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EUMEDGRID-Support Impact on ASREN – Arab regional eInfrastructure

EUMEDGRID-Support Impact on ASREN – Arab regional eInfrastructure. Dr. Salem Al-Agtash (ASREN) Final Review – Brussels 17 February 2012. Outlines. The impact of the EUMEDGRID-Support project and initiatives carried on in the Arab region

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EUMEDGRID-Support Impact on ASREN – Arab regional eInfrastructure

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  1. EUMEDGRID-Support Impact on ASREN – Arab regional eInfrastructure Dr. Salem Al-Agtash (ASREN) FinalReview – Brussels 17 February 2012

  2. Outlines • The impact of the EUMEDGRID-Support project and initiatives carried on in the Arab region • Plans for long term sustainability of e-Infrastructure in the Arab region Final Review - Brussels 17 February 2012

  3. e-Infrastructure Status In the Arab region Final Review - Brussels 17 February 2012

  4. The role of the EUMEDGRID-Support project • Regional cooperation to be further enhanced and fostered • EUMEDGRID-Support improved it in Med region • More for access to the other counties UAE and Gulf region Final Review - Brussels 17 February 2012

  5. Plans for long term sustainability of e-Infrastructure - ASREN • Builds on EUMEDCONNECT3 to connect all Arab countries Final Review - Brussels 17 February 2012

  6. ASRENOrg.net • PAN Arab Network, 2005, NAP, the Network Access Points 2007, ASREN, 2010, ASREN GmbH June 2011 Final Review - Brussels 17 February 2012

  7. Operation maturity

  8. Africa & Arabia ROC • Hosting the Web Portal of Africa & Arabia Regional Operation Centre, taking over the activities performed in In the context of EUMEDGRID- Support Final Review - Brussels 17 February 2012

  9. Roadmap • ASREN is developing a roadmap to further extend the e-Infrastructures deployed by EUMEDCONNECT and EUMEDGRID to all Arab countries • A focal activity will be Africa & Arabia  ROC for the coordination and support point for all sites in the region Final Review - Brussels 17 February 2012

  10. Joint outreach • EUMEDGRID-Support fostered the establishment of ASREN since 2010 (Brussels in March and Cairo in December) and continued in 2011 • June 2011 – First Workshop in Lebanon at the Saint Joseph University • October 2011 - Workshop for Developing Lebanese National Research and Education Network at the Ministry of Higher Education and Research in Beirut, Lebanon • November/December 2011 - Joint CHAIN/EPIKH Schools for ROC management and application integration in Science Gateways in Amman, Jordan • December 2011 – e-AGE 2011 Conference in Amman, Jordan Final Review - Brussels 17 February 2012

  11. Future plans – e-Infrastructure • UAE installed a new highly sophisticated grid system that will join Africa & Arabia ROC • Consolidation of cooperation between grids in the ASREN region and beyond through CHAIN, embedded within ASREN • Plans for a consortium as a result of e-AGE to establish connectivity between neighboring countries in the Arab region Final Review - Brussels 17 February 2012

  12. Future plans – Community level • More contacts to existing VRCs, e.g.: • Genomics applications • Mathematical modelling, with intensive numerical analysis • Emerging applications in software applications to environmental resources • Consolidating communities from EPIKH schools in Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and Jordan, and the modelling grid applications in Lebanon • Activities for federated identity and science gateway and building capacity through joint research projects – initial interest at UAE • School planned for GATE users in Algeria in April using EUMEDGRID Science Gateway • Upcoming e-AGE towards better integration of efforts at the regional level Final Review - Brussels 17 February 2012

  13. Thank You Final Review - Brussels 17 February 2012

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