The Hague Forum - Virtual Meeting
The Hague Forum for Cloud Contracting
The Hague Forum for Cloud Contracting was established by the participants of the first EU software and cloud suppliers' customer council (EU institutions and bodies, public authorities of Member States and international organisations) in The Hague on 29 August 2019. The aim of the forum is to discuss both how to take back control over IT services and products offered by big IT service providers and how contractual practice can be modified to meet this need. This meeting is a further step towards a joint European procurement approach to software and cloud suppliers operating in the EU. Topics that we would like to discuss include the following elements of cloud services: privacy, security, contractual standardisation and strategic procurement.
Second meeting of The Hague Forum
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) in co-operation with the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security (Strategic Vendor Management Microsoft) and the European Commission organises a virtual meeting of the Hague Forum on 2 July 2020 between 09h30-13h00.
The event, initially planned for 18 March, had to be postponed because of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Programme and participants
The agenda will include high-level presentations from the European Data Protection Supervisor, the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security and the European Commission represented by DG CONNECT and DG DIGIT.
The event will be opened by Mr. Wojciech Wiewiórowski, the European Data Protection Supervisor. At this occasion, the EDPS will present its Findings and Recommendations on the use of Microsoft products and services by Union institutions, bodies, offices. Mr Campolargo, acting Director General of DG DIGIT of the European Commission will present how to ensure compliance in practice with the recommendations of the EDPS and applicable data protection legislation. Mr Paul van den Berg, the Strategic Vendor Manager Microsoft for the Dutch Government will analyse the compliance of the new Microsoft Online Service Terms 2020 with the GDPR. DG CONNECT will be represented by Mr Pearse O’Donohue, Director for ‘Future Networks’ and by Mr Pierre Chastanet, Head of Unit ‘Cloud & Software’ who will present the European Cloud Federation initiative.
The event is by invitation only and open to strategic supplier management in EU Member States, to EU institutions, bodies, agencies, international organisations, NGO’s and other public sector organisations. We will not invite any representatives from the industry or other private sectors.
Participants already registered for the event planned in March can confirm their interest by sending an e-mail to EDPS-Events@edps.europa.eu.
Should you wish to register now, please fill out the form on the website of Strategic Vendor Management Microsoft for the Dutch Government.