Proposal of the Cloud and AI Development Act: Our recommendations to the European Commission

On 3 June 2026 the European Commission adopted the Tech Sovereignty Package. This package, which includes the Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA), aims to strengthen the EU’s cloud and AI landscape. Amongst other measures, the CADA proposes:

1. the Cloud and AI Leadership Initiatives; 
2. the cloud computing sovereignty framework; 
3. certain demand-side measures. 

More information on these proposed provisions is available here.  

The Commission has also launched a consultation inviting stakeholders to share their views on the proposed text of the CADA. The Knowledge Centre Data & Society is pleased to announce that it has submitted its recommendations.

Our recommendations seek to encourage EU legislators to clarify the responsibilities established under the CADA and ensure consistency among the EU’s various digital legislative instruments. In summary, we note that:

• Implementation responsibilities should be clearly allocated between the Member States and the Commission, with measurable targets established for each objective.
• Certain definitions or terms in the proposal, such as ‘frontier AI’, ‘strategic projects’ and ‘operational autonomy’, require greater clarity.
• Article 30 ‘Public procurement’ should clarify how it applies to existing procurement contractsand long-term public cloud arrangements.
• The provision on the annual review of audit reports should specify what that review entails.

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