The two-year contract with the Galician Agency for Technological Modernisation (AMTEGA) includes consultancy, training, communication and technical support services for the main cloud platforms that will be used for both AMTEGA and other regional bodies in Galicia
Madrid, Santiago de Compostela, and Paris, France – March 18 2024 – The Galician Agency for Technological Modernization (AMTEGA) has awarded HBA, the Atos Group business leading in digital, cloud, big data and security, a Multicloud Agreement that marks a new milestone in the digitization and modernization of the public sector in Galicia. The contract, valued at up to 8 million euros, covers two years of service consumption on major cloud platforms, along with consulting, training, communications, and technical support services, available to both AMTEGA and any public entity in Galicia.
Public Cloud for Galician Public Entities
Through this contract, HBA will provide Galician public entities with a cloud brokering service that facilitates the procurement of public cloud services, tools for governance with a focus on cost management, an advanced consulting service to foster the adoption of public cloud and drive digital transformation initiatives, and a 24/7 support service. Additionally, HBA will offer training resources on various cloud technologies and a communications service to enable connectivity and use of services from major leading hyperscale providers in the market.
This strategic agreement allows AMTEGA and the Galician public sector to provide facilitated access to public cloud services, innovation programs, and training, ensuring consistent, secure, and proactive cloud usage. Furthermore, HBA will provide advisory and incidental support through its resources and partners, promoting success stories to drive AMTEGA’s transformation goals.
Four Key Benefits
The framework agreement will generate various benefits, with four particularly highlighted. The first is public cloud resource consumption, where HBA will facilitate access to public cloud service providers and all available innovation and training programs. The second is organization, providing AMTEGA with a mechanism for consistent and secure cloud usage, facilitating adoption throughout the organization. The third pillar is proactive support, where AMTEGA will have access to advisory and incidental support mechanisms through HBA’s resources and partners. Finally, HBA will proactively provide proven success stories to assist AMTEGA and any regional public entity in Galicia in their transformation goals.
The collaboration between HBA and AMTEGA sets a precedent for the integration of cloud technologies in the public sector, facilitating a digital transformation that will shape the future of Galicia based on innovation. The agreement aligns with the goals of the “Strategic Plan for Galicia 2022-2030” and the “Cloud Strategy for the Regional Public Sector” included in the “Digital Galicia 2030 Strategy,” supporting the development of a smart government and administration, as well as the improvement of digital capabilities and infrastructure in the public administration.
