List of Abbreviations 2

Executive Summary 3

Introduction 5

Section 1: The Security and Defence Context 6

The Data and Information Context 7

Turning to Cloud 8

Sovereignty Models 9

Implications for the Asia-Pacific 12

Section 2: Case Studies 13

Japan 13

Philippines 15

Singapore 17

Thailand 19

Section 3: Comparative Assessment 22

Strategic Vision 22

Resources 23

Organisational Embedding 25

Sovereignty 26

Conclusion 28

Notes 29