Bitkom on the joint declaration of the EU member states on cloud computing

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The member states of the European Union today signed a joint declaration on how cloud technologies should be better promoted for the economy and the public sector in the EU in the future. The aim is, among other things, to strengthen data sovereignty and to develop uniform rules and standards within the EU for the use of cloud technologies. With their joint declaration, the member states instruct the EU Commission to standardize cloud strategies within the EU.

Bitkom President Achim Berg explains : "We expressly welcome this initiative. brazil gambling data The initiative of the EU countries is a breakthrough for a common European cloud policy. We support the aim of developing a rule book for the cloud . This rule bookbrazil gambling data must be developed on the basis of suitable and appropriate existing technical standards and norms. This can increase legal certainty for providers and users and thus promote the spread of cloud applications. Ultimately, however, joint declarations are not enough. The German-French organization GAIA-X plays a crucial role in a European cloud and data infrastructure. It is therefore right that the EU states want to use GAIA-X as their common foundation for the future European data spaces and a European cloud ecosystem. Now GAIA-X must be brought to market as quickly as possible with real added value for users."

According to a representative survey by Bitkom Research, three out of four companies in Germany (76 percent) used computing power from the cloud in 2019. Compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation is the most important factor, with almost all users (96 percent) stating this. For 88 percent, a transparent security architecture is a basic requirement, and more than three quarters (77 percent) want to be able to encrypt cloud data . The data storage location is also crucial. For two thirds (65 percent), a cloud provider's data center must be located within the EU's legal territory.