the DDoS attack, cloud computing, fog computing, how DDoS affect cloud environment and how fog computing can be used in a cloud environment to solve a variety of problems.

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