Networking Technologies Sector · 2013-06-18 · Networking Technologies Sector Page 6 Through its many years attendance in innovative research and development projects, N.T.S. has

Research and Academic Computer Technology Institute

Networking Technologies Sector

Page 2

Research Academic Computer Technology Institute

Networking Technology Sector

Activities & Projects



Page 3

Info

Director : Professor Varvarigos Emmanouel

Co-Director : Dr. Paraskevas Michael

Fields of activity : Network infrastructures, telematic services, Internet applications and grid technologies

Address : N. Kazatzaki Panepistimioupoli, PC 26500

City : Rio Patra

Τel. : +30 2610 960 361

Fax : +30 2610 960 350

Web : http://nts.cti.gr

e-mail : [email protected]



Page 4



Page 5

RACTI’s Brief Description The Research Academic Computer Technology Institute (Research Academic CTI) is an non profit research and developing organization supervised by the Ministry of National Education & Religious Affairs.

The RA CTI's objectives are defined as follows:

To conduct basic and applied research in hardware and software technology, networks, and the Information Society's socioeconomic impact

To design and develop products and services

To support all kinds of ICT education and training in relation to the Information Society

To develop technology and transfer know-how

To provide consultancy, design and administrative services concerning the Information Society to the Ministry of National Education & Religious Affairs and to the public sector in general, to natural and legal entities and social institutions

RACTI is located in a modern building inside the University Patras Campus. It is equipped with modern computing and technical infrastructure, total organisational constitution and appreciable personnel constituted of internationally recognized scientists.

The organization’s financing comes 50% from the research, 35% from national resources and 15% from the private sector.

The personnel constitute of 25% faculty members and experienced researchers, 12% postgraduate scientists and 10% professionals of information technology sectors.

NTS Brief Description Networking Technologies Sector (NTS) was founded in January 1999, and is one of the 8 RACTI’s Information Society sectors. NTS field of expertise is the design and implementation of network structures, telematic services and grid technologies.

Through NTS's involvement in research and development of various pioneering projects, NTS has a major role in the development of network technology and telematic services. Therefore, NTS serves a substantial role in shaping the future policy of the network technology and services in Greece.

The activities of the Sector include:

• Planning, development and management of big scale broadband networks

• Planning, development and operation of basic and advanced telematic services and Internet applications

• Support and training of Internet services users

• Planning, development and operation of grid technologies

• Provision of technical advisor services on issues concerning planning and implementation of network infrastructures and services

• Research in the above scientific fields

http://www.ypepth.gr/


http://www.infosoc.gr/

http://www.infosoc.gr/



Page 6

Through its many years attendance in innovative research and development projects, N.T.S. has gained a high level of knowledge and it has an important role in the development of the networking technologies and telematic services in our country.

Organization Networking Technologies Sector is organised in teams:

• Networking Technologies and Infrastructures

• System and Telematic services management

• Support and Education.

Personnel The personnel of Networking Technologies Sector constitutes of high specialization and experience executives. Concretely it is constituted of:

• 16 Computer Engineers from whom:

o 1 is a faculty memeber

o 4 obtain Phd diploma

o 9 obtain MSc diploma

• 2 Technology Engineers

• 2 Computer and Network Technicians, State I.E.K.

• 1 University Undergraduate Student

• 1 Secondary Education Graduate

• 2 students(Computer Engineering & Informatics Department, University of Patras)

Also, Networking Technologies Sector collaborates with five (5) exterior collaborators, from whom:

• 1 obtains Phd diploma

• 4 obtain MSc diploma

Network Technologies sector is directed by Varvarigos Emmanouel, professor of Computer Engineering & Informatics Department, University of Patras where he heads the Communication Networks Lab. Co - Director is Paraskevas Michael , Dipl. Electrical Engineer of the University of Patras



Page 7

Projects Concise list

1. Development and Operation of Network Infrastructures Projects 1.1 Operation of the Greek School Network during 2007

1.2 Research and preliminary completion of existing National Computing Infrastructures with the Infrastructures of HellasGrid

1.3 Research and operation of Management of Computing Systems Nodes and Storage Space (Grid Operation Centers) and Adaptation/Growth of Software for Grid Management

