An e-Infrastructure in Europe: a strategy and policy driven approach for a policy eIRG A pink paper contribution

1
An e-Infrastructure in Europea strategy and
policy driven approach for a policy eIRGA pink
paper contribution

• Dany.Vandromme_at_renater.fr

2
Requirements for a policy approach (1/4)

• Cooperation between networks and services layers,
  organisation-wise
• Cooperation at the technical and operational
  level a GRID service may require non-standard
  network resources in a completely automated manner

3
Requirements for a policy approach (2/4)

• Network infrastructures are expected to be
  informative, but reactive and adaptive as well
• GRIDs infrastructure may not expect using non
  existing network resources
• There are a huge potential for sharing resources
  between GRIDs and networks (NOC, monitoring
  tools) to avoid useless duplication

4
Requirements for a policy approach (3/4)

• Need to implement a user oriented approach for
  the presentation of services Most users do not
  need GRID services, while they need network
  services.
• European integration will not occur without the
  full implementation of end-to-end services
• eInfrastructure must be also a vector to
  prevent/fight the digital divide

5
Requirements for a policy approach (4/4)

• Require to articulate the network and GRID
  initiatives/projects with the national and
  European science programmes and policies
• In particular, there is no global resource
  allocation policy, able to combine peer review,
  funding constraints, national policies etc
• Global discussion, political support etc

6
Rationale for a policy approach

• E-Infrastructure is neither just networks, nor
  GRIDs, nor services It is all!
• Avoid duplication between projects
• Share information about available resources, best
  practices, service architecture, access, etc.
• Standardisation of service interfaces for users
• Based on long term strategy or vision (longer
  that the project timescales)

7
Proposal for a policy approach (1/4)

• Have a policy body (eIRG) above all
  e-Infrastructure components, who will
• Collect all information from components
  (charters, best practices, AUPs, etc)
• Make them widely available to relevant bodies
  (projects, funding authorities, other policy
  groups, etc)
• Make synthesis of Best Practices, Users surveys,
  questionnaires, recommendations, etc.

8
Proposal for a policy approach (2/4)

• Policy information will be targeted for
• New projects preparation
• Basis for research organisation or user groups
  willing to progress towards gridification of
  their existing applications
• Support and guidance for the action of funding
  authorities (national or multi-lateral or
  European actions)

9
Proposal for a policy approach (3/4)

• Feed-back will be required also from projects,
  users, funding bodies to input to eIRG for
  subsequent progress and adaption
• The eIRG will need some practical support and
  official appointment (MS appointed
  representatives or main projects directors
  likely to be same individuals, but with different
  mandate/legitimity).
• To report to ESFRI (follow-on action of the HPCN
  WG)
• To concert with the NRENPC

10
eIRG eInfrastructure Reflection Group
Best practices Charters, AUPs, Recommendations Que
stionnaires
11
Proposal for a policy approach (4/4)

• But
• RE in Europe is in the range of 3 500
  institutions The eIRG must reflect this, and not
  represent only a few projects
• Maintain a priority channel with ESFRI and with
  the NRENPC!
• eIRG objectives must be neither GRID, nor
  networks. It must be science advancement, better
  technology, more efficient education, cultural
  heritage etc

12
END OF PRESENTATION!
13
Initial proposal from EC DG-INFSO
14
Consensus elements

• There is a need for a policy body to work on
  issues not considered today by other bodies, like
  the ESFRI.
• The initial consideration of the eIRG may focus
  on GRID issues, but there is a strong wish of all
  members to target wider communities
• A strong cooperation is expected between the eIRG
  and the other complementary policy bodies, like
  the ESFRI HPCN WG and the NRENPC
• If the eIRG has an advisory role, it must be
  clearly stated, who is going to be advised!

15
Consensus elements

• Security issues are important AAA (or AA)
  requires a significant impetus to ease the
  European integration, but other aspects of
  eInfrastructure security cannot be handled
  without the on-going activity at the NREN level
  (CERT Coordination).
• Set-up a clear definition of AUP for
  eInfrastructure services
• The Group may be chaired by a rotating scheme (1
  chair and 2 vice-chairs), who will supervise the
  support team.