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Shaping Europe’s Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure and Services
The 8ra Initiative is driving the development of a sovereign, interoperable, and secure Multi-Provider Cloud-Edge Continuum. With more than 120 partners from 12 EU Member States, the 8ra Initiative fosters open collaboration to create a resilient and scalable digital infrastructure tailored to Europe’s needs.
By promoting open-source innovation, interoperability, and cross-border cooperation, the 8ra Initiative empowers industries, researchers, and policymakers to shape the next generation of cloud and edge computing. Whether in AI, data spaces, telecommunications, or the industrial metaverse, the 8ra Initiative enables groundbreaking advancements free from vendor lock-in.
Explore how the 8ra Initiative is transforming Europe’s digital ecosystem and join the movement toward a truly federated cloud-edge future.
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© deimos.az – stock.adobe.com 8ra at AI WEEK 2026: Villanova highlights European digital sovereignty
At AI WEEK 2026, the IPCEI-CIS project Villanova will highlight how the 8ra Initiative contributes to Europe’s digital sovereignty and to the development of an interoperable cloud-edge infrastructure. Villanova focuses on multimodal generative AI models tailored to European languages and regional needs. Meet us at Hall 13/15 at the Innovation Hub CDO stand.
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© CISERO Project CISERO Workshop: Europe Connected – From IPCEI-CIS Results to Deployment
The CISERO workshop “Europe Connected: From IPCEI-CIS Results to Deployment” will bring together IPCEI-CIS project representatives, companies, SMEs, innovation intermediaries and public-sector actors to explore how emerging cloud-edge solutions can be adopted, replicated and scaled beyond the current IPCEI-CIS ecosystem.
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© Plattform Industrie 4.0 8ra at Hannover Messe 2026: Scaling the Multi-Provider Cloud-Edge Continuum
The Hannover Messe 2026 has concluded, and for the 8ra Initiative, the week was a clear demonstration that the European Multi-Provider Cloud-Edge Continuum has moved from a strategic framework to a functional industrial reality.