HK GCIO resigns; government cloud strategy stays on course
By Teresa Leung and Carol Ko 08-Feb-2011
Hong Kong Government CIO Jeremy Godfrey (pictured) has resigned for personal reasons before his three-year appointment ends with his last day slated for 12 Feb 2011, the Hong Kong government announced on 28 January.
Godfrey was the second person appointed to the post of the government chief information officer (GCIO) of the Hong Kong government's Office of Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO).
The OGCIO leads the development of ICT within and outside the Hong Kong government. It was set up on 1 July 2004 with the appointment of Howard Dickson as the first GCIO, who completed the three-year term of office.
Stephen Mak, deputy government chief information officer (consulting and operations), will act up as GCIO while the government will soon conduct an open recruitment exercise to fill the vacancy, said a government spokesperson.
Cloud strategy on course to deliver
In an interview with Godfrey last week, the outgoing GCIO said the Hong Kong government cloud strategy is on course to deliver in 2011, but no exact delivery date was named.
| "[I]t is only practical that the OGCIO does not force upon all government departments to adopt the cloud apps according to a standardized timeline." -- Jeremy Godfrey, GCIO, OGCIO, Hong Kong SAR Government |
One main deliverable of the 'government cloud strategy,' according to Godfrey, will be the gradual roll out of cloud-based government apps for internal use over the next two to three years.
Examples of such government apps, Godfrey suggested, can be collaboration, records management, human resources management, as well as "some [form of] procurement [processes]."
As far as cloud computing is concerned, the OGCIO will gradually position itself as a cloud service provider to other government departments. "But it is only practical that the OGCIO does not force upon all government departments to adopt the cloud apps according to a standardized timeline," Godfrey added.
To stay in Hong Kong
While the outgoing GCIO chooses an early departure before his term ends in April for personal reasons, Godfrey said that he planned to stay in Hong Kong. He has "no fixed plan" yet regarding his next endeavor, but added that he has been working as an independent consultant for a long time.
[Editor's note: On 21 March, the Hong Kong government announced to adopt a cloud computing model in the next five years.
The cloud model will be used to "re-provision government's central IT infrastructure and services, enhance the overall agility of government's IT capabilities and services, enhance operational efficiencies, reduce costs and reduce government's carbon footprint and environmental impact. The OGCIO has formulated a pan-government IT Strategy which sets out the major programs to facilitate transition to cloud computing."]
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This is a valid point.
Last year, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) has put up a public consultation on the review of Personal Data Privacy Ordinance (PDPO). The resulting consultation report proposed to take measures to strength the regulation of "data processors," which, assumingly, should also apply to cloud computing service providers/facilities.
Under section "Data Security of the consultation report: it proposes
"To strengthen regulation of data processors and sub-contracting activities by requiring a data user to use contractual or other means to ensure that its data processors and sub-contractors comply with the requirements under the PDPO"
"To institute a voluntary personal data security breach notification system
See http://www.cmab.gov.hk/doc/issues/report_highlights_en.pdf
Hope it helps.
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