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| A major objective of the 5th Framework Programme (FP5) of the European Commission (EC) is the cooperative approach to Research and Techno-logical Development across Europe. The European National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) have a long tradition of providing the most advanced platforms for cooperative, transnational research, coupled with their dual function in supporting the academic and educational communi-ties. This was emphasized in the Feira European Council in which the eEu-rope initiative was formalized. |
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| One of the eEurope objectives stres-sed the urgent need for faster and re-liable Internet for researchers and stu-dents; as a consequence, the FP5 workprogramme supported the estab-lishment of GEANT, the latest genera-tion of pan-European research net-work infrastructure interconnecting at gigabit rates more than 3,000 re-search and education institutions in 32 countries through 28 national and re-gional research and education net-works. |
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| Objectives |
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| 1.Establish the South-East European in-frastructure interconnecting the Na-tional Research and Education Net-works (NRENs) of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Former Yugo-slav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - Serbia and Montenegro (FRY), Greece, Hun-gary and Romania (called regional NRENs). The NRENs will be linked via 2-34 Mbps international connectivity. |
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| 2.Interconnect the regional NRENs to the major GEANT Points of Presence (PoPs) in this area and thus to the Pan-European research network. The major GEANT PoPs in the region are located in Budapest, Athens, Lubljana and Vi-enna. |
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| 3.Serve as a guide for future upgrades, so that all regional NRENs will be able to participate in GEANT and be part of the European "e-Science" distributed platform. |
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| 4.Ease the "digital divide" that still sepa-rates most of the SEE countries from the developed world. Build awareness of IST in SE Europe non-EU countries and serve as a paradigm for bridging the digital divide in other areas. Provide a platform for cooperation of scientific and educational communities of EU Member States with Newly Associated States (NAS) and 3rd Countries. |
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| 5.Exploit and disseminate the results. Investigate additional sources of fund-ing from the EC, from EU States na-tional funds and international organiza-tions that are actively involved in the SEE region, such as UNESCO and NATO. |
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| Milestones |
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| M01) Kick-off meeting (M0) |
| M02) Project management information system established (M1) |
| M03) NRENs requirements collected and analysed (M2) |
| M04) Subcontracts established with NRENs (M3) |
| M05) Coordination meetings (2-3 per year) (ongoing) |
| M06) Technical and operational requirements analysed (M3) |
| M07) Promotional package available (M3) |
| M08) Tenders prepared (M5) |
| M09) Final selection of suppliers (M8) |
| M10) Connectivity, equipment and network management contracts signed (M9) |
| M11) Final SEEREN network topology (M9) |
| M12) Operation of the regional network offering to all NRENs GEANT visibility (M9) |
| M13) Stable network operation (M12) |
| M14) SEEREN workshop proceedings (M16) |
| M15) Final project audit (M18) |
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