Government Cloud Procurement
Government Cloud Procurement
In Government Cloud Procurement, Kevin McGillivray explores the question of whether governments can adopt cloud computing services and still meet their legal requirements and other obligations to citizens. The book focuses on the interplay between the technical properties of cloud computing services and the complex legal requirements applicable to cloud adoption and use. The legal issues evaluated include data privacy law (GDPR and the US regime), jurisdictional issues, contracts, and transnational private law approaches to addressing legal requirements. McGillivray also addresses the unique position of governments when they outsource core aspects of their information and communications technology to cloud service providers. His analysis is supported by extensive research examining actual cloud contracts obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests. With the demand for cloud computing on the rise, this study fills a gap in legal literature and offers guidance to organizations considering cloud computing.
- Provides a detailed analysis of the impact of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on the adoption of cloud computing
- An in-depth source on information pertaining to cloud computing contracts
- Offers governments guidance on meeting legal compliance obligations when working with cloud service providers
Reviews & endorsements
‘Cloud computing is an established standard component of the Internet environment. Yet, the regulation of cloud computing is still underdeveloped and plagued by uncertainty. Under such conditions, the value of McGillivray’s contribution in Government Cloud Procurement cannot be overstated.’ Dan Jerker B. Svantesson, Faculty of Law, Bond University
‘This book provides a welcome, well-researched, and well-written exposition of aspects of cloud computing which have hitherto received less attention than they deserve - namely the use of cloud computing by governments and the special legal challenges such usage presents.’ Lee A. Bygrave, University of Oslo
Product details
December 2021Hardback
9781108837675
300 pages
236 × 159 × 23 mm
0.605kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Part I. Subject Matter:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Cloud technology, organizational aspects and risks
- Part II. Legal Requirements and Adoption of Government Cloud:
- 3. Government cloud adoption: challenges and obligations
- 4. Location independence, jurisdiction and law enforcement access to cloud computing services
- 5. Data privacy and data protection issues in cloud computing
- Part III. Private Ordering and Cloud Computing Contracts:
- 6. Contracts used to procure cloud services: study on contract structure, and negotiated terms (Part I)
- 7. Study on cloud computing contracts (Part II): standard terms, impact on governments, and lessons learned
- 8. Conclusion
- References
- Index.
