The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, is readying its “Tech Sovereignty Package” for presentation on May 27. This package is expected to include strategies to bolster the bloc’s strategic autonomy in key digital sectors, CNBC reported on Thursday.
Part of this package involves discussions within the Commission about minimizing the exposure of sensitive public-sector data to cloud platforms offered by non-EU companies, as per two Commission officials who chose to remain unnamed.
The officials disclosed that the main proposal is to pinpoint sectors that must be hosted on European cloud capacity. This could potentially impact companies offering cloud solutions from third countries, including the U.S. According to the report, discussions are ongoing and have not been finalized.
However, the proposals would not fully exclude foreign cloud providers from government contracts. Instead, they would restrict their use for processing sensitive data in public sector organizations, depending on the classification and sensitivity of the information involved.
The report further stated that the discussions do not involve private-sector companies, and the “Tech Sovereignty Package” would not propose rules about their use of cloud platforms.
The European Commission did not immediately respond to Benzinga‘s request for comments.
