Strategy and Action for Cloud Computing of the European Union:Unleashing the Potential of Cloud Computing in Europe

Cloud computing has been attached great significance in the main countries around the world for its enormous economic and social benefits as the basic infrastructure for the future Internet.The European Commission revealed its strategy for cloud computing by releasing the communication of Unleashing the Potential of Cloud Computing in Europe in 27th September,2012.This paper studied the strategy for cloud computing of the EU by analyzing the status of cloud computing,the actions undertaken and the new action plans to be taken in the EU,including the three key action plans of the new cloud computing strategy of the EU,hoping to offer useful clues and references for the sustainable development of cloud computing in China.