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The document discusses the European Union's Digital Agenda and focuses on cloud computing and green ICT. It defines cloud computing, outlines the main challenges around interoperability, privacy, security and governance. It discusses the EU cloud strategy of developing the legal framework, research and standardization. Funding opportunities for cloud computing through the CIP Work Programme are also mentioned. The document argues that cloud computing can significantly reduce carbon emissions and help make ICT more environmentally friendly.
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- 1. The Digital Agenda Perspective over the Cloud and Green ICT Digital Trends 2011 Athens 5 December 2011 A N Pascall Policy Officer DG INFSO C1: Digital Agenda Coordination
- 2. Every European Digital! A Digital Agenda for Europe • Adopted 19 May 2010 • Endorsed by the European Council 17/6/2010 • 7 Pillars, 101 Actions
- 3. What is the Digital Agenda? 101specific actions including 31 legal proposals A vibrant Digital Single Market Interoperability and Standards Trust and Security Fast and ultra fast Internet access Research and Innovation Enhancing Digital Literacy, Skills and Inclusion ICT-enabled benefits for EU Society
- 4. cloud: a definition Cloud an elastic execution environment of resources involving multiple stakeholders and providing a metered service at multiple granularities for a specified level of quality (of service). Source: Expert group on Cloud Computing, 2009 http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/ssai/docs/cloud-report-final.pdf
- 5. ΄΄We need a well-defined cloud computing strategy to ensure that we make the best use of this potential. The input we are requesting from all interested parties is important to get it right΄΄ Neelie Kroes, 23 May 2011
- 6. Why? • Reducing costs • Improving services • Opening new business opportunities • Respecting the environment - green
- 7. Main cloud challenges • Interoperability – lock-in risks – portability of data, security settings; • Privacy & Liability – where is my data? whose law applies? who can access it? • Governance, control – no control of licensing terms, SLA, use of legacy application • Security, Dependability – data, outages • ...
- 8. European Cloud Strategy Vice President Kroes announced in Davos three axes for action: • Legal Framework – Data protection, privacy laws, user’s rights • Technical & Commercial – Research & standardization • Market – Member states engagement, pilots, public procurement
- 9. Funding Opportunities • CIP Work Programme 2011 ‘‘Objective 4.1: Towards a cloud of public services’’ (funding up to 10m) Cloud will also be covered in CIP Work Programmes for 2012 and 2013
- 10. Addressing future challenges Obj. 1.2, ICT WP 2011-2012 Internet of Advanced services software Cloud computing engineering Management of cloud resources Advanced engineering Cloud Service engineering for software Interoperability Services enabled by Quality measure and integration of real and assurance techniques Support of mobile, virtual worlds context-aware Management of non- Scalability, self- functional requirements applications management, fault localisation, … Tools and methods for Integration of community-based computing and Life cycle software development networking management tools and methods environments Standardization and collaboration Support Open source development model actions Cooperation with Japan on cloud computing
- 11. Trends towards Call 8 Trends Trends Cloud, mobile, social, games Cloud, mobile, social, games Internet Internet Issues Issues Huge scale Huge scale Huge opportunities Huge opportunities Huge complexity Huge complexity Technologies (e.g.) Technologies (e.g.) Linked data Linked data Social networks intelligence (getting useful stuff from Social networks intelligence (getting useful stuff from social networks) social networks) Collective intelligence (crowdsourcing) Collective intelligence (crowdsourcing) Privacy modelling Privacy modelling
- 12. Pillar 7: ICT for Social Challenges Action 69: Assess whether the ICT sector has complied with common energy and emission measures; Action 70: Support partnerships between the ICT sector and major emitting sectors;
- 13. Green ICT ICT – green in two ways • Saving/recycling resources in the manufacturing and maintenance of equipment; • Application of ICT saving energy
- 14. Is Cloud Green? Study says CC can seriously slash carbon emissions • A company can reduce by 50% their carbon emissions if they migrate their storage operations to the cloud Carbon Disclosure Project: The IT Solution for the 21st Century
- 15. because • Cloud computing lowers energy costs for users • Cuts green house gas emissions By streamlining information-crunching into single facilities on speedy machines.