Modelling cloud computing adoptionin major French local publicauthorities

Abstract

The proliferation of cloud computing offers now affects the public sector, so we wish toanalyse the patterns of and barriers to adoption of these cloud systems in a highly institu-tionalized context. After outlining the main principles of diffusion models and the TOEmodels and HOT-fit, the article analyses the processes and factors of adopting technologyinnovation in the public context with respect for legality and confidentiality in the publicinterest. We then propose a synthetic model for the adoption of cloud computing by localauthorities. The empirical study is based on a survey on the form and type of cloud withparticipation by 61 Chief Information Officers (CIOs) or IT directors from French local au-thorities. We go on to test the model, identify the main factors of innovation adoption, andhighlight the importance of safety concerns as central to public choices