Second session:  What implications for International Governance?

Cloud computing forms the backbone of modern IT infrastructure, underpinning much of the recent trends of technological growth and innovation. With the increased demand for large amounts of computing power to enable the growing place of AI-enabled systems across industries and domains, the importance of cloud computing is only set to increase.

In parallel, cloud computing’s role in sensitive domains such as the military is expanding as armed forces turn towards cloud computing solutions to enable their steadily more digital, networked and AI-enabled capabilities. As a critical enabling technology, the development of cloud computing in a safe, secure, resilient way is one of the key building blocks of an equally safe, secure and resilient global digital environment.

In this context, UNIDIR’s Security and Technology Programme, with the support of the European Union, organized a Technology and Security Seminar on cloud computing to explore the implications of this important enabling technology for international security and governance.

This half-day event consistent of a Technology Breakfast, serving as an introduction to the technology for policy makers, as well as a Multistakeholder Dialogue on cloud computing where experts from industry, government, international organizations and academia convened to share views on the risks of the technology and its related governance challenges.

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