In response to the European Commission's 2016 launch of the "European Cloud Initiative," a mechanism for promoting the creation of a competitive, data and knowledge-based economy in Europe, EuroCloud associations across the Continent formed a new association, Cloud Community Europe, which is to have its headquarters in Luxembourg. Among the new associations is Cloud Community Europe - Luxembourg (CCEL), formerly known as EuroCloud - Luxembourg.
CCEL has nominated its board of directors, who are to be chairman Yves Reding, vice-president Amal Choury, Gérard Hoffmann, Olivier Gourdange, Vincent Lekens and Jean-Pol Michel.
The new assocation said that its objectives for the coming year include organising the Luxembourg Cloud Awards, coming up on 4 May, organising thematic breakfasts, workshops and lessons-learned sessions as well as establishing a partnership with the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology for the creation of cloud standards.
