“…Cloud adoption usually faces sector-specific drivers and barriers [ 4 ]. In terms of barriers, issues such as data protection and privacy, lack of interoperability, inadequate laws, cybersecurity concerns, maintenance requirements, national priorities and context, inadequate funding, and skills availability [ 5 ] can hinder efforts to adopt cloud computing on a large scale. However, governments are increasingly adopting cloud computing in key sectors such as healthcare, education, and financial services since it delivers in terms of cost savings, scalability, productivity [ 6 ], and open innovation [ 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ].…”