Here you’ll find:
- Latest news and press coverage about FACIS
- Expert articles on various FACIS’ focus areas
- Interviews – either general insights into the project or discussions about specific research topics and work areas.
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New Call for Tenders
FACIS, a project of the 8ra initiative, launches five new tenders for November 2025 – inviting contributions to Europe’s secure and interoperable digital future.
Interview on FACIS’ SLA Framework
Emma Wehrwein’s Talk at “Frau macht Digital” on Europe’s Digital Future
At Frau macht Digital in Frankfurt, Emma Wehrwein, FACIS project lead, revealed why collaboration, trust, and open systems are the keys to Europe’s true digital sovereignty.
Press Release | FACIS Launches First Call for Tenders for Digital Contracting Service (DCS)
FACIS, part of EU initiative 8ra, is launching its first public call for tenders and is looking for partners to implement the technical specifications that has have already been developed
FACIS Insights on European Cloud Interoperability at CISERO
At the CISERO event “From Infrastructure to Data: Exploring Interoperability Across Architectural Layers in European Cloud Initiatives”, Andreas Weiss and Emma Wehrwein from the FACIS team presented on European cloud
It’s Time to Join Forces: Why Federations Are the Future-proof Ecosystems
In this interview, Hossein Rafieekhah gives the answers you need to know on pre-built blueprints for operating collaborative data ecosystems FACIS is developing.
FACIS complements LEAM in Powering Europe’s Digital Infrastructure for AI
With the recently started project LEAM, another lighthouse project for high performance European digital ecosystems and AI innovation has started. The session with Ernst Stöckl-Pukall and Henrik Schunk, moderated by
Workshop Day in Frankfurt | 10 June 2025 | Recap
The FACIS community met in Frankfurt to actively shape joint standards and elaborate new services for multi-cloud ecosystems. Find out more!
Easily Accessible and Community-Driven: Key Characteristics of FACIS’ Technical Solutions
Lauresha Toska, Technical Project Lead, about integrating the community at every project stage and how to enforce real interoperability. Read her interview, part of the series FACES of FACIS.
How Zero Trust and Confidential Computing Ensure Secure Data Flow in the Cloud-Edge Continuum
FACIS provides a framework of open standards and SLA Governance for secure data flow across borders and industries. But more is needed: Zero Trust and Confidential Computing are crucial.
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