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FP6-2005-Infrastructures

Financing Opportunities for Research InfrastructuresIn Candidate Countries

eInfrastructure

Info days in Romania and BulgariaJuly 2005

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Flexible control and sharing of distributed resources

Resources can be of any information type (storage,

computing, networking, instrumentation, etc)

Resources can be distributed world-wide

Access to them needs to be provided in a secure, coordinated, seamless, dynamic and inexpensive way

Resources can be physical, virtual, single or multiple sited

eInfrastructurebuilding virtual organisations


Testbeds useeInfrastructure

eInfrastructure profits from technological

innovation

international dimension

eInfrastructurethe model


Enabler - Enabler - eeInfrastructuresInfrastructures

Researcher: the most precious capital and the centre of all developments!

eInfrastructureserving fast growing needs


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learningbusiness

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eInfrastructure – set of persistent services and processes bringing the power of distributed ICT based resources to a virtual community


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eInfrastructureFP6 – the GÉANT layer

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National initiativesNational initiatives

TEN 155 network

GÉANT network

(other) testbeds

(2nd generation) GÉANT network

IPv6 actionsIPv6 testbeds


eInfrastructureFP6 – the grid layer

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EGEE

production quality, 20000 CPUs, ~4PB storage, training, 27 countries, international links

supercomputer network, >30 Tflop/s

DEISA

Knowledge Grids, Access Grids, Mobility, facilities for ready-to-use SW,

new user communities/ Industry

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Grid testbeds

New Call

Grid initiatives


eInfrastructureFP6 – consolidating initiatives

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EGEE + SEEGrid

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(2nd generation) GÉANT network

New Call

Consolidating initiatives


Year 2006Year 2006Year 2005Year 2005Year 2004Year 2004

eInfrastructure - Consolidating initiatives • New user communities• Policies, AAA, security, resource registries • International aspects

Research Networking Test-beds • Optical, Wireless, Security, Grids, other technologies.• User involvement / technology validation

eInfrastructure – Grid initiativesContinue building advanced Grid-empowered

infrastructuresEmphasis on:• Production quality & ready-to-use SW-infrastructures• Address industry requirements• Environments dynamically adaptable to user needs

eInfrastructurenew Calls for proposals


Call Publication: 11 May 2005

Electronic Submission Deadline: 7 September 2005

Available Budget from the EC: € 55 Million Instruments open for this Call:

Integrated Infrastructure Initiative (I3) Specific Support Action (SSA) Coordination Action (CA)

Potential Projects Start: Early 2006

eInfrastructureCall b.4: Grid initiatives


Infrastructures exhibiting production-level performance capabilities

Distributed facilities at gigabit/terabit scales for use by a broad range of different research disciplines.

Emphasis on initiatives to lead to production-quality and ready-to-use software for both science and engineering

Complement and add value to national Grid-initiatives

Favour interconnection to major Grid-based experimental infrastructures in other parts of the world

Support integration on eInfrastructures of Grid and Semantic/Web technological and business concepts.

eInfrastructureCall b.4: Grid initiatives


Year 2006Year 2006Year 2005Year 2005Year 2004Year 2004

eInfrastructure - Consolidating initiatives • New user communities• Policies, AAA, security, resource registries • International aspects

Research Networking Test-beds • Optical, Wireless, Security, Grids, other technologies.• User involvement / technology validation

eInfrastructure – Grid initiativesContinue building advanced Grid-empowered

infrastructuresEmphasis on:• Production quality & ready-to-use SW-infrastructures• Address industry requirements• Environments dynamically adaptable to user needs

eInfrastructurenew Calls for proposals


Call Publication: 17 May 2005

Electronic Submission Deadline: 21 September 2005 Available Budget from the EC: € 18 Million (this amount accounts for

90% of the budget pre-allocated to this Strategic Objectives)

Instruments open for this Call: Integrated Projects (IP) Network of Excellence (NoE) Specific Targeted Research Projects (STREP) Specific Support Action (SSA) Coordination Action (CA)

Potential Projects Start: 2006

eInfrastructureIST Programme SO 2.5.6.

