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INITIATIVES OF THE EUROPEAN PUBLIC SECTOR IN THE CLOUD SCENE

Aleida AlcaideMinistry of Finance and Public Administrations

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Policy level: European Cloud Strategy European Cloud Partnership: “Trusted Cloud Europe” paper

Cloud for Europe FP7 project Other Initiatives

“The public sector has a key role to play in shaping the cloud computing market.”

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European Cloud Computing Strategy (ECS)

Communication adopted on 27 September 2012, “Unleashing the potential of Cloud Computing in Europe”

Enabling and facilitating faster adoption of cloud computing

throughout all sectors of the economy

to help cut ICT costs and

boost productivity, growth and jobs

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ECS: Introduction and motivation Cloud Computing can deliver a

cumulative impact on GDP of 957 Billion € and 3,4 M jobs by 2020

ECS wants to achieve more clarity and knowledge about the applicable legal framework and developing it further.

Three actions to achieve this goal:

Cutting through the jungle of standards Safe and fair contract terms and conditions European Cloud Partnership for public sector

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ECS: General impact on users

Supply side: new opportunities for telcos, equipment, services providers

Demand side: Productivity potential for all; quicker and less risky professional IT for new users (e.g. start-ups)

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Key Action 1: Cutting through the Jungle of Standards

ETSI (European Telecoms Standards Institute) to coordinate stakeholders & identify necessary standards (e.g. for security and interoperability)

Recognise ICT technical specifications for data protection

ENISA & others to assist development of EU-wide voluntary certification schemes

Agree with industry harmonised metrics for energy consumption & carbon emissions of cloud services

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Key Action 2 : Safe and Fair Contract Terms

Develop with stakeholders model terms for cloud computing service level agreements for professional cloud users

European model contract terms and conditions pursuant to Common European Sales Law

Review standard contractual clauses & binding corporate rules for international data transfers by cloud providers

Work with industry towards a code of conduct for cloud providers for Article 29 Working Party to endorse

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Key Action 3: European Cloud Partnership

Identify common requirements for public sector cloud use Towards joint public procurement of cloud services Shape the market to benefit private use How?

Pre-Commercial Procurement Action with MS (FP7, EUR 10m call published), with industry input

Steering Board (industry and MS)

Cloud for Europe project

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Support of ECS by Cloud Computing Groups at European Level

Key Action 1: Cutting through the Jungle

of Standards

Key Action 2: Development of model “safe and fair” contract terms and conditions

Key Action 3: Establishing a European

Cloud Partnership

ETSI: Cloud Standards

Coordination

Cloud Select Industry Group on Service Level

Agreements

Cloud Select Industry Group on Certification

Schemes

Cloud Select Industry Group

on Code of Conduct

Steering Board

Working Group

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European Cloud Partnership

Advisory Board to the Vice-President of the Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes

20 members of the public and private sector: Spain involved through the Ministry of Finance and Public Administration

Chaired by the President of Estonia 4 meetings since November 2012 Result: Trusted Cloud Europe, set of ideas on how

Europe can help public and private organisations use, buy and sell cloud services in a safe and trusted environment.

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Establishing a “Trusted Cloud Europe”

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Enable public sector cloud adoption in open dialogue between public sector and industry

Address concerns on data protection, security, legal and contractual aspects

Support related research from industry– Use of pre-commercial procurement as an

instrument for innovation in the public sector

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Expected Outcomes:

Public sector in Europe is empowered to procure cost-effective, secure and reliable cloud services

Pre-commercial procurement terms, do's and don'ts, opportunities and pitfalls are understood

Industry prepared through the PCP research and experience to meet public sector needs

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Partners of the project:

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Project Phases

PCP operation (18 months)

Sharing(6 m.)

Tender preparation(14 months)

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Tender Preparation

Share(6 m.)

Tender preparation(14 months)

- Launch event, Berlin 14-15 Nov ‘13

- Legal analysis- Gap and requirements analysis- Industry & stakeholder dialogue- Services catalogue “what to pilot?”- Tender pre-notice: April/May

2014- Tender published: July/August

2014- http://ted.europa.eu

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PCP Operation

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PCP operation (18 months)

Share(6 m.)

Tender preparation(14 months)

• Tendered through functional specification

• Framework contractgoverns all 3 phases

• Industry keeps IPRCompa

ny ACompan

y BCompa

ny C

Solution exploration(4 months)

Company C

Company B

2. Prototype(8 months)

Company C

Company B

3. Test Products / Pilot (6 months)

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How to engage?

• Engage in market consultation– discuss public sector requirements – communicate state-of-the-art and research gaps– discuss cloud services

• Bid in the tender (spring/summer 2014)

More information: www.cloudforeurope.eu

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Visit www.cloudforeurope.eu to join!

• Project news (quarterly e-newsletter)• Opportunity to be involved in the selection of services and

in the preparation of the pre-commercial procurement• Invitations to review progress and provide input

at national and European stakeholder events• Guidelines and training on the pre-commercial

procurement process

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Stakeholder Group

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Other European Cloud Initiatives:

Focus Future European Research Funding Horizon 2020 support: 22 M€ for 2015

Connecting Europe Facility (including Commission IT) will use cloud

Cloud in International Dialogue and free-trade negotiations

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Further InformationEuropean Cloud Computing Strategy http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/cloudcomputing/index_en.htm

Digital Agenda for Europehttps://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/

Software & Service Architectures and Infrastructureshttp://cordis.europa.eu/software-services

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Information about cloud in Spanish Administration

http://www.epractice.eu/en/factsheets/

https://www.ccn-cert.cni.es/index.php?lang=en

http://administracionelectronica.gob.es http://administracionelectronica.gob.es

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