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19.09.2012 Page 1© 2012 ASREN, GmbH, All Rights Reserved Ankabut Users meeting- Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Salem Al-Agtash, Ph.D.ASREN/ German Jordanian University -
JordanAnkabut Users Meeting – Al Ain, 19.9.2012
Future prospectiveRegional Connectivity in the
Arab Region
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Purpose of keynote Understanding challenges of Research and Education (R&E)
Understanding the current status of Arab e-Infrastructures
Generic overview of some key technical and operational requirements for a regional connectivity
Intended to seek consensus on the next steps to be taken towards developing Arab regional connectivity – future prospects
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Outline Highlights of Education and Research in the region
Some facts, research growth and collaboration Why R&E networks are important Joining global development for advanced facilities and resources
Status of Arab ICT infrastructure and connectivity Resources and facilities
ASREN/ EUMEDCONNECT Towards developing regional connectivity Other important supporting projects
Prospective (I, II) for a future regional connectivity
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Arab youth is estimated at about 200 million About 1000 Arab institutions hosting 20
million students (9M in universities) 10% are enrolled in postgraduate studies (8%
master, 2% doctorate) 80% of the undergraduate students are
enrolled in humanities 20% science
Highlights
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0.8% international students to Arab universities
53% of out-going students at the postgraduate level (doctorate)
Average regional spending 5% of global spending, compared to 60% in industrialized countries
Government expenditure on research and development is 0.2-0.5% of total GDP, compared to 3-5% in industrialized countries
…….
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Research growth: Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan Turkey
produces ~ half of
the region’s
research output
Iran produces
~ one-quarter
Egypt slightly
less than one-
eighthSaudi
Arabia/ Jordan ~
half as much as
Egypt
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Research growth: UAE, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Iraq, Qatar, Syria, Bahrain, Yemen United
Arab Emirates has the highest annual publications in 2009 with a steep progression
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Focus of Research Fields of
research ranked by % of global share for 2005-09
Engineering is the greatest world share
Agricultural sciences comes next, then clinical medicine and chemistry
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Research collaboration
Jordan (43%) has the highest percentage of national output with international co-authors
Egypt (39%)
Saudi Arabia (38%)
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Implications Regional research currently lags
significantly A regional network of collaboration is
unrealized Research portfolio in the region is
dynamic and is showing a growing volume of excellence
With increasing research growth, there is a potential for more scientific activities
Resources are enormous and potential for achievement and innovation is vast.
Development of human capital and enhanced research infrastructure are critical to enabling a further growth
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Why research networks? Research is increasingly becoming
computationally intensive and dependent on fast communication networks
Research has become dependent on community efforts and international collaborations to solve most pressing problems and issues
Research has become digitally dependent, for access, sharing, collaboration
SO: N/R – REN need to develop in a new
context “not just networks any more” Globalized platform, driver of
community innovation, market aggregator, source of knowledge creation and economic development, transformational vehicle, and political stabilizer
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Why regional R&E is important? Current situation - NO regional connectivity
Jordan Universit
y
Jordan Universit
y
United Arab
Emirates University
United Arab
Emirates University
JUNETJUNET Ankabut
Ankabut
Arab region
InternetUS or EUInternetUS or EU
Regional communication passes by International (high cost) links
No Community Building
Regional communication passes by International (high cost) links
No Community Building
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Jordan Universit
y
Jordan Universit
y
United Arab
Emirates University
United Arab
Emirates University
ASREN/EUMEDASREN/EUMED
The Arab region
InternetUSA or EUInternet
USA or EU
Internet
Provider
Internet
Provider
High Quality
Universities in
Europe/ USA
Universities in
Europe/ USA
JUNET
JUNET
AnkabutAnkabut
Regional communication stays regional (low cost, high bandwidth, better Performance/Price)
Connectivity to R&E sites in EU/USA is Direct, Dedicated, HQ
Economy of Scale and Strong Community Building
Regional communication stays regional (low cost, high bandwidth, better Performance/Price)
Connectivity to R&E sites in EU/USA is Direct, Dedicated, HQ
Economy of Scale and Strong Community Building
Scenario - Research with regional connectivity
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The Global NetworkGlobal R&E connectivity
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e-Infrastructure at «world» scale
15
>340 sites in 57 countries
~337,000 CPU cores>220 million GB of
storage~1 million jobs/day
~20,000 users in ~280 VOs
Available resources
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Access paradigm
Scientific resources
. . . . .
