Cloud computing is essential for building crowd networks, as it facilitates various forms of crowd sourcing and funding, while sharing characteristics such as on-demand self-service and resource pooling. Examples like GrabTaxi, Pozible, and Gengo illustrate how organizations leverage cloud technologies for operational efficiency and innovation. The document concludes that while crowd funding can be enhanced by cloud computing, it is not a prerequisite for operational success; however, cloud-based ecosystems will significantly influence future economic development.

1. How importantisCloudComputingfor
buildingCrowdNetworks?
BernieTrudel
ACCA Chair
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2. www asiacloudcomputing.org
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Working Groups andThought Leadership
Cloud Readiness Index
2011, 2012, 2014; regular
touchpoint meetings
with policymakers
Impact of Data Sovereignty
on Cloud Computing;
Financial Services Industry
and Cloud
Small and Medium
Enterprises and the
Cloud Computing Market
NEW! Collection,
Storage, Use and Query
of Data
Cloud Assessment Tool;
looking into awarding
APAC Cloud Service of
the Quarter

3. Cloud andCrowd:
FiveCommon
Characteristics
On-Demand
Self-Service
Rapid
Elasticity
Resource
Pooling
Measured
Service
Broad
(Network)
Access

4. GrabTaxi – an
analogy to cloud

5. UsingCloud for
Crowd IT

6. ASSOB
… a crowd-funding facility for small businesses in
Australia to raise equity finance from 250k to 5M
Two types of customers: Investors and Entrepreneurs
Cloud is not critical to operational organization as
the demand for IT services is well established.
?? Are they susceptible to disruption by a business
model that is fully based in the cloud??

7. Pozible
…a crowdfunding platform and community for
creative projects as Not-for-Profit and Charities
1000’s of donors, 100’s of projects in 21 categories
Using cloud technologies for IT resources of this not-
for-profit organization is ideal.They develop their
own specific applications using standard tools
?? How can they expand the number of projects that
can be funded by further leveraging cloud?

8. Chaordix
…uses the power of crowdsourcing to help the
world’s leading companies and organizations gain
actionable insight and competitive advantage.
Wide spectrum of project scope, size and duration
IT resources are a necessary part of their operation
but not critical to their innovation approach. No need
to own their own IT infrastructure
?? How much of their future innovation projects
dependent on digitization that requires elasticity due
to unpredictable date sources?

9. Gengo
…a web-based human translation company based in
Japan and translating in 34 languages.
Over 10,000 translators working on various projects
IT resources are a critical piece of their business
operation and they are making full use of best-of-
breed cloud services
Their service is a great example of combining the
power of cloud with crowd. In effect they are offering
a cloud-based service

10. Conclusions
Is the use of Cloud Computing synonymous
with Crowd-based businesses?
1. Cloud Computing and Crowd Sourcing have
similar characteristics.
2. Crowd funding can be facilitated by cloud
computing but is not necessary.
3. Crowd sourcing that targets a large number of
‘suppliers’ with varying projects can benefit
from cloud.
4. Crowd sourced ecosystems linked with cloud
are going to play a major role in the
development of the future economy.