The Internet can solve a number of problems for developing countries. Unfortunately, these countries have a number of obstacles they have to get past. They have limited access to the telecommunications technology necessary to make ensure that the Internet is readily available to them.
Cloud computing is revolutionizing the way that technology is affecting our lives. However, up until now, most of the focus has been on how cloud computing plays a role in the lives of people in the United States and other first world countries. More recent studies have been conducted to see how developing countries are affected by cloud computing. Politicians are working closely with the private sector to make sure that cloud computing is made available to the entire world. Representatives in developing nations are eager to see the explosive growth that can come about as a result of cloud computing.
These countries difficulties accessing the Internet may soon be a thing of the past. Cloud computing gives these countries the means to access the information superhighway when they otherwise could not. Third world countries really need the same computing resources that first world countries need to grow and expand. Their civil engineers need to perform many sophisticated calculations before they can know where and how they can build. Unfortunately, they have a difficult time making these calculations with the computing power otherwise available to them.
In Brazil, a group of researchers from different organizations combined funds so that they could have the computing capabilities to make this happen. Studies have found that if an entire country had access to the Internet, then it would experience almost a 20% increase in productivity. One suggestion that has been offered is that we could build data centers in a couple of areas in third world countries. This would take a significant investment on the part of the country, but it would be worth it in the long run.
India is another nation that is already benefiting from cloud computing. They have a limited number of resources and need access to some of the best computing resources for the projects they hope to develop. It has been one of the biggest adopters of cloud computing in the past couple of years. The country believes that cloud computing will provide a huge discount for their IT resources.
Cloud computing should create great opportunities for countries such as India and Brazil. It will provide them with the IT resources they need to build their infrastructure and catch up with the rest of the world.