https://techmonitor.ai/government-computing/government-cloud-first-policy-public-sector-guidance-cddo

Public sector organisations are being advised to use higher-level cloud services by the UK government after it updated its cloud first policy. Departments are also being encourage to look to global providers as part of the updated guidance. Industry experts have described the latest policy updates as "progressive" but some worry that it overlooks open source and sustainability.

Guidance for the government's cloud-first policy was updated this week, adding nine principles that public sector organisations should abide by when selecting vendors. The Cabinet Office told Tech Monitor that minor changes were also made to reflect the creation of the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) and moving processes away from the Government Digital Service (GDS).