European Commission (EC) Vice President for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes is calling for the EC and governments to work together to create laws for cloud computing, reports v3.co.uk. In a blog post, Kroes said the key principles guiding Europe's thinking on cloud computing are establishing a legal framework, standardising data and interface formats for cloud-based services and pushing the use of the cloud by business. "Getting the cloud right will mean the Internet can continue to be a generator of innovation, growth and freedom," said Kroes, adding, "We can't simply assume that voluntary approaches like codes of conduct will do the job. Sometimes you need the sort of real teeth only public authorities have."
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