14 August 2012: The Australian online reports that Australia is poised to become one of the first countries in the world to introduce a certification process for cloud computing vendors, a plan that could come to fruition in 2014.
The groundwork is being prepared by the National Standing Committee for Cloud Computing, a body established by public policy network Global Access Partners and chaired by Keith Besgrove, who is the first assistant secretary of the digital economy services division for the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.
Read more about the process from the Australian at http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/cloud-computing/cloud-over-certification-for-cloud-computing-vendors-to-clear-by-2014/story-fn8lu7wm-1226449573265