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1. INTRODUCTION
Cloud computing is a very new concept of computing. It has been 2.1 Technology in Cloud Computing
thought of as the future of computing. Cloud computing is the combination of various technologies. Not
a single technology is enough to provide smooth function of cloud
In cloud computing, software, hardware and network play the computing. The technology as grid computing, virtualization,
main role. The collective efforts of these entities make cloud distributed system, system engineering and service oriented
computing possible. We can visualize the cloud as a cluster of architecture (SOA) play an important role in cloud computing.
computers which are based upon distributed systems that provide
services in real time over a network.
2.2 Features of Cloud Computing
E-Government aims to provide required services to required users There are many identified features in cloud computing but we
on the required time. An e-government system should be able to have identified prime features like scalability, low risk, reliability,
selecting the services and provide the services in an efficient and availability and low cost play the significant role in e-government
effective way. An effective e-government system should be system.
reliable, cost effective, ease to maintenance, satisfying other non-
3. E-GOVERNMENT AND CLOUD
COMPUTING
Electronic Governance has become very common terminology
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now days. There are so many different views in e-government.
not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage and that Whatever the differences in views from different people but it is
copies bear this notice and the full citation on the first page. To copy the approach in converting every government activities in digital
otherwise, to republish, to post on servers or to redistribute to lists, form and providing these activities in terms of services to the
requires prior specific permission and/or a fee. citizen or stakeholders. It also has been defined in a various ways
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to provide services to its stakeholders with the proper use of ICT.
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It is also known as Digital Governance. It has a very distinct compared to the traditional ICT infrastructure. The features of
nature that it is not influenced or dominated by one domain of cloud do support in making green ICT.
expertise. It gets influenced with multiple domains like
technology, social science, management etc. Each domain has its
own contribution on it. 4. CONCLUSION
Cloud computing is an emerging technology in which every
Almost every country in the world has tried to use or develop the services are available in the cloud. Cloud is the collection of
e-government system. Some of them have already implemented distributed computing devices. Cloud provides service through
and achieved maximum benefits from it. Some of them have just public and private clouds with the help of required technology
started but many of them have not able to implement it like, system approach, distributed system, service oriented
irrespective of good design and master plan. Why is it so? The architecture, grid computing and virtualization. The domain of
prime reason is something else. In this paper, we try to identify cloud application is very big. E-Government system requires
those challenges and solution. The challenges are as follows: entities like, software, hardware, service, management, network,
business, policy, security etc to survive and function properly.
3.1 Cost Unfortunately current approaches or technology is insufficient to
Cost is one of the prime challenges in e-government system. In manage all these entities. Cloud computing which treats all these
many countries service comes after the cost. Especially when the entities as a service can be used in e-government system. Cloud
entire world is facing economic crisis, the cost is the big factor. computing can handle the above mention challenges and finally
We have to try to get maximum services in minimum cost. Cloud address global challenges of e-government system. In order to
computing can do this. make e-government system sustain and survive for a long time in
entire world, the cloud computing is only solution for today and
tomorrow. Cloud computing can play the vital role in making ICT
3.2 Expertise world green.
Various experts are required in e-government system. The role of
experts are not only limited during development phase. It is
required throughout the life cycle of e-government system. It is 5. REFERENCES
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