SEERA-EI
Definition:
The South-East European eInfrastructure initiatives aim to ensure equal participation of the region in European networking and Grid computing trends. 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 harmonised 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.
Duration:
36 months: from 01/04/2009 to 31/03/2012
Objectives:
The core objective of the SEERA-EI project is to engage national key programme owners in the field of Research Infrastructures (eInfrastructures) in SEE in common dialogue and planning, to establish a sustainable and sustained communication platform, and to undertake activities targeting durable cooperation in building the common regional Research Infrastructures vision, strategy and action plan.
Funding:
EC funded
Partners:
Greek Research and Technology Network (GRNET – GR), General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Greek Ministry of Development (GSRT– GR), Ministry of Education and Science (MoES - AL), Polytechnic University of Tirana (PUoT – AL), Bosnian Ministry of Communications and Transport (MoCT - BA), State Agency for Information Technology and Communications (SAITC – BG), Institute for Parallel Processing – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IPP-BAS – BG), Ministry of Information Society (MoIS – MK), Macedonian Academic and Research Network (MARNET – MK), Academy of Sciences of Moldova (AASM – MD), Public Research and Educational Networking Association of Moldova (RENAM – MD), Ministry of Education and Science (MoES – ME), University of Montenegro (UoM – ME), National Authority for Scientific Research (ANCS – RO), Agency for Administration of National Research and Education Netwok (RoEduNet – RO), Serbian Ministry of Science (MoS – RS), University of Belgrade – RCUB (UOB-RCUB – RS), Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK – TR), Turkish Academic Network and Information Center (TUBITAK ULAKBIM – TR)
Project Manager:
Ognjen Prnjat
