Project Nimbus

Context

  • More than 1,200 self-identified STEM students and workers are protesting Project Nimbus i.e. they have signed a pledge to not take jobs or internships at Google or Amazon.

What is Project Nimbus?

  • The Israeli government describes Project Nimbus as a “multi-year project, intended to give a comprehensive, in-depth response to the provision of public cloud services for government ministries, auxiliary units and related bodies.”
  • Google and Amazon jointly won the bid for Israel’s Project Nimbus in April 2021.
  • Google says that the agreement will “deliver cloud services to all government entities from across the state, including ministries, authorities, and government-owned companies.”
  • Critics of the project say that it enables Israeli surveillance on Palestinians, and occupation of their land.

Source: IE

Project Nimbus
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