The European Commission (DG CONNECT, Unit "Cloud and Software") consulted interested stakeholders on the future research and innovation challenges in the area of Cloud Computing. The Consultation was open from 5 September to 10 October 2016. A Post-Consultation Workshop was held in Brussels on Monday, 7 November 2016 in order to discuss the input received during the consultation phase.

Several contributions came from the OW2 community:

• An Approach for Cloud Services that Protect Privacy, Data and Digital Identity by Design, Cedric THOMAS, OW2
• OCCIware Open Standards Challenges for Cloud Computing, Iyad ALSHABANI, Activeeon
• Orange Vision of the Cloud Computing Research & Innovation Challenges for WP 2018-2020, Valère ROBIN, Orange
• Research Issues for Future Cloud Infrastructures, Inria Position Paper, Frédéric DESPREZ, INRIA,

All contributions can be downloaded from the workshop page.