ECIPE — European Centre for International Political Economy

A study by ECIPE

Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA)

The real-world economic impact of the Cloud and AI Development Act

Impact by country

Estonia

€318m
10-year exposure, Medium scenario
€209m
One-off migration cost, Medium
€9.1m/yr
Recurring price effect, Medium

Cost per person in the working-age labour force

Per economically active person (age 20–64), 10-year horizon

Measure Narrow Medium Broad
10-year total economic exposure €138 €461 €968
Effect on the real GDP level -€13 -€52 -€117

Annual recurring cloud-service price effects

€ million, 2025 expenditure base

Sector
Scenario Per year 5 years 10 years
Narrow €3.8m €19m €38m
Medium €9.1m €45m €91m
Broad €18m €90m €180m

Migration and systems-redesign costs

Present value of one-off transition costs, € billion

Sector
Narrow €51m
Medium €209m
Broad €446m

Ordinary public support

€ million, public sector

Narrow €0.2m
Medium €1.9m
Broad €6.1m

Transition scarcity costs

Present value, € million, public and private sectors combined

Narrow €0.1m
Medium €0.9m
Broad €3.9m

Downstream ICT-vendor exposure

Domestic vendors affected, and annual value added at risk

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Narrow – vendor equivalents affected
1
Medium – vendor equivalents affected
3
Broad – vendor equivalents affected
€5.9m
Narrow – annual value added at risk
€23m
Medium – annual value added at risk
€54m
Broad – annual value added at risk

Combined delayed cloud and AI benefits

€ billion, forgone productivity gains

Narrow €0.2m
Medium €3m
Broad €10m