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The SEEREN Initiative Connecting the South-Eastern European Family www.seeren.org. Dr. Jorge-A. Sanchez-P. SEEREN Initiative Coordinator GRNET - Greek Research & Technology Network sanchez@grnet.gr, http://www.grnet.gr Thessaloniki, January 9, 2004.
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The SEEREN InitiativeConnecting the South-Eastern European Familywww.seeren.org Dr. Jorge-A. Sanchez-P. SEEREN Initiative Coordinator GRNET - Greek Research & Technology Network sanchez@grnet.gr, http://www.grnet.gr Thessaloniki, January 9, 2004
The vision… of SEERENEase the digital divide in SE Europe SEEREN Inauguration Event
Consortium members and sponsors SEEREN Inauguration Event
SEEREN breakthrough objectives Acquire connectivity for the SEEREN beneficiary NRENs (AL, BA, BG, MK, YU) in the range of 2-34 Mbps towards the major GÉANT PoPs in the area to provide them access to the Pan-European research network GÉANT. GEANT PoP Beneficiary SEEREN NREN Targeted GEANT hosting NREN receiving node GEANT hosting NREN and SEEREN contractor Targeted beneficiary SEEREN NREN access node GEANT hosting NREN and non-SEEREN contractor SEEREN Inauguration Event
.hu .si .at .hr .ro .gr .mk .ba .bg .yu .al SEEREN connectivity 155 2 2 18-34 34 4 or 8 34 SEEREN Inauguration Event
Multilateral Impact of SEEREN • Political/Cultural impact • Education impact • Social impact • Business impact SEEREN Inauguration Event
The avalanche effect • New opportunities and projects • Additional sources of funding, grants and sponsorships • Follow-up proposals: SEE-GRID, SEE-GEAR, beSEEN… • The future • Achieving sustainability • SEEREN+…? SEEREN Inauguration Event
The SEEREN InitiativeConnecting the South-Eastern European Family Thank You ALL! SEEREN Inauguration Event