Technical

Government Cloud

Program to migrate public IT services to accredited cloud environments.

How the laws define this

Public administration cloud frameworks uniformly agree on establishing secure infrastructure to host public administration data, IT services, and workloads to support digital modernization. They align on delivering accredited or secure environments to streamline public services. However, these texts diverge on whether the term signifies an operational migration process or a concrete, government-managed environment with specialized capabilities. The Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Romania and Google (15 July 2024) defines it as a technical and organisational programme to assess and accelerate the migration of IT services to accredited cloud environments. In contrast, the National Concept of Informatization of Public Administration (NKIVS) 2021 – 2026 establishes it as a centrally managed cloud environment with a service catalogue and governed procurement models. Meanwhile, the Policy for the Development of Artificial Intelligence in Poland from 2020 defines it as a centralized, government-operated cloud designed to provide secure compute and storage for artificial intelligence projects and controlled data sharing.

Synthesised from the 3 statutory definitions below. Each one is quoted in full, with its source.

How jurisdictions differ

What is distinctive in each definition, binding law in force first.

Jurisdiction	Instrument	Status	What is distinctive
Romania	Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Romania and Google (15 July 2024) — cooperation on digital infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity and use of advanced technologies including AI	In Force	Focuses on collaboration with Google for digital infrastructure, cybersecurity, AI, and potential regional investments, unlike the others which are purely national strategies.
Poland	Policy for the Development of Artificial Intelligence in Poland from 2020	In Force	Explicitly ties to AI development by providing compute and storage for AI projects and interoperability for public administration, unlike the others.
Slovakia	National Concept of Informatization of Public Administration (NKIVS) 2021 – 2026	Superseded	Emphasizes a managed catalogue of services, data centre consolidation, and procurement models, unlike the others which are broader or partnership-focused.

Definitions (3)

A technical and organisational programme to migrate public administration IT services to accredited cloud environments, encompassing infrastructure, operational controls, and organisational measures for hosting government workloads. The term frames the MoU’s objective to assess and accelerate migration of public services to secure cloud platforms and possible regional investments.

Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Romania and Google (15 July 2024) — cooperation on digital infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity and use of advanced technologies including AIDefinition 1 of 3

A centrally managed cloud environment and catalogue of cloud services provided to public administration for hosting new and modernised services, supporting shared platforms, consolidation of data centres, mandatory security baselines and governed procurement models.

National Concept of Informatization of Public Administration (NKIVS) 2021 – 2026Definition 2 of 3

A centralized, government‑operated cloud infrastructure designed to host public administration data and services, provide secure compute and storage for AI projects, facilitate interoperability and controlled data sharing across agencies, and support compliance with national and EU requirements for public-sector digital transformation.

Policy for the Development of Artificial Intelligence in Poland from 2020 (Polityka dla rozwoju sztucznej inteligencji w Polsce od roku 2020) – Polityka rozwoju sztucznej inteligencji w Polsce na lata 2019–2027Definition 3 of 3

Not to be confused with

State Shared Services Centre (CDU)

State Shared Services Centre (CDU) is a specific entity providing shared ICT services, while Government Cloud refers to the broader cloud infrastructure for public services.

Sovereign Public Cloud

Sovereign Public Cloud emphasizes national control over cloud infrastructure, whereas Government Cloud in these contexts is about migration and operational aspects without explicit sovereignty focus.

Questions and answers

Does Government Cloud involve international partnerships?

In Romania, it involves a partnership with Google; the Polish and Slovak initiatives are purely national.

What is the scope of Government Cloud in these countries?

It covers migrating public IT services to secure cloud environments, with varying focuses on AI, cybersecurity, and public administration informatization.