1.4 Broadband upgrade of schools access in the Greek School Network and development of local wireless broadband networks in RACTI’s region of responsibility - Broadband upgrade of the Greek School Network distribution network

1.5 HERMES: Designing and development of an innovative and complex integrated system for incorporated network systems for the bunches services provision to the user

1.6 Planning and implementation of infrastructures for videoconference/tele-education for the education in the Western Greece Region

1.7 Equipment and Networking in the Primary Education and Support Infrastructures of the schools in the Western Greece Region

1.8 Public Information Centers Networking Action

1.9 Centre of Enterprising and Technological Development C.E.T.D. of the Western Greece

1.10 Support and Administration of the University of Patras Data Network

1.11 Greek School Network for the Education - EDUnet: Acquiring Networking Equipment for the Implementation and Operation

1.12 Teachers Training and Support aiming at the didactical process upgrading by the utilization of ICT

1.13 Access Network and Backbone Network Services for the Education (GUnet)

1.14 Integrated School Education Network of Educational Regeneration - ODYSSEUS

1.15 Integrated System for the Network Management of the University of Patras

2. Development and Operation of Internet Services Projects 2.1 Development and experimental operation of the remote management of

computer and systems for the Public Administration (Remote System Management) using open source code

2.2 Development of Applications of Web sites arrangement and Effective Management of Computing Grid Resources

2.3 Management of Systems for Asynchronous Tele-education (istos.sch.gr)



Page 8

2.4 Advanced telematic services for the Secondary Education: Development and Support of Advanced Telematic Services for the educational units of the Secondary Education in Western Greece

2.5 Advanced telematic services for the Primary Education: Development and Support of Advanced Telematic Services for the educational units of the Primary Education in Western Greece

2.6 Implementation of Advanced Telematic Services in the context of the project "Content Development and Advanced Telematic Services in the Educational Process of the University of Peloponnese"

2.7 Website and advanced telematic services for the University of Peloponnese

2.8 Development/Management of Virtual Network Center Advanced Services for the GRNET network (vnoc-2)

2.9 Recording of the school students and the educational personnel of Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs

2.10 Designing and Development of a CD-ROM and a Website for the Development Enterprise of Achaia Prefecture

2.11 Website of "SEGAS and Olympic Games"

2.12 ARCHIMEDES: Single Environment for the support, promotion and projection of innovation in the Western Greece Region

2.13 Administration of additional ΙΡv6 services, GRNET Node in the Western Greece

2.14 Advanced telematic services for the Education, Greek School Network - EDUnet: Development and Support of Advanced Telematic Services for the educational units of the Western Greece Region

3. Research and European Projects 3.1 Phosphorus – “Lambda User Controlled Infrastructure for European Research”

3.2 Enabling Grids for E-science-II»

3.3 Enabling Grids for E-science-I»

3.4 Greek Support Service of the eTwinning action (2004-2007)

3.5 European network IPv6 - 6net

3.6 D.I.G.I.-Q: Quality and on-line confidence in SME’s e- Business processes

3.7 Α.Ν.Α.Ι.S. - Advanced Network Architecture for in flight cabin systems

4. Studies 4.1 Broadband in Greece: Condition and Perspectives

4.2 Assessment Research of GRNET-2

4.3 Greek School Network for the Education - EDUnet: Designing and Preparation for the Implementation

4.4 Cost accounting consideration of the GRNET Services Management



Page 9

5. Technical Advisor Services Projects 5.1 Technical Support for the construction of Metropolitan Broadband Fiber Optic

Networks in the Western Greece Region

5.2 Management of the convention of OTE - Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs for the Greek School Network

5.3 Technical advisor for the development of an informative system for the draw of students in the Hellenic Open University

5.4 Technical Advisor for the implementation of the ARIADNE network

5.5 Composing of the technical specifications for the SYZEFKSIS Network

5.6 Indexing of questionnaires on Broadband

5.7 Actuarial research of telecommunications debts of Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs.

6. Western Greece Region Projects 6.1 Broadband Promotion in the Western Greece Region

6.2 Centre of Enterprising and Technological Development C.E.T.D. of the Western Greece

6.3 GO ONLINE project Educational support

6.4 Ios - Promotion Network of the Interculturality



Page 10

Projects Analytic list

Broadband upgrade of schools access in the Greek School Network and development of local wireless broadband networks in RACTI’s region of responsibility - Broadband upgrade of the Greek School Network distribution network

