Cloud-based Government Procurement Information Integration Platform
P.Y. Wang, J. Shen, W.Q. Guo, C. Zhang, B. Zhang
Journal of Digital Information Management, Vol. 13, No. 3, 2015.
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Abstract:
This study proposes a cloud-based
government procurement information integration platform, which includes layers of physical resources, virtual resources control, and cloud services, to solve problems in government procurement information resources management, such as low shared utilization, uncommunicated information, information risk, and other
issues. The cloud service layer is designed for four categories of government procurement cloud service mode, namely, infrastructure cloud, data resources cloud, and core business cloud and application cloud, which provide the IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services, respectively.
The establishment of the cloud platform plays a significant role in government procurement information storage, sharing, opening, and searching, thus cutting government
spending and improving management efficiency. Such outcomes are also beneficial to the integration and sharing of government procurement information resources and
business collaboration, thereby promoting innovative information resource utilization and improving information management and security.