1. Establishment of the Piloting GRID Cluster
Macedonian Project Proposal
Prof Margita Kon-Popovska
Prof. Aneta Buckovska
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2. Macedonian Academic Community
Academic and research community in R Macedonia
Individuals
Institutions
Academic, research and administrative staff Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje and Ss Climent and Naum University in Bitola
3600 43
Undergraduate students (2 Universities)
45000
Graduate students
10000
SEE University in Tetovo, University in Tetovo academic staff
200 8
6000
Research staff/development units & companies 12
Research staff/ independent R&D institution 7
National and University Library Skopje, University Library Bitola, Faculty libraries 53
Experts/libraries (special libraries, company libraries, public libraries, archives, museums, cultural heritage ins
900
145
Research associations 10
Middle schools (75 have libraries)
72000 92
Elementary schools (340 have libraries)
270000
1050
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3. Project participants from Macedonia
MARNet (Macedonian Academic and Research Network at
Ss Cyril and Methodius University Skopje)
Institute of Informatics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at
Ss Cyril and Methodius University Skopje
Faculty of Electrical Engineering at
Initial Project team
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Margita Kon-Popovska, Prof. Dr Aneta Buckovska
Prof. Dr. Borislav Popovski, president MARNet MB
Research assistants
Vangel Ajanovski, Boro Jakimovski, Marjan Spasic, Saso Gramatikov,
Goran Muratovski
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4. About participants from Macedonia
MARNet is organizational unit of the Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje establish in 1994 year by auspices of the Ministry of research of R. Macedonia
Mission
Provide international and national networking services to the Macedonian academic research & educational community and support to their research and educational activities.
Promote and disseminate the use of ICT in the academic and research sector
Role
Connection to the international networks with basic IP provision;
Maintain and management of the national DNS;
International memberships;
National academic network policy and development
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5. TERENA Members
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6. Macedonia and Balkan countries
Digital divide .
European Countries
GEANT up to 10 Gbps
Macedonia and Balkan countries
MARNET 5 Mbps
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7. . Digital divide Distribution of bandwidth used by institution of UKIM
No of institutions
Bandwidth % 12  25 6 56 13 4 64 8 5  10 1  2  3 
 10000
N/A
other ISP 48
100 .
Digital divide
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Distribution of bandwidth used by institution of UKIM

8. National Infrastructure/Strategies
To upgrade the external terrestrial link (SEE regional initiatives, GEANT), direct link on Corridor 10 (jointly with National Railway, Nat.Power Company, Telecom)
SKOMAN – Skopje Gigabit Network, based on fiber and wireless radio
BITMAN - Bitola Gigabit network
High capacity fiber connection between SKOMAN and BITMAN (jointly with National Power Company).
High capacity fiber connection between SEEU and University in Tetovo with MARNet (jointly with National Railway or Power Company)
To extend the domain of MARNet by providing the know-how and then by actually connecting primary and secondary education, libraries, museums and other public institutions.
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9. Skopje metropolitan area network
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Seismological Institute

10. Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics is among oldest and leading academic institutions in Macedonia in the education and research in the fields of natural sciences. It organizational structure are following Institutes
Mathematics
Informatics
Chemistry
Biology
Physics
Geography
and two departments Seismological Observatory and Botanical Garden. Faculty has around 200 academic staff and 2500 undergraduate students. Produces engineers and teachers in the relevant fields of mathematics, informatics, chemistry, biology, physics, meteorology, geography and ethnology. Has graduate studies with around 100 new students per year and PhD programs.
Institute of Informatics has 25 academic staff, 5 part time academic staff, around 600 students and 20 graduate students.
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11. Faculty of Electrical Engineering is a leading academic institution in Macedonia in the education and research in the fields electrical engineering. The following main institutes organize undergraduate and graduate studies
Computer techniques and Informatics
Telecommunications
Automation and system engineering
Electronics
Mathematics and Physics
Electronic measurements and electrical materials
Electrical machines, transformators and apparatuses
Power system engineering
Industrial electro energetic and automation
Electrical plants and distribution systems
Faculty Computer center will be responsible for realization of the project. FEE has around 110 academic staff and 2500 undergraduate students. Also organize graduate studies with around 60 new students per year and PhD programs.
