Cloud States Today
The cloud state is operating in small pockets of the public sector today. Certain governments outsource specific public functions to private providers. For example, trash or utilities in many nation-state regimes are public/private partnerships, blending operations of both public and private sector entities.
Additionally, there is vast experimentation throughout the tech sector which is developing the metaverse, an evolution of the internet. Many virtual worlds are being created which will soon have the need for governance and authority, and perhaps a gateway to expanding the cloud state.
Sources: Inside Federal Outsourcing|https://cdn.govexec.com/media/gbc/docs/gbc_government_outsourcing_report.pdf