Tompkins County Shared Services Electronic Records Repository as part of the 2015 Bright Ideas program

Tweet This is not far from home, so I just had to learn more. Apparently Tompkins County Shared Services Electronic Records Repository was recognized by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

Small, local governments are faced with numerous challenges when it comes to acquiring the technology needed to manage their electronic records.  According to Tompkins County Clerk Maureen Reynolds, Laserfiche, implemented in 2009, now provides a hosted solution for use by other local government agencies via a secure Internet connection, or other locally managed direct network connectivity.  Read more about this "bright idea" for small, local governments seeking to lower costs by sharing services at http://www.lansingstar.com/news-page/11464-shared-services-electronic-records-repository-recognized-as-bright-idea-in-government 

Canadian Government's Cloud Computing Strategy -- Keeping data in country

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Over the past few months, the Canadian government has been working on a cloud computing usage policy.  Issues being addressed include encryption and data storage, specifically location of non-public, personal or sensitive data and information. 

Read more here.