Cloud Computing

Abstract

The growth of the Internet has provided scope for multiple applications. Governments in both developed and developing nations have started making use of the Internet in their functioning. The idea behind these governments moving from manual work to IT enabled systems through the Internet is to improve governance. Framing policies pertaining to natural resources and managing them will not be with one department under any government. E-governance, consisting of multidisciplinary experts, is required to develop a model for natural resources management in a country. The electronic governance will help the members of the e-governance and the various departments in the government to facilitate in managing their natural resources. E-governance in the area of natural resources management in any country will be successful only when there is coordination among the various government departments. Cloud computing is economically viable for implementation of e-governance projects. This chapter suggests a conceptual model for managing natural resources and natural disaster management for a country under cloud computing environment.