Program : O.P. Information Society (Invitation 105)

Financing : Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs (3rd CSF)

Beginning : September 2006

Expiry : December 2008

Aim of the project is the exploitation - to profit of the schools - of infrastructures of broadband access that will be manufactured by projects of Municipalities and local authorities in the frames of invitations 93 and 105 CSF. By the wide use of broadband infrastructures the access speed of schools will be increased so that the complete exploitation is achieved of advanced services of GSN from the Greek schools. The project includes:

• Broadband access upgrade of 527 educational and administrative units in the region of responsibility of RACTI (sub-project 1).

• Creation of islands of wireless local access of 13 educational and administrative units in the region of responsibility of RACTI (sub-project 2).

• Broadband upgrade of distribution network of GSN for which will be created 1536 gates of interconnection of hyper-high speed (Gpbs) (sub-project 3).

Analytic plan of networking (wireless network in the Municipality of Lechainon)



Page 11

Phosphorus – “Lambda User Controlled Infrastructure for European Research”

Acronym : Phosphorus

Program : IST (FP6)

Financing : Commission of the European Communities

Beginning : October 2006

Expiry : March 2009

Partners : ADVA, Hitachi, Nextworks, Nortel, CESNET, PSNC, SURFNet, FHG, FZJ, I2CAT, IMK, AIT, CTI, UoB, UESSEX, UvA

Website : http://www.ist-phosphorus.eu/

Meeting the caused needs that appear from the creation of cooperative and ideal communities that use distributed globalized resources based on advanced technologies of network infrastructure, PHOSPHORUS project attempts to give solution in problems that are related with the benefit of services from utmost in utmost, between heterogeneous environments. The project includes the creation of distributed, international test-bed based on technologies of optical networking and the creation of applications capable to have conscience of sharing resources, so as the communication from utmost in utmost to be possible and flexible.

PHOSPHORUS Testbed

http://www.ist-phosphorus.eu/



Page 12

Development and experimental operation of the remote management of computer and systems for the Public Administration (Remote System Management) using open source code

Acronym : OpenRSM: System of removed management


Financing : European Fund of Regional Growth and Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs (3rd CSF)

Beginning : December 2005

Expiry : August 2007

Website : http://openrsm.sourceforge.net

In the frames of the project, planning, growth and pilot application of innovative system for the management calculating and network systems of Public Administration (pilot user) has been done. It has been developed a completed solution based on the beginnings of free open software (F.O.S.S.). With use of silent program, that functions as local agent, removed stations of work are rendered administratable and given the possibility in the administrator to execute recordings of available material and software, removed control of desktop, distribution of software and follow-up of network and movement.

The architecture of OpenRSM system

Logical stack of OpenRSM

http://openrsm.sourceforge.net/



Page 13

Operation of the Greek School Network during 2007

Acronym: Operation of GSN 2007

Financing: Regular budget of Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs

Beginning: January 2007

Expiry: December 2007

Website : www.sch.gr

By implementing the project the smooth and continuous operation of the Greek School Network for 2007 is supported. The Greek Schools' Network (GSN - www.sch.gr) is the educational intranet of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs (www.ypepth.gr), which interlinks all schools and provides basic and advanced telematic services. Thus, it contributes to the creation of a new generation of educational communities, which takes advantage of the new Informatics' and Communication Technologies in the educational procedure.

The current design and implementation of the Greek Schools Network focuses in providing useful services to all members of the basic and middle education community, fulfilling among others the following goals:

• Access to telecommunication and informatics services

• Access to digitized educational material

• Distance learning, e-learning

• Encourage collaboration

• Information and opinion exchange

• Conduct of thematic discussions, seminars, lectures, etc.

