Cloud-based data storage and management is fundamental to the digitalization of any business and also to the development of all types of systems and artificial intelligence. That's why Europe is working towards establishing a European cloud and ensuring its sovereignty in this crucial area.
Aotec has responded to the government's expression of interest in participating in the Spanish Gaia-X hub, which aims to boost the development of cloud infrastructure in rural areas. “Micro data centers have become an asset and a source of competitiveness. The geographical distribution of the local operator and its predominantly local nature can play a fundamental role in this hybrid data infrastructure environment,” explains Aotec President Antonio García Vidal.
The association points out that Spain has one of the most advanced telecommunications infrastructure networks in the world, which will serve as the link for this new ecosystem to be deployed in the coming years. This ecosystem will unify all existing and future European cloud solutions, and local telecommunications operators are part of it.
Aotec points out that the evolution of the cloud has made it possible for information to be in various locations, so it is committed to a distributed data center model, placing some of them in rural areas.
The aim would be to create small data centers, which would boost the digital economy in these areas, as well as contribute to the structuring of the territory and the eradication of the digital divide.
In 2019, the Spanish data economy was valued at €29.7 billion and represented 2.5% of Spain's GDP (European Data Market Study). These figures could double by 2025, reaching €54.4 billion and 4.1% of GDP.
