ITU Workshop on “Cloud Computing Standards –
Today and the Future”
(Geneva, Switzerland 14 November 2014)
European Cloud Partnership
Dan-Mihai CHIRILĂ
Project/Policy Officer – European
Commission
dan-mihai.chirila@ec.europa.eu
Geneva, Switzerland, 14 November 2014
European Cloud
Partnership
Part of the European Cloud Strategy
Steering Board first met 19 November
2012
Participation from 7 Member States,
Norway, 10 Large Companies, 1 SME
“provide advice to the Commission on strategic
options to turn cloud computing into an engine
for sustainable economic growth, innovation
and cost-efficient public and private services”
A set of ideas to help public &
private organisations in Europe buy
and sell cloud services in a safe and
trusted environment.
Trusted Cloud Europe
Trusted Cloud Europe framework
Expectations
Expected results:
Alignment of
policies
Alignment of
legislation
Pilots
And ultimately: functioning Single Market:
Common
understanding of
use cases
Common
understanding of
requirements
Common
application of
best practices
More specifically:
• Alignment of procurement rules and practices
• Cloud-active procurement policies - ‘cloud first’
• Reduction of data location restrictions
• Common approaches to address jurisdiction and enforcement concerns
• Setting up public sector pilot cloud services at EU level:
•
•
Public sector document management and communication
Scientific research and data analysis
Expectations
Expected results:
Alignment of
policies
Alignment of
legislation
Pilots
And ultimately: functioning Single Market:
Common
understanding of
use cases
Common
understanding of
requirements
Common
application of
best practices
More specifically:
• Alignment of procurement rules and practices
• Cloud-active procurement policies - ‘cloud first’
• Reduction of data location restrictions
• Common approaches to address jurisdiction and enforcement concerns
• Setting up public sector pilot cloud services at EU level:
•
•
Public sector document management and communication
Scientific research and data analysis
Trusted Cloud Europe: What is it?
Headline Conclusions indicate
support for:
• Rapid political agreement on harmonised EU data
protection regulations
• Clearer rules to resolve contractual / services
disputes
• A move from formal to functional requirements
as regards data location
• Greater consistency and clarity in procurement
processes between Member States
• Cloud-Active procurement policies