South-East European initiatives for regional eInfrastructure sustainability

www.see-grid-sci.eu

SEE-GRID-SCI

Dr. Ognjen PrnjatEuropean and Regional Grid Management

GRNET

South-East European initiatives for regional

eInfrastructure sustainability

EGI workshop, EGEE08, Istanbul

The SEE-GRID-SCI initiative is co-funded by the European Commission under the FP7 Research Infrastructures contract no. 211338

Topics

SEE strategy towards sustainability

Relationship with EGI


Path towards sustainability

SEEREN1/2: establishing the regional inter-NRN interconnectivity and GEANT linksSEEGRID1/2: building the regional Grid infrastructure within and beyond EGEESEEFIRE: studying the feasibility of long-term solutions for dark fiber backbone in the regionSEELIGHT: implementation of the lambda facility in the regionBSI: Caucasus region connectionsSEE-GRID-SCI: eInfrastructure for large-scale environmental science: meteorology, seismology, env. protection. Inclusion of Caucasus.SEERA-EI: regional programme managers collaboration towards common eInfrastructure vision and strategy


Vision: converged communication and service infrastructure for SEE

GRNET.gr

MTA SZTAKI .hu

IPP .bg

ICI .ro

TUBITAK.tr

UPT.al

UKIM.mk

UoBL.ba

RBI.hr

UOB.rs

RENAM.md

UOM.me

GRENA.ge

IIAP-NAS-RA.am

SEEFIRE + Geant Support

SEE-GRID

SeismologyVO

MeteorologyVO

EnvironmentalVO

SeismologyVO

MeteorologyVO

EnvironmentalVO

SEE-SCI

e-Infrastru

cture


Sustainability results & SEE Future plans 5

Network Sustainability

SEE-LIGHT: South-East European Lambda Network Facility for R&E

o Proposal for the deployment of an advanced regional network infrastructure (lambda network facility) for R&E, under the Hellenic Plan for the Economic Reconstruction of the Balkans (HiPERB).

o 4 countries committed, others in progress

o SEENet: a management body for SEELIGHT

Ioannina

Mytilini

Chios

Samos

Syros

Komotini

Athens

Rhodos

Agrinio

Preveza

Florina Thessaloniki

Patra

Iraklio

Larissa

Drama

Beroia

Lamia

Livadia

Bucharest

Skopje

Tirana

Belgrade

Banja Luka

Xanthi

Plovdiv

Sofia

Ruse

VelikoTarnovo

Bitola

Serres

Gjirokastra

Vranje

Nis

Kragujevac

Pirot

Novi -Sad

Subotica

Craiova

Timisoara

Turnu Severin

Resita

Chania

Kardzali

Edessa

Prilep

Tetovo

Elbasan

Ohrid

Korce

Arad

Cluj -Napoca

Targo -Mures

Brasov

Ploiesti

Oradea

Szeged

Slatina Pitesti

Zvornik

Bjeljina

Sabac

Sarajevo

Budapest

Podgorica

Shkodra

Vlora

TuzlaZenica

Brcko

Mostar

Blagoevgrad

Stara Zagora

Varna

Burgas

Gabrovo

PlevenShumen

Svishtov

Pravetz

Pancevo

Uzice

Valjevo

Kraljevo

Cacak

Novi Pazar

Bor

SomborZrenjanin

Leskovac

Valjevo

Krusevac

Iasi

Galati

Zagreb

Osijek

Split

Debrecen


Grid Sustainability

Large infrastructure built through 2 projectsUser community buy-in securedNational structuring via NGIsKick-off of national-level projectsBut regional dimension crucial in terms of joint operations and human network


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SEE-GRID-SCI: The project

Contract n°: RI-211338Project type: I3Start date: 01/05/2008Duration: 24 monthsTotal budget: 3 214 690 €Funding from the EC: 2 500 000 €Total funded effort, PMs: 676.5Web site: www.see-grid-sci.eu


