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Blue NAP Americas, Cloud Carib, the Caribbean Datacenter Association and Gaia-X unite to launch the Caribbean Federated Cloud

 WILLEMSTAD, Curacao – Blue NAP Americas (BNA), Cloud Carib, the Caribbean Datacenter Association (CDA), and Gaia-X have launched the Caribbean Federated Cloud – a major step toward digital sovereignty and regional collaboration. This future-ready cloud ecosystem will interconnect trusted data centres across the Caribbean, creating a unified, sovereign digital space governed by regional stakeholders.

The initiative is built on a shared commitment to Caribbean resilience, autonomy, and collaboration. While technical implementation is underway, the alliance marks a key milestone: enabling Caribbean governments, businesses, and citizens to retain control over how and where their data is stored and processed.

The Caribbean Federated Cloud will operate through a decentralized governance model. CDA member datacenters – including Blue NAP Americas located in Curaçao – will host the infrastructure, ensuring local jurisdiction, redundancy, and performance. Cloud Carib will serve as the federated clearing house, overseeing interoperability, compliance, and trust services across providers. Gaia-X will provide an open technical framework and governance model to ensure transparency, security, and interoperability.

Together, these efforts establish a regionally governed cloud ecosystem that is compliant with local regulations, boosts digital entrepreneurship, and strengthens public and private digital services. Key benefits include:

  • Data Sovereignty: Caribbean data stays under Caribbean control.
  • Regional Integration: Cross-border cloud services without foreign dependency.
  • Economic Empowerment: Local infrastructure supports local innovation.
  • Alignment with CARICOM Vision: Directly advances the CARICOM Single ICT Space.

“Today marks a pivotal moment in our region’s digital transformation,” says Giovanni King, CEO of Blue NAP Americas and chairman of the Caribbean Datacenter Association.

“In line with CANTO’s Gigabit Society vision, and by joining forces with Cloud Carib and the Gaia-X initiative, we’re forging a true Caribbean federated cloud, a sovereign, interconnected infrastructure that empowers our islands to assert data sovereignty, enhance resilience, and accelerate innovation. Much like the model pioneered by Gaia-X in Europe, this collaboration unites local cloud providers under shared standards, governance and technology to ensure secure, compliant, and regionally hosted services. We envision a Caribbean where data is controlled by the Caribbean, for the Caribbean, enabling governments, enterprises, and startups to thrive in a digital economy on our own terms. Together, we are laying the foundation for regional autonomy, economic growth, and digital resilience.” 

Roland Fadrany, COO of Gaia-X, said: 

“We at Gaia-X empower companies to leverage data with trust and sovereignty, through a global, standardized, and transparent trust framework. We are proud to be part of this Caribbean partnership with CDA, Cloud Carib and Blue Nap in the endeavor to provide resilient, trusted and sovereign infrastructure services across the region. As data becomes the fuel for digital ecosystems, these foundations are critical both for digital public infrastructure, as well as competitiveness in a self-determined digital economy. For participants to maintain digital sovereignty, this partnership implements a set of fully federated trust services run by Caribbean Gaia-X Digital Clearinghouses, to enable trust across multiple regional cloud service providers leveraging the resources across the Caribbean for scalability and reliability.” 

Victor Kovacs, chief operating officer at Cloud Carib Limited, said:  

“This partnership is about putting control and confidence back into the hands of Caribbean nations and businesses. Built on Caribbean expertise and driven by Caribbean interests, it proves that small island nations can deliver world-class, sovereign digital infrastructure. By aligning with European data privacy standards like GDPR, while preserving regional priorities, we are enabling security without compromising sovereignty. Caribbean control of Caribbean data. As prime minister Mottley noted, we face growing risks from misinformation and misuse of technology, which threaten the stability of our democracies. This partnership lays the groundwork for a trusted Caribbean data network that not only validates truth but strengthens citizen security and ensures our region can navigate the digital age on its own terms.”

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