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12. Brain drain
The brain drain among the young and fairly well educated population is alarming. In particular this relates to the ICT professionals who are frustrated by the inappropriate working conditions, limited resources for personal growth and development, as well as very low salaries, which is characteristic of the public sector.
Example:
Institute of informatics at Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics currently count 25 academic staff. Up to now 3 academics went to regular pension. From the period of its establishment (1985 year) 17 persons (38%) left the Institute and the country, of which 11 in the period after 1991 year. 2 of them were professors while other 9 young assistants.
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13. Estimations
Verica Janeska. Potential Intellectual Emigration from R. Macedonia
Analyze, Economic development, Year 5, pp 65-82, 2003, Skopje
has analyzed 305 answers to the questioner concerning brain drain of 4th year students at 3 leading technical and natural science faculties and 59 young researchers and academic staff.
Her estimation is that more than people with high education is out of the country. This represent 15% of high educated population.
From 59 young research and academic staff questioned about intention to emigrate, 56% are thinking of emigrating while 10% are planning to emigrate
Other results are shown in following tables
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14. Intention to emigrate among the students
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15. Type of migration among students
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16. Type of migration among research and teaching staff
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17. Ranking of the reasons of migration students
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18. Ranking of the reasons of migration researchers
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19. What to do young educated people to stay in the country
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20. The objectives of the project
Strengthening of intellectual and scientific capacities of the country by creation of a human network in the area of Grids, eScience and eInfrastructures in SE Europe, and inclusion in EU network
Establish incubating Grid cluster infrastructure and integrate it in the SEE-GRID grid infrastructure
Transfer of know-how through the partnership with the European Organization for Particle Physics (CERN), leading the major Pan-European Grid initiative, EGEE, and strengthened cooperation with other partners that already have related technical expertise and will disseminate their experience to the region
Ease the digital divide and bring SEE Grid communities closer to the rest of the continent trying to lower existing brain drain.
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21. Activities of the project
Establishment of the pilot Grid cluster
Migrate and test Grid middleware components developed by pan-European (e.g. EGEE) Grid efforts in the established Grid cluster,
Deploy (adapt if necessary) and test available Grid applications developed by EGEE in the established infrastructure,
Make an effort to develop a Grid application of national interest (e.g., earthquake prevention, meteorology/ climate, 3d visualisation, warehousing),
Promote awareness in the university environment especially students and young researchers regarding Grid developments through dissemination conferences, training material and demonstrations for hands-on experience, in coordination with other participant of the project, also through establishment of the project web site,
Promote regional and international collaboration in SEE countries,
Study visits to the more advanced centres (CERN), participation at suitable Grid training and workshops events.
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22. Work plan of the activities for the first year
2004/2005 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Development of the initial interactive website and related activities
Establish the pilot Grid cluster, migrate and test Grid middleware components
Deploy (adapt if necessary) and test selection of available Grid applications
Promote awareness especially among students and young researchers
Educational activities dissemination of knowledge
Visits to the more advanced centre, training, workshop
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23. UNECO-HAWLETT PACKARD Partnership Donated equipment
33,557.68
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24. Financial plan Description UNESCO/ROSTE*
Visiting activities to foreign research institutions
9.000
Educational activities related to Grid sabbaticals and assignments
4.000
Different local activities awareness risings, and expenses
2.000
Development of the Web site, printing and publishing
2.500
Total
17.500
* Amounts are indicative
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25. Ongoing complementary project SEE-GRID
Start: May 2004,
Duration: 24 months
Main Objective: To integrate SEE-GRID region in pan-European Grid infrastructure.
Participants:
CERN Swi, Tu, Cro, Al, B&H, Bg, RM, S&Mn, Gr, Hu and Ro.
Towards e-Infrastructure and e-Science
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26. The European perspective - eEurope
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