Research Networking Testbeds


Integrate, test, validate and demonstrate new fixed and wireless networking technologies - including disruptive technologies - and services in real-world settings and production environments. (IPs, NoEs, STREPs)

Provide open test infrastructures for third party researchers. (IPs, NoEs, STREPs)

Foster interoperability of solutions to achieve broader-scale up-take of new state-of-the-art infrastructure technology and promote open-source. (IPs, NoEs, STREPs)

Develop roadmaps and strategic guidance for infrastructure development in Europe… (SSAs, CAs)

eInfrastructureIST Programme SO 2.5.6.

Research Networking Testbeds


Further challenges

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eIRG White Paper

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The ˝World Wide Grid˝ and the

need to progressively support

networking, grids and resources

The HPCN ESFRI report

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applications, there is not doubt

that the GRID infrastructure will

help improving the lack of

resources, by making a better

use of distributed systems.

However, GRID is unlikely to

solve all scientific problems, and

there are classes of scientific

domains, which will always

require very large centralised

computing resources.


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eInfrastructurefurther information

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Bridging the Digital Divide: Information Society

Policy(i2010) in Structural Funds

“Community Strategic Guidelines on Cohesion 2007-2013”

IS Policy and Structural Funds


Structural funds and ICT Research (1)

• ICT – a key enabler for productivity growth & competitiveness– Half of productivity gains in our economies are due to ICT

• ICT impacts business efficiency across the economy • ICT underpins innovations in all major products and services

• ICT – providing tools for addressing key societal challenges – ageing population, inclusion, healthcare– Education, learning and preserving Cultural diversity – Safety, environment and risk management

• ICT – a facilitator for more efficient public services– Helps modernise administrations and public services– allows more participation in democracy and public life

• ICT – an important sector in its own right– From 4% of EU GDP in early 90s to close to 8% today

• ICT – underpins progress in all science & technology fields– Computation and simulation, data handling, sensing, control,

collaboration, etc.– e.g. GÉANT, the world-leading research network, eScience Grids


Structural funds and ICT Research (2)

• European Aim: Double total investment in RTD• Building the knowledge infrastructure (R&D capacity building)

– Providing Research Infrastructure• Research Networking• Equipment, Facilities

– Attracting Human Capital and developing Skills– Supporting Innovation Ecosystems

• Attracting Industrial Investments– Poles of Excellence in key ICT fields

• Focus and prioritisation

– Leveraging industrial investments• E.g. clean-rooms for nano-electronics


Synergy and Complementary Measures

• Framework Programme– SF support is a key underpinning factor for

participation in the EU Framework Programmes for RTD

– Strong links with FP7 activities on Research Infrastructure and Research Potential

• Competitiveness and Innovation Programme– Support for ICT uptake in businesses and

administrations– Best Practice and Networking Actions


RI and structural funds

• DG REGIO and DG INFSO (together with other DGs) participate actively in the Task Force for Research Infrastructures in FP7 created by DG RTD– The generic cooperation framework is identified.

• e-Infrastructures in FP7 – Research Network Backbone GÉANT – articulation with National

Research Networks– Grid Infrastructures – building upon national strategies and

“gridifying” Nationa/ resources– Supercomputers/data storage – “networking” national resources to

build high end distributed supercomputers in Europe• There are multiple examples in which e-Infrastructures in the

Member States are supported by structural funds– E.g. Galician supercomputers funded by InterregIII

• In FP7 Capacities, the definition of Research Infrastructures (and e-Infrastructures) is very much in line with the strategic support that the Cohesion policy may provide


Conclusion

• Associated and future new Member States should create strategic co-ordination on national level.

• NRENs and ICT policy makers should get actively involved in the Strategic Reference Framework and Operational Plan to consolidate inclusion in the plans.

• Financing of high speed RTD infrastructure is now included in the Community Strategic Guidelines on Cohesion 2007-2013

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