GRNET.gr

SEE-GRID-SCI partnership

MTA SZTAKI .hu

IPP .bg

ICI .ro

TUBITAK.tr

UPT.al

UKIM.mk

UoBL.ba

RBI.hr

UOB.rs

RENAM.md

UOM.me

GRENA.ge

IIAP-NAS-RA.am

SEE-GRID-SCI: Project objectives

Engaging international user communities (meteorology, seismology, environmental protection) and providing application-specific service extensions

Providing infrastructure for new communities

Consolidating actions towards long-term sustainability and European Grid Initiative inclusion

Strengthening the regional and national human network


SEE-GRID-SCI: Horizontal actions: NGIs

Structuring NGIs in all countries in the region Achieve stable and well-established organization and operations, as

well as government recognition Stimulate kick-off of national-level Grid projects Secure membership of all non-EGEE countries in relevant European

Grid bodies

Provide active support for NGI establishment in other developing regions

Public documents: NGI guidelines document, SEE-GRID-2 NGI metrics specification


NGI status

Before

SEE-GRID-2

During

SEE-GRID-2

Planned

for 2nd Year

NGI-BA

03/06BGGC

01/03

CRO-GRID

01/04

MGKK

2003

MARGI

04/05MGI

11/06

AEGIS

04/05

TR-GRID

09/03HellasGrid

11/03

MDGrid

05/07

RoGrid

05/02


Political Sustainability: SEERA-EI

"INFRA-2008-3.1: ERA-NET supporting cooperation for research infrastructures in all S&T fields“Likely to start: 1 Jan 2009

Duration: 36 monthsTotal budget: 2 000 000 €Funding from the EC: 1 500 000 €Total funded effort, PMs: 451


SEERA-EI: partnership

Ministry partners + eInfra partners as support


SEERA-EI: objectives

Core Objective – Develop and strengthen the coordination and cooperation of national eInfrastructures programmes in the region of South-East Europe.


SEERA-EI: objectives

O1 - Enable common dialogue and exchange of information between national programme ownersO2 – Analyse state of the art in national programmes O3 - Reduce fragmentation and improve coordination across SEE segment of ERA in field of RI, on the level of national programmes, and avoid creating niches of non-standardised programmesO4 - Facilitate efficient set-up and support for national eInfrastructure programmes, in coordination with common guidelines and regional visionO5 - Enable concrete cooperation of programme owners and common planning and development of join activities, both within project duration and beyond it in long termO6 - Formulate a common vision and strategyO7 – Establish a long-term platform for sustained dialogue between programme owners that will extend beyond project lifetimeO8 – Enable information exchange with rest of ERA, carry out international collaboration activities, and contribute to EU policy on eInfrastructures


SEE region and EGI: perspectives

NGIs are already stable and mature in all countriesRegional network and Grid has strong perspectives for sustainabilityData layer is being built upRegional collaborations are established in various communities, ad-hoc or project-based

Political support for national-level eInfrastructure programmes and regional programmes and operational solutions is being secured (SEEnet, SEGI)

EGI seen as a viable model, however with some features that do not cater for regional sustainability and collaboration


SEE region and EGI: perspectives

EGI.org as a broker for scientific collaborations not seen as a flexible or desirable model. ("EGI.org deciding on allocation of project members to VOs“;

"allocating resources to VOs") More dynamic, free and flexible model is needed.

Specialized Support Centers needing EGI.org blessing similarly restrict the open scientific market "formation will be carried out under assessment by the EGI"”

EGI.org seen by SEEGRID only as purely operational coordination/harmonization body Fazing out of regional operational coordination is not seen as

either efficient or necessary step -> SEEGRID will continue strong regional operations


Conclusions

Path towards sustainability laid down through a set of complementary and coordinated activities

National dimension is crucial: NRN, NGI

Regional dimension as a driver and articulator

EGI collaboration is essential, but in a more flexible, lightweight manner, with minimum impact on free national and regional collaborations

EGI should keep the door open to regional initiatives


Documents

South-East European initiatives for regional eInfrastructure sustainability