• Access to digital library services

• Communication and Cooperation of all educational degrees

• Communication with European educa-tional networks

• Facilitate complimentary educational programs

• Provide education to individuals with special needs or disabilities

• Inform, educate, entertain

Through the natural object of the project and via the following tasks, the following will be implementing:

• Support of Information and New Technologies Centers and central support of GSN users (2nd level helpdesk)

• Operation of central GSN network infrastructures (backbone network)

• Operation of central GSN calculating infrastructures (servers - datacenter)

• Operation of GSN telematics of services (services)

• Supply of contracts of maintainance, backup equipment and renewal of authorisations of use of central GSN softwares

More analytically, the project kits that RACTI will implement are:

http://www.sch.gr/

http://www.sch.gr/




Page 14

• 1st Level of GSN Users Support (helpdesk to geographic regions of responsibility)

• 2nd Level of GSN Users Support (Information and New Technologies Centers Support)

• Administration of distribution network

• Operation NMS and Monitoring Tools

• Servers Administration (servers - datacenters)

• Users Administration Service (useradmin)

• Remote Management Service(remote management)

• E-mail Service

• E-mail lists Service

• hostmaster/DNS Service

• Synchronous tele-education Service

• sch portal administration

• Electronic magazine

• GSN nodes support of regions of responsibility

• Supply of maintenance contracts, backup equipment and renewal of usage authorizations of central softwares

Advanced telematics services for the Secondary Education: Development and Support of Advanced Telematic Services for the educational units of the Secondary Education in Western Greece

Acronym : EDUnet 3


Financing : European Social Fund and Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs (3rd CSF)

Beginning : January 2005


Website : http://www.sch.gr

The project’s object is informing, sensitization and training of Secondary Education teachers for the role that the Internet services can play in the educational process. It constitutes a self-existent department of a composed frame of Greek School Network projects, that aims in the continuous training of Secondary Education teachers regarding to offered GSN services and in the growth/upgrade/extension of last ones by the GSN so as to they contribute in the adoption of updated educational practices by the teachers. The project focuses in the Prefectures Aitoloakarnania, Arkadia, Achaia, Zakynthos, Ilia, Kefallinia, Lakonia, Messinia and Fokida. The project has been implemented in the following phases:

• Implementation of sensitization, information and briefing actions of secondary education schools that belong in the geographic region of RACTI’s responsibility with regard to the educational exploitation of telematic services of the Greek School Network.

http://www.sch.gr/



Page 15

• Provision of training and support services to secondary education schools and teachers in the region of RACTI responsibility as for the use of Advanced Telematic Services of Greek School Network (on-line training on the job)

• Implementation of tools and completed educational environments via the growth, extension, upgrade and pilot operation of advanced telematic services and central actions implementation

Greek School Network Architecture

Advanced telematic services for the Education, Greek School Network - EDUnet: Development and Support of Advanced Telematic Services for the educational units of the Western Greece Region

Acronym : EDUnet 2



Beginning : August 2000

Expiry : June 2003


The project concerned in the planning, implementation and pilot operation of Greek School Network for the Education, which interconnects all the schools and administrative units of Secondary Education (roughly 4000 points). The network evolved existing infrastructure and services that have been developed in the frames of the horizontal action for the Third degree Education, the horizontal action for the Secondary Education (“Odyssey”, Lyceum) and the

http://www.sch.gr/



Page 16

action for the Administrative Update and the Administrative Network. Part of the actions infrastructure supported by the Greek School Network (EDUnet), which constitutes the access network for the First degree and Secondary Education as well as the administration network of Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs. The project has been implemented by two sub-projects:

• Technical co-ordination and technical supervision of GSN network infrastructures development- Development and support of advanced telematic services for the educational community of secondary education

• Support of continuous and smooth operation of infrastructure for the disposal of digital content in the final users

EDUnet offered and it continues offering a line from important profits in the educational community such as:

• Import of scale technologies in network level, and in user’s services level

• Interconnection of members of educational community to each other and to the Internet

• Provision of network services so as to meet the needs of the educational community.

• Homogenization of provided services and effective administration

Greek School Network for the Education - EDUnet: Designing and Preparation for the Implementation

Acronym : EDUnet 1

Program : [ B].[P]. for the Education and the Initial Professional Training - I



Expiry : July 2002

Website : http://www.edunet.gr

The project concerned in the elaboration of studies on the development and operation of network infrastructure and telematic services for meeting teachers’ needs and its administrative units. Networking Technologies Sector implemented, inter alia, the project of recording the utilities of infrastructures and services, the needs of final users. In these frames quantification of sizes, dimensioning of network, recording of experience of similar work and planning of network solution has been implemented.

