1. CEOS GRID Workshop 6-7 May 2002 “European Commission GRID Initiatives and Plans” Guy Weets European Commission guy.weets@cec.eu.int "The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission"

2. eEurope and Research Networks • GÉANT and the global perspective • GRIDs • FP6 • Conclusions Contents

3. An ambitious strategic goal for EU in the next decade “…to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world…” (Lisbon Summit 2000)

4. Stimulate the use of the internet Investing in people and skills A cheaper, faster, secure internet Specific measures: eEurope Action Plan • Launched by the European Commission to meet the new challenge

5. GÉANTGlobal connectivity -EUMEDIS, TEIN, ALIS SERENATE strategic study • GRIDS for scientific applicationsIPv6 large scale testbedsOptical routing, QoS, Digital Libraries, ... Research Networks: The projects/initiatives

6. Requiring new levels of cooperation Global EU+ NRENs European GEANT National NRENs Campus Universities GÉANT: The model Other funds EU funds National funds

7. 0 10 Gbps EE LV LT 2.5 Gbps 34 45 155 UK SE PL 155 SE - PoP for Nordunet IE LU NL 155 155 155 BE FR DE CZ ES SK PT 622 34 CH IT AT HU RO 622 155 34 HR SI BG 622 34 622 34 GR CY IL 45 GÉANT: The connectivity at 10 Gbps

8. North AmericaGTREN - since January 2002, 2 x 2.5 Gbps, Europe (fully funding) to North America (reciprocity expected out of current discussions) • Japan155 Mbps, Europe to Japan (fully funding) GÉANT international dimension: a world of opportunities

9. GRIDs: A new dimension in networking The GRID aims to create unprecedented computing and information power by linking individual machines over high-speed networks using advanced middleware.

10. GRIDs: A new dimension in networking The concept of GRIDs addresses the situation in which the bandwidth of the network blurs the frontiers of the computer… GRIDs deploys technologies that give users a seamless, secure access to a variety of data and computing resources… GRIDs integrate and adds value to networking, computing, middleware, security, knowledge engineering, ...

11. GRIDs: Building virtual communities GRIDs address the needs of virtual communities and fosters the efficient exploitation of the huge investments in research infrastructures: • High Energy Physics • Earth & Space Observation • Environment • Bio-sciences and Health • Industrial design/simulation/visualization • ASP

12. GRIDs: The European efforts EU supported GRIDs work complements national Programmes: • UK - eScience Programme • Italy - INFN Grid • Netherlands - DutchGrid • Germany - Unicore plus • France - Grid funding approved • Ireland - Grid-Ireland • Poland, Czech Republic - seed funding

13. Applications Middleware& Tools GRIDSTART Underlying Infrastructures Industry / business Science GRIDs: An integrated approach EGSO GRIA CROSSGRID EUROGRID GRIP DATAGRID GRIDLAB DAMIEN DATATAG

14. 37Meuro of IST funding • Strong consensus formation and contribution to standards: GGF, IETF, W3C, MPI, etc • Most developments follow Open Architecture approach. GRIDs: The IST projects

15. Integrating European Research Anticipating S/T Needs Priority Thematic Areas Frontier Research, unexpected developments Research for Policy Support Specific SME Activities JRC Activities Nanotechnologies, intelligent materials, new production processes for health Genomic and Biotechnology for health Food Safety and Health Risks Sustainable development and global change Citizens and Governance in the Knowledge Society Aeronautics and Space Specific International Co-operation Activities Information Society Technologies Strengthening the Foundations of ERA Structuring the ERA Human Resources & Mobility Research and Innovation Co-ordination of Research Activities Development of Research/Innovation Policies Science and Technology Research Infrastructures FP6s: Overview and IST related areas

16. FP6s: Research networks related work • Establish a high capacity and high speed communications network for all researchers in Europe (GEANT) and specific high performance Grids and test-beds (GRIDs). • Create large-scale distributed systems & platforms, including Grid-based systems to solve complex problems in areas like the environment, energy, health, transport, industrial design

17. Conclusions • EU is actively promoting Information Society in Europe • Networking for Research is a important priority for EU policy • With the support of the IST Programme and in the context of the eEurope action plan, a new generation backbone for research has been launched • In parallel, EU is investing in networking technologies such as GRIDS to support highly demanding user community