The Department of E-Government has awarded a contractto Belfast-headquartered Lagan Technologies, to implement a pilot programme utilising cloud-based enterprise case management software for Government.

Government said yesterday the programme would go live later in the summer.

"Cloud computing" is the provision of IT services via pooled resources on the Internet. Like an electricty grid, users draw on the these resources on demand.

The initial implementation will focus on queries (both phone and web) to the Transport Control Department, responsible for the issuance of both driving and motor vehicle licences.

The eventual intention is to case manage requests from Bermudians for a wide range of government services across multiple government ministries.

Michael Scott, Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and E-Commerce said: "This new technology will help us better serve the people of Bermuda in a timely, efficient manner. Similar solutions are already being used successfully in many other countries around the world and I look forward to its implementation in Bermuda in the near future."

Bermuda will be Lagan's first government deployment for a small island state of cloud-computing software and their second implementation at national government level. Lagan currently serves nearly 200 governments at local, regional, state and national level, primarily in the UK and North America, providing a range of G2C technology solutions, on-site, cloud-based and mobile.

David Moody, CTO of Lagan, said: "This is the first implementation of cloud-based enterprise case management that we have executed at national level and it puts the Government of Bermuda at the forefront of G2C innovation globally."