Greek School Network for the Education - EDUnet: Acquiring Networking Equipment for the Implementation and Operation




Expiry : April 2005

http://www.edunet.gr/



Page 17

The project’s object has been the supply and the installation of network equipment and infrastructures for the Greek School Network. Concretely the project concerned:

• In the enrichment and in the upgrade of the GSN distribution network, which is constituted by 51 points of presence (nodes) in the, equal in number, capitals of prefectures of the country.

• In the implementation of the access network of Educational Supporting Units of Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs in the GSN.

• In the wireless interconnection of school units of Secondary education in the region of RACTI’s responsibility and concretely in the urban group of Kalamata.

• In the improvement of operation of the GSN’s Users Support Service (HelpDesk).

Goal of the project has been the upgrade and support of GSN infrastructures in order to make the interconnection First degree education schools possible without phenomena of saturation and lack of availability in the remainder users.

Advanced telematic services for the Primary Education: Development and Support of Advanced Telematic Services for the educational units of the Primary Education in Western Greece




Expiry : June 2005

The project aims to develop, operate and support advanced telematic services, so as to allow access in educational material for the needs of the First degree Education. The project concerns also the interconnection of First degree Education Schools with Greek School Network (GSN), the users support, as well as the provision of technical support services for the development of internal networks in First degree educational and administrative units of RACTI’s responsibility region. (Prefectures Αιtoloakarnania, Arkadia, Achaia, Zakynthos, Ilia, Kefallinia, Lakonia, Messinia and Fokida). The project has been implemented in the following phases:

• Provision of technical support services for the development of internal networks in school and administrative units of first degree education of RACTI’s responsibility region

• Development and operation of advanced telematic services for the first degree education

• Provision and support service of advanced telematic services in the final users of first degree educational community in the RACTI’s responsibility region

• Educational exploitation actions of provided telematic services in the first degree education schools of RACTI’s responsibility region

• Technical co-ordination - follow-up of work of/Study of viability and devolvement planning



Page 18

Equipment and Networking in the Primary Education and Support Infrastructures of the schools in the Western Greece Region



Beginning : March 2003

Expiry : October 2005

In the frames of the project, 653 First degree schools, Kindergartens and Administrative units of first degree education of Arkadia, Achaia, Zakynthos, Ilia, Kefallinia, Lakonia and Messinia prefectures, have been equipped with basic calculating equipment, network equipment and software applications of office automation. To 108 by the 653 units internal networking has been developed in more areas, so as to offer an ability of wider networking.

Furthermore, in the frames of the project the equipment in the Information and New Technologies Centers has been supplied and installed. The Centers have been set up by the Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs in each prefecture (and more specifically the prefectures Aitoloakarnania, Arkadia, Achaia, Zakynthos, Ilia, Kefallinia, Lakonia, Messinia, Fokida). Also the essential equipment for the operation of a HelpDesk from the Implementation Institution (RACTI) has been supplied and installed, too. Concretely the project included:

• Supply of calculating equipment, hardware, software and tools for the 9 Information and New Technologies Centers and the HelpDesk that RACTI will function

• Supply and installation of essential furnitures for the Technical Personnel that will provide the technical support

• Area Configuration for the Help Desk accommodation,

• Supply and installation of applications software for the operation of central informative systems for the provision and co-ordination of Technical Support services

Survey of the school students and the educational personnel of Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs

Acronym : School Survey

Program : Public Investments Program of Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs

Financing : Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs


Expiry : (continuing)

Website : http://survey.sch.gr

Aim of the project is the completion and collection of answers in on-line questionnaires so that the data that concern the countries school potential per department, order, school, to be recorded. The potential of teachers and the precise hours of teaching are recorded too. The process is implementing via the exploitation of infrastructures of Greek School Network (www.sch.gr). The project gives the ability in Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs to detect with effective way the lacks in educational personnel and to get an analytic picture for the school potential of the country.

http://survey.sch.gr/

http://www.sch.gr/



Page 19

Management of the convention of OTE - Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs for the Greek School Network

Program : Public Investments Program of Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs



Expiry : (continuing)

Aim of the project is the follow-up and management of the contract between Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE S.A.) and Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs on the GSN, which concern in the schools data telecommunications circuits as well as of the GSN core network circuits.

