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.

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An essential, in-depth analysis of the key legal issues that governments face when adopting cloud computing services.

About the Author

Kevin McGillivray, PhD has published widely in the areas of law and technology. Kevin also has worked as a researcher on several EU projects including serving as the Data Protection Officer (DPO) on the prestigious Human Brain Project (HBP). Kevin currently serves as DPO for the Norwegian Tax Administration.

Reviews

'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