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Relying on cloud applications means being able to integrate new emerging technologies to advance in the digitalization of management and public service .

Maria Teresa Lima , Executive Director , Embratel for Government , on the cloud as the key to a digital government – as estimates suggest that within the next two years 75 % of governments will operate more than half of their workloads using cloud service providers .

In this scenario , in which efficiency in public management with the correct and transparent allocation of funds is fundamental , cloud computing plays a very important role in revolutionizing operations and shaping the future of public administration .

This move can also be a way out for the public administration , which faces constant pressure to reduce dependence on legacy systems and to offer more data security .

In this sense , it urgently needs to modernize the infrastructure that serves as the basis of its services for new technological applications in order to ensure a better quality in the provision of public services .

For this reason , we are observing the increase of cloud environments in public agencies in Brazil and other countries .

The answer to this advance lies in the cloud , capable of ensuring a digital infrastructure robust enough to meet the demands of the population quickly and assertively .

Gartner estimates that in two years the vast majority ( 75 %) of governments will operate more than half of their workloads using cloud service providers .

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