[cooperation-wg] Work Programme 2012 of the European Commission published

The unit in DG INFSO responsible for "Cloud Computing" is INFSO-D3
"Software & Service Architectures and Infrastructures".

The Head of Unit is Rainer Zimmermann
<rainer.zimmermann at ec.europa.eu>. His deputy is David Callahan
<david.callahan at ec.europa.eu>.

Regards,

Gordon

On 5 December 2011 14:28, Alessandro Vesely <vesely at tana.it> wrote:
> Under "Digital Agenda" there is an entry in the forthcoming
> initiatives 2013 saying
>
>   Towards an EU Cloud Computing Strategy  / Non-legislative
>
>   The Communication will address several aspects of the current
>   regulatory framework, which was conceived considering less
>   demanding applications. In particular, cloud computing is raising
>   specific issues related to data protection and data retention,
>   applicable law and liability, as well as consumer protection. The
>   aspects of interoperability, standardisation and portability of
>   data and applications will also be addressed.
>
> (I guess that is the same initiative mentioned on [TNYT]).
>
> Is it possible to get in touch with those who are designing that
> initiative?  I have an idea which has been brewing largely in my mind
> for some years for a consent-exchange Internet protocol for email
> users.  It is summarized in [FIXF].  I proposed it to the Cooperation
> WG earlier this year, in [MAY].  In short, it is a legally difficult
> solution to a problem that most operators consider not urgent --just
> like that cloud computing strategy quoted above.  Since email
> addresses are often used as identities in cloud computing, I think
> this issue fits nicely within that agenda entry.  Thus I wish to talk
> to the relevant people and possibly work with them, if at all possible.
>
> Thank you for cooperating
> Alessandro