Multi-conference on the occasion of 10th anniversary of Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center NEW NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES, GRIDS AND PORTALS
Central and Eastern Europe Networking Piotr Sąsiedzki Silesian University of Technology - Computer Centre and Central and Eastern European Networking Association (CEENet)
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Agenda • Geography lesson • CEE NRENs • CEENet and its activities
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CE Europe
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Geography • present GEANT network: – IS, NO, FI, SE, DK, IE, EE, LV, LT, UK, NL, BE, LU, FR, ES, PT, DE, CZ, PL, CH, AT, SK, SI, HU, RO, IT, HR, TR, MT, CY, IL (31)
• missing: – AL, AM, BG, GE, MK, RU, BY, UA, MD, AZ, BA, SM (12)
• missing neighbours (not geographical Europe): – KG, KZ, TJ, TM, UZ
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CEE connectivity international & domestic • multi Mbps countries: – EE, LT, LV, PL, CZ, SK, HU, RO, AT, HR, TR, SL, RU
• single Mbps countries: – MD, AL, GE, AM, BY, UA, AR, AZ
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CEE NREN organizations • country wide NRENs • multiple RENs within country – remains of old research system in former soviet states – regional/city networks
• sustainability – governmental subsidy – external grant based – user fee based Poznań, 2003-10-20
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Central and Eastern European Networking Association – CEENet - formed in 1993 - Offices in Vienna (AT) and Warsaw (PL) - Authorities – General Assembly and Management Committee - Secretariat + Secretary General - www.ceenet.org Poznań, 2003-10-20
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Central and Eastern European Networking Association – CEENet • Goals and objectives – Dissemination of the technological know-how for building the essential infrastructure – Distance Education, FP5, FP6 projects – Management strategies and policy issues for stability and sustainability – Sustainability = technological competence + managerial vision and efficiency + public awareness – Three types of educational events: • Technology, Management, Policy Workshops
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Workshops on Network Technology • Strategy – Always have a combined team of lecturers • From the CEE countries for promoting selfsufficiency, recognition and continuous training • From the EU and USA for state of the art updates as well as important nodes in the human network
Connecting machines… to connect people
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Management and Policy • Workshops on Management – Yaroslavl – 1998 (co-organized with TERENA) – Ohrid – 2000 – Zagreb – 2002
• Workshops on Policy – Tartu – 1997 (CEENet Tartu Declaration) – Tbilisi – 1999, Bishkek - 2001 – Varna (with TERENA), Baku - 2003 Poznań, 2003-10-20
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Management and Policy • Main issues – Target groups and domains – Services – Telecom and info regulations – Relation to the policy and decision makers – Funding models – Strategies for growth and stability – Challenges both technological and social Poznań, 2003-10-20
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Unique Events and Other Projects • July 2002 – a unique type of Workshop – NREN Creation “Flying” Workshop – Three countries • Czech Republic –CESNet • Poland – NASK/POL-34 • Estonia – EENet
– NREN Creation Cookbook (in Russian)
• Co-operates with Cisco Systems on the expansion of their Cisco Networking Academies in the CEE and FSU regions Poznań, 2003-10-20
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Thank you! • Piotr Sąsiedzki • email: piotr.sasiedzki@polsl.pl • CEENet Secretariat WWW: www.ceenet.org E-mail: secretary@ceenet.org gajewski@ceenet.org Poznań, 2003-10-20
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