Linking at the speed of the lightLinking at the speed of the light
Sharing computers, software and instrumentsSharing computers, software and instruments
Sharing and federating scientific dataSharing and federating scientific data
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Status in the Arab region
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Available CPU cores ~ 220 with limited cores per site, compared to 337,000 CPU cores available for access worldwide
Middleware support in Alegria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and UAE – gLITE
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EUMEDCONNECT, 2004 --> [1], [2], [3] PAN Arab Network, 2005 Rome Declaration 2006 - CAMREN NAP, the Network Access Points 2007 ASREN, 2010
EUMED - Brussels, March League of Arab States – Cairo, Dec.
ASREN GmbH - Dusseldorf, June 2011 Abu-Ghazaleh & Consulting GmbH Jordan University Network Moroccan CNRST Sudan REN Somal REN
Arab States Research and Education Network
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The EUMEDCONNECT R&E network
project 2004 -2014 (3 phases), 14M Euro of EC funding
The only regional R&E Network in the Arab Region
NRENs in Algeria (ARN), Egypt (EUN), Tunisia (CCK), Jordan (JUNET), Morocco (MARWAN), Palestine (PALNET) and Syria (HIAST) were connected to its European counterpart GÉANT
Served more than 2 million users in around 700 institutions
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An Internetwork for the Arab World ASREN/EUMEDCONNECT helps to build
research communities to tackle regional most pressing problems and issues, examples: Water
management and
sustainable farming
Thalassemia
Access to
education in
remote areas
Preservation of cultural heritage
Desertification
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The EUMEDGRID Support Project
Coordination and Harmonization of
Advanced e-Infrastructures
Exchange Programme to advance e-Infrastructure
Know-How
Other Supporting Projects funded by EC
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Globalization of Grid Infrastructures
EUMEDGrid Support(www.eumedgrid.eu)
Network Infrastructure
e-Science Collaborations
Grid Infrastructure
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EUMED countries and operating sites
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Hosting the Africa & Arabia Regional Operation Centre
Support of Users and Site Administrators
Same tools of EGI
Set up in collaboration with SAGrid, EUMEDGRID-Support, CHAIN, EPIKH. …
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The CHAIN project(www.chain-project.eu)
Largest e-Infrastructure related knowledge base.
Information available for about half of the countries of the world.
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RREN(s) NREN NGI CA(s) Id.Fed(s) ROC(s) Grid
site(s) Applicati
on(s) Science
gateways
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Exchange Programme to advance e-Infrastructure Know-How” (EPIKH)
Building e-Infrastructures is a waste if we don’t “build”, at the
same time, their users.
The EPIKH Project (www.epikh.eu)
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The EUMEDCONNECT3 A new phase EUMEDCONNECT3 runs 2011 – 2014 Co-ordinating Partners: DANTE and ASREN Opportunity to extend the network to other Arab countries
“A first step towards a Pan-Arab network for research and education”
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Ankabut
Prospective I: Interconnecting Arab States National R&E Networks Regional connectivity of Arab NREN’s
towards a better future growth and prosperity
Initial interconnectivity model Internet
ASRENDANTE/ London
Géant Internet2
Palestine
PALEN
Other NREN
Algeria -
ARN
Morocco
CNRS
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RCN/ JADI cable systems
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SEA-ME-WE 4 cable system
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With activation of various affordable cable systems (e.g. RDC, JADI, TGN-Gulf, IMEWE, SMW-4, etc. ) Capacity prices would fall, then More and more Arab NREN’s will connect with each other and become a hub between continents
Governments enforce low Tariffs and subsidize for the Last mile connection to local NRENs
Hopes
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Prospective II: Interconnecting Regional RENs
InternetGéant, Internet2 and RENs worldwide
UbuntuNet
WACREN
ASREN
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A logical topology Could be
cost efficient to rest on two or three regional hubs
Fujairah Smarthub could be emerging as an aggregation of important R&E landings
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Summary • Increasing interest in building regional
Arab R&E network as globalization of e-Infrastructure became inevitable – Strength
• Lack of physical connection and no regional network of collaboration - Weakness
• Continuing of EC funding on regional efforts for e-Infrastructure and a growing excellence of Arab research portfolio - Opportunity
• Lack of vision and motivation at the regional policy level – Threat
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Conclusion • JUNET, MARWAN, SUDREN – Current
ASREN shareholders
• All 22 Arab “existing+TOexist” Arab
NRENs to become ASREN “Shareholders”• Developed ASREN backbone with the
support of the private sector • Become consolidated in the globalized
REN platform
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ASRENOrg.net
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• “It is very difficult to say what is impossible for yesterday's impossibility is today’s hope and tomorrow’s reality”
Rocket Engineer: Robert Goddard
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Inter-University cooperation confirms the original vocation of universities as meeting places between different cultures; as means of technological advancement and economic development; and as institutions open to dialogue and to comparison between different ethnics, religious and social identities
Principles of the 1995 Barcelona Declaration
Cooperation and collaboration – important elements