Cloud computing at the forefront of the digital economy

 Grazed from European Commission.  Author: Editorial Staff.

The recent evidence provided in the study on the "Uptake of Cloud in Europe" confirms the increasing adoption of cloud services in the EU by industry according to the size of their business and country of origin.  Furthermore, the research indicates that from 2015 to 2020 cloud computing can create 1 million new jobs in Europe.

This potential was a significant factor in the development of the Commission’s strategy for a Digital Single Market, such that cloud has a prominent and visible role to enhance the digital economy.  With this more prominent role come more challenges…

We need Europe-wide solutions.  We need scale.  We need cross-border opportunities for business and citizens to make sure that Europe remains competitive with other major world economies.

In particular, we need to prevent economic loss from different national rules and practices, and we need to ensure that digital services and technologies can operate across national borders by ensuring a free flow of data.  We have to ensure that individuals and businesses can seamlessly access and use online services that are offered in a competitive environment and provide a high level of security and data protection…

Read more from the source @ https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/blog/cloud-computing-forefront-digital-economy