1 / 21

NREN

NREN. Its Existence and Mission. Predrag Pale Predrag.Pale@FER.hr. Yesterday. the world without networks no technology no service academic community as inventor (of technology) experimentator (with applications). Today. commercial networks available

kitty
Download Presentation

NREN

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. NREN Its Existence and Mission Predrag Pale Predrag.Pale@FER.hr

  2. Yesterday • the world without networks • no technology • no service • academic community as • inventor (of technology) • experimentator (with applications)

  3. Today • commercial networks available • networking services are a commodity • (usually)significant gap between AC and other communities • primary and secondary education • (public) libraries • cultural institutions

  4. Tomorrow ?

  5. The Mission MNREN = ƒ ( RAC ) MNREN– the mission RAC– the role of academic community

  6. The Role of Academic Community • is the Academic Community • autistic ? • science because of science • self-sufficient • “outside” of society • and its needs and problems • or • the leader in development (of society) ? • (deeply) engaged • in needs and problems of the society • proactive • a paradigm and a test-bed • for future changes in society • in service of science or in service of society

  7. The Role of IT in AC • is Information Technology (in AC) • a support system ? • for traditional activities • an infrastructure ? • essential for new way of academic work and life • a tool ? • to achieve main goals

  8. The Role of a NREN • is a NREN • a support organization ? • acts on request (from members of AC) • a coordinator ? • acts jointly (with members of AC) • a leader ? • acts as an initiator • of programs, projects • acts as an awareness agent • in academic community • in the society as a whole

  9. The Domain of a NREN • academic community only ? • the whole educational community ? • the whole non-profit area ? • public libraries • NGOs • the whole public services ? • government services • judicial system • semi-commercial services ? • public health system

  10. Leading (consulting, supervision, project management) Influencing (strategies, interns, infiltration) Promotion (events, media, marketing) Experience (pilot projects, co-operation) Education (literature, courses) Information Infrastructure (systems, databases, flow) Computer Infrastructure (servers, classrooms) Communication Infrastructure (access, network) The Role & Activities of a NREN

  11. Why To Extend The Domain • other domains • do have an (urgent ?) need • do not have organization like NREN • could public interest be trusted to for-profit organizations ? • NREN does have • accumulated knowledge and experience • a network of partners and suppliers • an active user base (academic community) • both are financed from the (same) budget

  12. What has NATO to do with Information Warfare ? I don’t know. But I do know that, in the future when there will be such (IW) a threat, NATO will be called to act. Therefore, we have to get ready, today. Admiral Harold Gehman, Jr. NATO Commander in Chief Pacific at “Open Road ’99”, Norfolk

  13. Communication Infrastructure • connectivity as a commodity • high-tech experimental test-bed

  14. Computer Infrastructure • common servers • common and general purpose classrooms

  15. Information Infrastructure • information systems • (scientific) databases • (user) support • implementation assistance

  16. Education • tutorials for new technologies • courses for new tools • customized literature • knowledge verification

  17. Experience • to create, gather, store and disseminate experience • ICT application research & development • pilot projects • cooperation • knowledge management

  18. Promotion • awareness building • communication enhancing • events • media • marketing

  19. Leading • large scale projects • initiation • coordination • consulting • supervision • project management

  20. Influencing • creating and pursuing the vision • defining strategies • accepting interns • infiltration by sharing people

More Related