Version 3.0 of Australian Government Cloud Computing Policy has been launched to give a thrust to its vision of delivery of government services as and when they are required. This has to be achieved through effective use of ICT, including the adoption of cloud services. This policy endeavours for greater take up of cloud services by federal government agencies through adoption of ‘cloud first’ approach. The policy states the goal to be achieved as- “The Australian Government will reduce the cost of government ICT by eliminating duplication and fragmentation and will lead by example in using cloud services to reduce costs, lift productivity and develop better services.” It further lays stress on lifting productivity, developing better services and reducing costs through use of ICT refresh points as a trigger for evaluating cloud services; evaluation of private, community, public or hybrid cloud services for operational systems as defined by information requirements; adoption of public cloud services for testing and development needs and for hosting public facing websites, etc. According to the recent data, till date there has been only modest use of cloud services by the various government agencies. Since July 2010, Cloud procurements in AusTender have totalled approximately $4.7 million. Since October 2012, the Data Centre as a Service multi-use list has reported cloud contracts totalling approximately $1.5m. According to the new policy version, the Department of Finance will review the Data Centre as a Service Multi-Use-List during 2014 by December 2014 while the department will establish a Cloud Services Panel by January 2015. Meanwhile, government will continue to contribute to regional and international standards institutions and technical committees.