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Australia’s e-Research Infrastructure
IGRID - 27 September 2005George McLaughlinInternational Developments, AARNet
Enhancing Global Collaboration
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Positioning Australia for Global Collaboration
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Large Hadron Collider Square Kilometre ArrayTransLight Pacific Wave
Southern Ocean Sciences Immersive Multimedia for Collaboration
Asia Pacific making steady progress
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Au Govt initiatives to foster e-Research
Backing Australia’s Ability (BAA)
BAA1, $3.0billion over 5 years from 2000/1
BAA2, $5.3billion over 7 years from 2004/5
BAA includes the Systemic Infrastructure Initiative (SII) to upgrade research infrastructure at Australian universities and research organisations
$246million from BAA1
$542million from BAA2
significant move away from competitive bidding towards collaborative development of strategic plan and making grants against that plan
http://backingaus.innovation.gov.au
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Strands of Systemic Infrastructure Initiative
With the Australian Research and Education Network (AREN) initiative plan in place the Au Govt contributed towards acquiring national fibre and toward the cost of 10Gbps international links
Networks
- Higher Education Broadband Advisory Committee (HEBAC-2002) – identified national needs and developed high level plan
- Australian Research and Education Network Initiative (AREN 2003 on) considered funding proposals against the plan
http://www.dest.gov.au/highered/research/pdf/aren.pdf
http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/research_sector/programmes_funding/programme_categories/key_research_priorities/australian_research_and_education_network/arenac.htm
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National Research Infrastructure DevelopmentNRIT (National Research Infrastructure Task Force) 2003-4 http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/research_sector/policies_issues_reviews/reviews/previous_reviews/national_research_infrastructure_taskforce_framework/default.htm
NCRIS (National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy) 2004-5http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/research_sector/policies_issues_reviews/key_issues/ncris/default.htm
eResearch Coordinating Committee 2005http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/research_sector/policies_issues_reviews/key_issues/e_research_consult/default.htm
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Elements of NCRISInfrastructure
• Accessible, robust high bandwidth communication network for research and education
• Distributed high performance computing capacity
• Accessible data and information repositories
• Accessible research instruments and facilities
• Agreed ICT standards and coordinated middleware development
• Standardised measurement systems
• Australian participation in international collaborative e-research activities and access to collaborative partners' networks, facilities/instruments and repositories, to support activities under NRPs
National Research Priorities (topics identified)
Strategic Roadmap (prioritised shortlist by early 2006)
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Australian involvement in Global Middleware activities
Europe- Close co-operation with JISC, TERENA and European NRENs on eduroam and middleware activities.
Americas- Working on eduroam and shibboleth activities, - Participation in educause workshops on identity and access management.
APAN-APAN 2005 middleware breakfast meeting-APAN middleware mailing list-APAN Middleware stream for Jan 2006 APAN meeting in Tokyo
Global-Middleware catalysis (Slaughter meeting)-Eduroam global working group
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Australian eduroam developments• Deploying eduroam in AARNet offices
throughout Australia• Encouraging interest in take-up by Australian
universities• Writing and seeking endorsement for
national eduroam policies• Promoting and participating in eduroam
developments within the APAN region• Participating in eduroam global working
group• See www.eduroam.edu.au
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Regional and Global Perspective• Even the largest countries/economies
don’t have the resources to fund the infrastructure and knowledge development that will lead to new creation and discoveries in every field of endeavour
• Even the smallest countries/economies can make unique contributions to new creation and discoveries in specific fields of endeavour
• How do we optimally leverage each country/economy’s potential contribution to advance global creation and discovery in all relevant fields of endeavour?
Collaboration vs competition
is there an optimal balance for virtual organisations?