EU Cloud Policies: Free flow of data, the Green Cloud and cloud in research programmes.

Luis C. Busquets Pérez 18 November 2018

Ensuring that Europe's economy, industry and employment take full advantage of what digitalisation offers.

Creating a European Digital Economy and society with growth potential

• Digitising industry

• Cloud

• Inclusive digital economy and society

• e-government

• Standardisation & interoperability

• Digital skills

• Data economy

Pillar 3

ECONOMY &

SOCIETY

The potential of the data economy in the EU

Factors limiting enterprises from using cloud computing services, by size class, EU-28, 2014

(% enterprises using the cloud)

Source: Eurostat (December 2016)

Single EU Data Space

The Free Flow of Non-personal Data Regulation

Aims to:

• Increase intra-EU data mobility

• Increase trust in data processing services

• Increase legal certainty regarding data processing

• Counter vendor lock-in

The Free Flow of Non-personal Data Regulation

• Principles-based, not detailed (Better Regulation):

• The free flow of non-personal data principle

• The principle of data availability for regulatory control purposes

• Actions to make sure cloud service providers and users develop self-regulatory codes of conduct for easier switching of provider and/or porting data back to in-house servers

• Actions to increase cloud computing security.

• Governance by single points of contact per Member State, forming an expert group.

Self-regulatory approach to facilitate the switching of cloud service providers (Article 6):

• Codes of conduct on switching & porting data between different cloud service providers and in-house systems;

• Work already started: "SWIPO" working group

• Deadline for implementation: 2 years from now

• Commission review of codes of conduct: 4 years from now

• Open & inclusive process: new participants are welcome!

• Initially 2 codes: Infrastructure (IaaS) / Software (SaaS)

More competitive EU cloud market

Proposal for a EU Cybersecurity Act, including the reform of ENISA and towards a European Cyber Security Certifications Framework

Cloud security is a prerequisite for enabling the Free Flow of Data in the EU and promoting Cloud uptake

WG on Cloud Security Certification is exploring the possibility of developing a candidate European Cloud Security Certification Scheme European Cloud Security Certification Scheme will promote scale- up of EU CSPs

• 6 billion devices will be connected to the internet by 2020 in the EU and threats are increasing!

CLOUD AT THE CORE !

Cloud Security Certification

This will enable the creation of sectorial EU certification schemes for ICT products and services…

…that are valid across the EU

Cloud could be one of those schemes: the CSPCERT WG is currently developing the technical controls for such a scheme.

Cyber Act

• Still under negotiation • European Commission proposes a Cybersecurity

Certification Framework

Cloud & Software clusters under Horizon 2020

1.Software Engineering for Services and Applications (SE4SA)

2.Future Cloud Cluster

3.Novel approaches and technologies for resource and service management (NATRES)

4.Data Protection, Security and Privacy in the Cloud

Horizon 2020 LEIT WP 2018-2020

Cloud Computing is under European Data Infrastructure.

• ICT-15-2019: Cloud Computing • Cloud solutions based on advanced cloud platforms and services

• RIA: 28.5 million €

• CSA: 1.5 million€

• Impact:

1. Development of an ecosystem for future digitisation needs

2. New cloud-based services and infrastructures in Europe

3. New opportunities for European-based providers

• ICT-15-2020: Cloud Computing announced under LEIT WP2018-2020 (2020 Work Programme under development)

Inflection points in the history of Computing

Green Cloud

• For Cloud data centres: Code of Conduct for Energy Efficiency in Data Centres (https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/energy-efficiency/code-conduct/datacentres )

• Edge and Fog computing should be taken into consideration as part of the wider distributed cloud continuum cater for developments such as: • IoT, 5G, AI, autonomous cars and smart cities, connected things, micro-

datacenters …

• Energy consumption of edge and fog is estimated at 40-80% of data centre energy consumption already – and rising.

More specifically to:

• Reinforce the EU’s digital capacities

(computing, data, cybersecurity, AI,..)

• Ensure their widest possible roll out and maximise their benefits

• Prepare for and lead the development of next generation technologies

• Build a world-leading connectivity infrastructure

• Support creators and ensure the widespread distribution of their works

Objective: ensure that Europe drives the digital

transformation of society and economy, bringing

benefits to all citizens and businesses based on

EU core values

Digital Objectives in MFF 2021-2027

Digital Investment Shares in MFF 2021-2027

Digital Programmes in MFF 2021-2027

Invest EU

Research, innovation & digitisation

Digital Europe: Capacities & Roll Out

1. High Performance Computing

2. Artificial Intelligence

3. Cybersecurity

4. Advanced digital skills

5. Digital transformation and interoperability

Mature technologies (Cloud, Software,

IoT …)

Horizon Europe R&D&I

1. Digital under "global challenges"

• Digital and industry cluster

• Digital in other clusters –

security, health, mobility, energy,

environment,..

2. Open Innovation

3. Research Infrastructure under Open

Science

Connecting Europe

Facility:

Digital

• 5G roll out

• BB 4EU, Connecting communities

• Synergies with Transport /Energy

Creative Europe

MEDIA

European Regional Development

Fund / Cohesion Fund

€3Bn

€57Bn

€9Bn

Thank you for your attention.