Sunfish

The Directorate for Information Systems and Innovation (DSII) of the MEF led an international consortium to present and implement the SUNFISH project (SecUre iNFormatIon SHaring in federated heterogeneous private clouds). The project aimed to develop a platform for the secure exchange of confidential information between private clouds and to ensure the secure use of public clouds.

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Description

SUNFISH is an international project fully funded by the European Horizon 2020 programme and coordinated by the MEF. The project uses enabling technologies such as cloud computing, blockchain, smart contracts and cybersecurity to ensure the secure management of large amounts of sensitive data. It involved eleven organisations from six countries (UK, Israel, Estonia, Malta, Austria and Italy), with support from academic and institutional stakeholders. The platform was developed over three years of research and development, during which three application scenarios for the new solution for sharing confidential information were implemented.

Objectives achieved

With SUNFISH, the MEF has demonstrated that public administration can act as an engine of innovation and a key player in the introduction and dissemination of new technologies within society. Indeed, the project, which commenced in 2015 and was successfully concluded in 2017, fully achieved its stated objectives and tested the platform through three pilot cases, which were modelled on the actual needs of various European public administrations. These practical applications demonstrated, in a tangible manner, the effectiveness of the proposed solution. This represents a significant step towards addressing and solving public sector challenges related to the secure sharing of confidential information between private clouds and the secure use of public clouds.

Citazione Sunfish

“With SUNFISH, the MEF is recognized for all purposes as a model of innovation at European level, demonstrating how even the public administration can be a key player for the introduction and diffusion of new technologies within the company.”

The project, started in 2015 and successfully completed in 2017, has not only fully "achieved the targets set by the target", but has also tested the platform through three pilot cases modeled on the real needs of some European public administrations. These practical applications have concretely shown the ability of the proposed solution to solve public sector problems in areas such as the secure sharing of confidential information between private clouds and the safe use of public clouds, providing a real example of the new tool's functionalities to future users. With SUNFISH, the MEF demonstrates how public administration can also be an engine of innovation and at the same time a key player for the introduction and diffusion of new technologies within the society.

Technology

The project enabling technologies include Cloud Computing, Blockchain, Smart contracts and Cyber Security, which can secure the management of large amounts of sensitive data.

Period

The platform was developed over three years of research and development, during which three application scenarios of the new solution for sharing confidential information were implemented

Investment

The SUNFISH Project was funded, through the European Research and Innovation Programme Horizon 2020, with EUR 4,5 million.

Actors involved

The project involved 11 organizations from six different countries (United Kingdom, Israel, Estonia, Malta and Austria as well as Italy) with the support of academic and institutional actors.