European cloud industry doesn’t need regulation
January 7, 2013
Grazed from CIO. Author: Alistair Maughan.
Hey, EU, get off my cloud! Most people wouldn’t include the European Union on a list of growth drivers for the ICT sector. And with good reason if the EU’s recently-announced policy approach to cloud computing is anything to go by. In the past, the EU has been less a facilitator and more a barrier to adoption of cloud computing. This is because the ubiquity of cloud computing is threatened by the need to comply with the EU’s rules on data privacy and transfer. But, in a recent communication, the European Commission has said it aims to “unleash the potential of cloud computing in Europe”.
Unfortunately, the Commission seems to believe that the way to promote the growth of cloud computing is to regulate it. In doing so it has missed the opportunity to do something meaningful for companies seeking to implement cloud services across their organisations by reducing the data privacy burden…
The communication sets out a road map for the growth of cloud computing in Europe and proposes a regulatory agenda. The Commission wants more clarity about the applicable legal framework; to make it easier to verify compliance with the legal framework through better standards and the use of certification; and to develop a legislative initiative on cybersecurity…
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