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Enhancing Mediterranean e-Infrastructures: Eumedconnect3 and Beyond

This presentation by Dr. George Bonas, part of the MoCo Secretariat for e-Infrastructures in the Mediterranean, discusses the status and future of e-infrastructures in the region, particularly focusing on the Eumedconnect project. Eumedconnect2 connects 11 countries, serving around 2 million users and witnessing a network traffic growth of over 50% annually. With significant past funding and various interconnected projects, the necessity of advancing to Eumedconnect3, addressing speed limitations, and political and telecom lobbying is emphasized. Collaborative efforts among Mediterranean research and education networks are crucial for building future capabilities.

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Enhancing Mediterranean e-Infrastructures: Eumedconnect3 and Beyond

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  1. Fotis KarayannisInfrastructures Planning and Development ManagerGreek Research and Technology Network – GRNETPresented by Dr.George BonasMoCo Secretariat e-Infrastructures in the Mediterranean region Monitoring Committee for the Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation in RTD Istanbul, 6-8 November 2008

  2. The Eumedconnect2 network • 11 countries connected • 7 wholly reliant • Serving around 2 million users, 700 institutions in 7 countries • Network traffic growing over 50% per year • Over 100 projects connected • ENPI funding: 4M Euros for 2 years Eumedconnect (2004-2007) funded by EuropeAid / EUMEDIS (10 M Euros) Eumedconnect 2 started in November 2008: Still low speeds (34-155 Mbps) Do we need to start thinking about Eumedconnect3… The only large-scale R&E e-infrastructure serving the Mediterranean region

  3. The EUMEDGRID Grid computing e-Infrastructure EUMEDGRID project was funded by DG INFSO (~2M Euros), from Jan 2006 to Feb 2008 INFN - CNAF INFN -Roma3 ULAKBIM INFN -Catania CYNET MA-GRID Univ. of Tunis GRNET HIAST JUNET Un. of Malta IUCC CERIST ERI/EUN 24 EUMEDGRID sites have been deployed in 13 countries, giving a total of 575 connected servers (CPUs) and about 84 TBs of storage capacity

  4. The LinkSCEEM project • Preparing for a Supercomputer in Cyprus (CSRTC facility) • Also delivering a network study in Eastern Med • Funded by the European Commission (DG-INFSO) – 1M Euros • A consortium of eight members under the coordination of the Cyprus Institute • Started on April 1st, 2008 with a duration of 18 months

  5. Next steps? • A high-capacity Eumedconnect3? • At gigabit speeds? • Using fibers from the power lines? • The Arab Network Access Point initiative? • Lobbying required at political level and telecom level for this to materialise • The CAMREN consortium • Consortium of Arab Mediterranean Research and Education Networks • Similar to the GEANT NREN PC • A Eumedgrid2 project? • Continuation proposal rejected • Another proposal to be submitted

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