In preparation of Workprogramme 2000 IST: overview of status

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eInfrastructuresthroughout Europe Bernhard
FABIANEK Bernhard.Fabianek_at_cec.eu.int European
Commission, Information Society and Media
Directorate-General
"The views expressed in this presentation are
those of the author and do not necessarily
reflect the views of the European Commission"
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Researcher Fast Growing Needs
unlimited access to knowledge
RD environment dynamically adapted to needs
(mobility, security,...)
unlimited access to resources (ICT,
instrumentation,...)
Unlimited access to information and people
researcher
Researcher the most precious capital and the
centre of all developments!
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Vision Create an eInfrastructure
Global knowledge infrastructure
security
semantic web.
Grid
mobility
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eInfrastructures The Model
GÉANT2 Grid
eInfrastructures
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eInfrastructure Implementation Components
federated test-beds
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First Steps towards an eInfrastructure
international dimension intrinsic from the start
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Interconnecting e-Science Initiatives across the
World
Virtual Silk Highway
GÉANT
Orient EUChinaGrid EXPReS
EXPReS
TEIN TEIN2
India
_at_LISALICE EELA
Africa
EXPReS
EXPReS
South Africa
AugerAccess EXPReS
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eInfrastructures Linking Policies

• Research eInfrastructures
• corner-stone of the European Research Area
  (ERA)
• spear-head of an eEurope Infrastructure
  (e.g. broadband plus)
• integrator of National Infrastructures
• powerful instrument for International
  Cooperation
• cohesion, cooperation, standards, industry,
  etc

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International e-Science Infrastructures
Connect
Communicate
Collaborate