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Developments in ICT mean it is now possible for different teams, offices or even organisations to share a common infrastructure. What were previously independent systems for individual organisations can be procured and built to common standards and then shared to deliver increased flexibility and responsiveness to business needs while reducing costs. Essentially, it means moving from ICT that has been procured separately by organisations creating their own infrastructure, to a new model in which ICT is provided as a utility.