EUM b Global Collaborations Cairns 4 July 2004 Reaching out from Europe David West DANTE

EUM b Global Collaborations Cairns 4 July 2004 Initiatives

EUM b Global Collaborations Cairns 4 July 2004 Why? EC funded programmes to: Assist international relationships and co- operation Use European expertise to assist R&E development in other geographies Extend European R&E connectivity

EUM b Global Collaborations Cairns 4 July 2004 Business Model I DANTE is co-ordinating partner European NREN partners EC funding from DG EuropeAid EC IST involvement 3 year programmes 10M Euro/80% funding

EUM b Global Collaborations Cairns 4 July 2004 Business Model II 3 phase projects: feasibility, tendering, operations Supplier contracts with DANTE Provide European experience Adapt approach to local requirements and circumstances

EUM b Global Collaborations Cairns 4 July

EUM b Global Collaborations Cairns 4 July 2004 Partners Coordinating Partner - DANTE MED Partner countries/beneficiaries: –Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey EU partners: –NRENs of France, Greece, Italy and Spain Planning studies (Phase 1) – Dec 2001 to June 2002 Tendering (Phase 2A) – Nov 2002 onwards Service (Phase 2B) from Jan 2004 to June 2006

EUM b Global Collaborations Cairns 4 July 2004 Challenges Limited cable infrastructure Monopoly national operators High ‘commercial’ prices Lack of regional cohesion No consortium

Current Topology EUMEDCONNECT GÉANT Catania PoP

Planned Topology EUMEDCONNECT GÉANT Catania PoP Nicosia PoP 155

EUM b Global Collaborations Cairns 4 July 2004 Network Services and Support Intra-Mediterranean and MED/European research networking initially IPv4; IPv6 and multicast planned Commodity Internet as chargeable option (without EC support) Technical support and training for MED Partners Vendor donation of EUMEDCONNECT core network equipment being finalised Network Management provided by CS (runs the GEANT NOC)

EUM b Global Collaborations Cairns 4 July 2004 Status 7 of the 12 MED-Partners now connected by EUMEDCONNECT and/or GEANT, plans in place to raise to 9 Solutions still being sought for Jordan, Lebanon and the Palestinians Foundations laid for greater R&E collaboration between MED and EU EUMEDCONNECT acting as role model for further regional initiatives: ALICE, SEEREN, TEIN2

EUM b Global Collaborations Cairns 4 July

EUM b Global Collaborations Cairns 4 July 2004 Coordinating Partner - DANTE AP beneficiaries: –China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam AP Non-beneficiaries –Brunei, Japan, Korea, Singapore EU partners: –NRENs of France, Netherlands, UK Planning studies (Phase 1) – May 2004 to October 2004 Phase 2 tender and operations to December 2007

EUM b Global Collaborations Cairns 4 July 2004 Current Feasibility phase investigating: AP NREN status and needs Supplier market Scope for collaboration with other organisations and initiatives Co-ordination with existing FR-KR TEIN link Cost sharing Organisation and sustainability options

EUM b Global Collaborations Cairns 4 July 2004 Projected Timescales 1/20041/20051/20061/20071/2008 Ph 1 – Feasibility study Ph 2A - Tender Ph 2B – In Service

EUM b Global Collaborations Cairns 4 July 2004 Current Status Feasibility Study proceeding well, active support from Asian Partners 2 project meetings already held Connectivity market prices still high, but will be negotiated for TEIN2 Exploring collaborations with other projects No pre-defined topology – maximise participation and capacity is key

EUM b Global Collaborations Cairns 4 July

EUM b Global Collaborations Cairns 4 July 2004 Project Coordinator (PC): GRNETGreece Principal Contractors (PrC): HUNGARNETHungary RoEduNetRomania DANTEUK TERENANetherlands Subcontractors (SC): AMREJSerbia & Montenegro (FRY) BIHARNETBosnia-Herzegovina INIMAAlbania ICTDA/ISTFBulgaria MARNETFYROM

EUM b Global Collaborations Cairns 4 July 2004 SEEREN Network

EUM b Global Collaborations Cairns 4 July 2004 SEEREN Status Network in and working EC funded to Dec 2004 Sustainability being addressed SEE-Grid project being developed SEEREN is one of the first multilateral collaborations within the Balkans

EUM b Global Collaborations Cairns 4 July 2004 Conclusions Global collaborations are important part of European research networking development Economic, social and political benefits Willing to share experiences with other potential collaborators