1. Predrag Pale Predrag.Pale@FER.hr
NREN
Its Existence and Mission
Predrag Pale

2. Yesterday the world without networks academic community as
no technology
no service
academic community as
inventor (of technology)
experimentator (with applications)

3. Today commercial networks available
networking services are a commodity
(usually) significant gap between AC and other communities
primary and secondary education
(public) libraries
cultural institutions

4. Tomorrow ?

5. MNREN = ƒ ( RAC ) The Mission MNREN – the mission
RAC – the role of academic community

6. The Role of Academic Community
is the Academic Community
autistic ?
science because of science
self-sufficient
“outside” of society
and its needs and problems or
the leader in development (of society) ?
(deeply) engaged
in needs and problems of the society
proactive
a paradigm and a test-bed
for future changes in society
in service of science or in service of society

7. The Role of IT in AC is Information Technology (in AC)
a support system ?
for traditional activities
an infrastructure ?
essential for new way of academic work and life
a tool ?
to achieve main goals

8. The Role of a NREN is a NREN a support organization ? a coordinator ?
acts on request (from members of AC)
a coordinator ?
acts jointly (with members of AC)
a leader ?
acts as an initiator
of programs, projects
acts as an awareness agent
in academic community
in the society as a whole

9. The Domain of a NREN academic community only ?
the whole educational community ?
the whole non-profit area ?
public libraries
NGOs
the whole public services ?
government services
judicial system
semi-commercial services ?
public health system

10. The Role & Activities of a NREN
Influencing (strategies, interns, infiltration)
Leading (consulting, supervision, project management)
Promotion (events, media, marketing)
Experience (pilot projects, co-operation)
Education (literature, courses)
Information Infrastructure (systems, databases, flow)
Computer Infrastructure (servers, classrooms)
Communication Infrastructure (access, network)

11. Why To Extend The Domain
other domains
do have an (urgent ?) need
do not have organization like NREN
could public interest be trusted to for-profit organizations ?
NREN does have
accumulated knowledge and experience
a network of partners and suppliers
an active user base (academic community)
both are financed from the (same) budget

12. What has NATO to do with Information Warfare ?
I don’t know.
But I do know that,
in the future when there will be such (IW) a threat, NATO will be called to act.
Therefore, we have to get ready, today.
Admiral Harold Gehman, Jr.
NATO Commander in Chief Pacific
at “Open Road ’99”, Norfolk

14. Communication Infrastructure
connectivity as a commodity
high-tech experimental test-bed

15. Computer Infrastructure
common servers
common and general purpose classrooms

16. Information Infrastructure
information systems
(scientific) databases
(user) support
implementation assistance

17. Education tutorials for new technologies courses for new tools
customized literature
knowledge verification

18. Experience to create, gather, store and disseminate experience
ICT application research & development
pilot projects
cooperation
knowledge management

19. Promotion awareness building communication enhancing events media
marketing

20. Leading large scale projects consulting supervision project management
initiation
coordination
consulting
supervision
project management

21. Influencing creating and pursuing the vision defining strategies
accepting interns
infiltration by sharing people