A simple summary of government-focused technologies written in plain English. This is part of the Guide to Government Technology. If you often hear things like “the cloud”, “sharing economy”, and “open data” and were too proud to ask what exactly are these people talking about; this slide deck is for you.

1. The Cloud for Local Gov (explained in 30s)

2. What is 'The Cloud'?

3. A collection of computers in a remote location, accessible via an internet connection

4. An example?

5. GMAIL the text in your e-mails is stored in computers far away.

6. What about Local Gov't? How does it apply to my work?

7. Local Gov't can benefit by purchasing lower cost software that is hosted in "the cloud"

8. No more server rooms required.

9. Or expensive vendors

10. To summarize:

11. THE CLOUD 1. remotely located computers & hard drive space 2. powering a new generation of GovTech startups 3. these startups can provide affordable solutions