Discover the 8ra Initiative
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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8ra Initiative at GITEX AI EUROPE 2026
The 8ra Initiative will be represented at GITEX AI EUROPE 2026 in Berlin, one of the continent’s key forums for digital innovation. A central part of 8ra’s presence will be the panel discussion “From Vision to Reality – Deploying AI Across a Federated Cloud-Edge Continuum” on 1 July 2026.
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8ra and CISERO at EuCNC & 6G Summit 2026
At EuCNC & 6G Summit 2026, the 8ra Initiative and CISERO will contribute to the discussion on how Europe can build cloud-edge infrastructures that are open, federated and ready for future communication networks.
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“Digital twins should be reusable, not rebuilt from scratch”
Urban digital twins are widely seen as a powerful tool for city planning. Most implementations are developed as stand-alone solutions, which makes them costly and hard to transfer. The DigiTDevOps project takes a different approach. In our interview, Jānis Kampars & Pēteris Ārājs describe how a modular platform built on reusable patterns can simplify how…