Europeana Cloud Final Event, The Hague 6 april 2016 Presentation Dirk van Rooy, European Commission

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Europeana Cloud
Final Event
At: Haags Historisch Museum, The Hague, 6 April 2016
Dirk van Rooy, Ph.D.
Head of Sector
European Cloud Partnership
DG CONNECT E2
European Commission
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2. Cutting through
the jungle of
technical
standards
The Cloud Select Industry Group
on Service Level Agreements
The Cloud Select Industry Group
on Certification Schemes
The Cloud Select Industry Group on
Code of Conduct
ETSI: Cloud Standards
Coordination
The European Cloud Partnership
key actions DG CONNECT working groups
for the implementation of the
strategy
Development of
model 'safe and
fair' contract terms
and conditions
A European
Cloud Partnership
to drive
innovation and
growth from the
public sector.
Research: The Cloud
Expert Group
The European
Commission's
strategy
'Unleashing the
potential of cloud
computing in
Europe'
September 2012
Designed to speed
up and increase the
use of cloud
computing across the
economy
Cloud computing
strategy 2012
Done - Starting
Phase II
Delivered
Nov. 2014
Submitted to
national DPAs
Work
completed
Trusted Cloud
Europe Report
Steering Board
Pre-commercial Procurement
Consortium Call for Tenders
underway

4. Workshop cloud uptake in the public sector
CITIES
CULTURE
EDUCATION
EMPLOYMENT TRANSPORT
SCIENCE
TRANSPORT
eGOVERNMENT
DG CONNECT, Software and
Services, Cloud; 20 May 2014
https://ec.europa.eu/digital-
agenda/en/news/cloud-computing-uptake-
public-sector

5. Horizon 202 & FP7
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Innovation – cloud uptake
• Cloud-for-Europe
• PICSE (cloud procurement public sector)
• HNSciCloud (Helix Nebula)
• Cloud innovation projects in e-Gov (>10)
• Beyond Europe: EU-Brazil, -Japan, -Korea
+ technology research.

6. EU Commission/Institutions/Agencies
cloud use and procurement
• Data centres as internal cloud
• Framework contract for external private and
public cloud (IAAS, PAAS)
• Step-by-step => SAAS?
DG DIGIT for the EU Commission and broker for
other EU institutions and agencies.
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7. Smart procurement of cloud
services
• Possible benefits: dynamic, innovative apps,
flexibility, cost control.
• Issues: Availability; Reliability; Lock-in;
Flexibility; Innovation; Security; Copyright;
Integrity; Privacy; Access; Interoperability;
Portability; Liability; Contracts; Dynamic
procurement;…
Smart procurement of 'functional', secure, reliable, cost-
effective CC services, in a dynamic manner and avoiding
long-term narrow lock-in.
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8. Digital Single Market
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Better access
for consumers
and businesses
Innovative
services and
advanced
digital networks
Enhance the
growth potential
of the digital
economy

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Enhance the Digital Economy
Cloud computing & other data services
Free flow
of data
initiative
European
cloud
initiative
Interoperability
and
standardisation
e-Government
action
plan

10. DSM package – 18 April 2016
• Digitisation of industry;
• three accompanying Communications
• ICT Standardisation
• the European Cloud Initiative (Science Cloud)
• e-Government Action Plan
• staff working documents
• Internet of Things
• High Performance Computing
• Quantum Technologies
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