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New EU cloud computing initiative
3 February 2012
Neelie Kroes, European Commission vice president for the Digital Agenda, has announced a European Cloud Partnership to help cloud computing through public procurement.
“Cloud computing will change our economy,” said Kroes in a speech in Davos at the World Economic Forum. “It can bring significant productivity benefits to all, right through to the smallest companies, and also to individuals. It promises scalable, secure services for greater efficiency, greater flexibility, and lower cost.”
This partnership will help the cloud work for the public sector – and help the public sector work for the cloud
Neelie Kroes, European Commission Kroes added in a blog post: “In particular the European Cloud Partnership focuses on the role of the public sector. The cloud can have many uses for this sector – from healthcare to the home, to tools for teachers, to a platform for the wealth of open public data.
“So this partnership will help the cloud work for the public sector – and help the public sector work for the cloud. Because by using the leverage of this 20 per cent of the market, we can provide reassurance on issues like trust, interoperability, and legal liability – and thereby use it as a showcase for the other 80 per cent.”
Building a European Cloud Partnership by NeelieKroesEU
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