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Project

SEERA-EI

Title South East European Research Area for eInfrastructures
Grant Agreement Number 228052
Funding Programmes FP7
Dates 01/04/2009 - 31/03/2012
Project URL http://www.seera-ei.eu
Scientific Domain e-Infrastructures
Action Line ERA-NET
Type Of Project CSA
Abstract The South-East European eInfrastructure initiatives aim to ensure equal participation of the region in European networking and Grid computing trends. SEEREN initiative has established regional network and SEE-GRID the regional Grid. SEE-LIGHT project is currently establishing dark-fibre backbone in the region, and SEE-GRID-SCI empowering strategic regional user communities in common use of the eInfrastructure. Close collaboration of National Research & Education Networks and National Grid Initiatives in the region was crucial in materializing this vision. The above initiatives have also raised awareness of national ministries for the necessity of local programmes and financial support for eInfrastructures: a number of ministries have contributed to local network funding and regional interconnections, as well as national Grid programmes. SEERA-EI will capitalise on this momentum and link national-level programme managers and provide an open forum for information exchange, in order to enable coordination of national programmes in eInfrastructures, and to set the framework for a common regional agenda. The project will gather and exchange information regarding current programmes and carry out a state-of-the-art analysis; produce set of best practices and guidelines for national eInfrastructure programmes; and identify areas for joint regional activities, ranging from short-term soft actions, mid-term policy-level actions, to preparatory activities for long-term actions. SEERA-EI will reduce fragmentation of national programmes, create a harmonized approach to national-level initiatives in eInfrastructures, ensure local commitment, and pave the way towards common regional vision, strategy and sustainable cooperation which will give the region a common voice on European and international stage and strengthen the ERA as a whole, enabling collaborative high-quality research across a spectrum of scientific fields.
Partners
(Organisation name and Country)
RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL NETWORKING ASSOCIATION OF MOLDOVA, Moldova
Ss. CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY IN SKOPJE, FYROM
UNIVERSITETI POLITEKNIK I TIRANES, Albania
TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA KURUMU, Turkey
BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (INSTITUTE FOR PARALLEL PROCESSING), Bulgaria
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND Sports, Montenegro
GENIKI GRAMMATIA EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIAS (General Secretariat for Research & Technology), Greece
National Authority for Scientific Research, Romania
Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (Serbia), Serbia
Executive Agency Electronic Communications Networks and Information Systems, Bulgaria
Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Moldova
Ministry of Information Society, FYROM
MoS-ME, Montenegro
INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, Bulgaria
UNIVERZITET U BEOGRADU, Serbia
JAVNA USTANOVA UNIVERZITET CRNE GORE PODGORICA, Montenegro
Ministerul Educatiei Nationale, Romania
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE, Albania
Ministry of Communications and Transport of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Agentia de Administrare a Retelei Nationale de Informatica Pentru Educatie si Cercetare, Romania