PAPIRUS project (Public Administration Procurement Innovation to Reach Ultimate Sustainability) was one of the pilot projects in the area of Public Procurement of Innovation (PPI) which is co-financed by the European Commission within the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP). This guide on "How to implement Public Procurement of Innovation"...

This document is not simply a ‘how to’ guide. Rather, its purpose is to act as a checklist for all those involved in procurement of cloud services including problem-owners (customers), operational staff, contract advisors and solutions providers (suppliers) to establish the extent to which their procurement practices are fit for cloud procurement.

Digital transformation is absolutely crucial to any organisation whether public or private. It is at the very core of the digital single market to ensure Europe reaps the socio-economic benefits of new technologies. Cloud computing has the potential to reduce IT expenditure and boost organisational agility while at the same time improving the scope for delivering flexible high-quality new services.

This report provides an update on the current status of PCP relating to a number of new initiatives, projects and developments that took place in 2015 as well as their implications and results. The contents of the report are based on a literature study, expert interviews and the overview of existing PCP projects and initiatives already provided in 2013. Furthermore the authors provide a comparison of transnational and national approaches of PCP and discuss the remaining challenges for PCP, also dealing with the question What is still needed?

Opening and closing statement at the European Parliament plenary in Strasburg.

On April 2015, CERN published the paper "Towards the Open European Science Cloud". The paper outlines the establishment of the European Open Science Cloud that will enable digital science by introducing IT as a Service to the public research sector in Europe.

A policy vision document by the Steering Board of the European Cloud Partnership.

The European Union, like most of the world, faces economically challenging times. In such times, it becomes all the more important to recognise and seize new and unique opportunities to drive growth, stimulate innovation, and to provide benefits to citizens, businesses and public administrations. One of these opportunities is cloud computing.