More analytically the natural object concerns in the contract’s follow-up that has been signed between Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE S.A.) and GSN, in the fees accountant follow-up, in the expenses bimonthly liquidation and payment, in the management (installation, locomotion, suppression, upgrade) of the GSN circuits, as well as in all kinds of communication and collaboration with the Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE S.A.) for subjects that concern in the services that OTE will provide in the frames of the contract between Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs- Hellenic Telecommunications Organization.

Moreover, in the frame of this contact it has been judged as particularly useful the development of:

• a comparative evaluation (benchmarking) mechanism of the fees levels, the relative reductions, as well as quality of telecommunications services regarding the developments in the Greek and international telecommunications market, and

• a follow-up mechanism for providing telecommunications services to the academic and educational community as well as alternative developments in this frame, depending on the developments in institutional, economic and telecommunications field.

Management of Systems for Asynchronous Tele-education (istos.sch.gr)

Acronym : ISTOS




Expiry : April 2008

Website : http://istos.sch.gr

RACTI’s Networking Technologies Sector has undertaken the project “Asynchronous Tele-education (istos.sch.gr) System Management” in the frames of sub-project 3-action “Development of an educational gate for the first degree and secondary education” O.P I.S, 1.2 Meter. This project constitutes of five actions that should be accomplished for the technical support of Asynchronous Tele-education (istos.sch.gr) Platform of the Pedagogic Institute as of an “Educational Gate” and as a platform which provides asynchronous education. Analytically these actions are:

• Action 1: Dimensioning Study/Capacity Plan of istos.sch.gr platform.

http://istos.sch.gr/



Page 20

• Action 2: Installation of a Backup Mechanism for the application’s database.

• Action 3: System Management

• Action 4: Development and monitoring of an operation system for the educational web application

• Action 5: Intermediary Software Upgrading

Planning and implementation of infrastructures for videoconference/tele-education for the education in the Western Greece Region




Expiry : August 2007

Aim of the project is the equipment of Regional Secondary and Fist degree Education Administration Office as well as Ministry’s three (3) supporting structures (Information and New Technologies Centers) of Western Greece Region with the essential material and software that will allow the use of remote education methods and tele-collaboration. The increasing requirements for the Greek teachers training create the need for more effective communication and restriction of transportations. This need will be met by the use of tele-conference technologies, based on international models H.320, H.323 and T.120 of ITU. This innovation will have direct benefits in the Institutions work with positive consequences in the more general educational collaboration.

Plan of tele-conference system



Page 21

«Enabling Grids for E-sciencE-II»

Acronym : EGEE-II

Program : IST (FP6)

Financing : European Fund of Regional Development and General Secretariat of Research and Technology


Expiry : May 2008

Website : http://www.eu-egee.org/

EGEE-II is project continues the EGEE project. Main objectives of the project are (i) the continuous improvement of middleware that is used in the various nodes that participate in the installed grid infrastructure, in order to deliver a reliable service to users, (ii) to attract new users from the industry as well as the electronic science, (iii) the constant education and support both to the existing and to new candidate users, (iv) to combine national, regional and thematic Grid efforts, for a seamless Grid infrastructure for scientific research and finally (v) to build a sustainable Grid for business research and industry. In the frames the project, NTS has undertaken the total operation and supervision of HG-04-CTI-CEID NODE, the co-ordination of first level help in South-eastern Europe and the users support in national level.

http://www.eu-egee.org/



Page 22

«Enabling Grids for E-science in Europe»

Acronym : EGEE-II

Program : IST (FP6)

Financing : European Fund of Regional Development and General Secretariat of Research and Technology

Beginning : February 2005

Expiry : March 2006

Website : http://public.eu-egee.org/

The project aims to provide researchers in academia and industry with access to major computing resources, independent of their geographic location. The EGEE project will also focus on attracting a wide range of new users to the Grid. In the frames of EGEE project, the HG04-CTI-CEID node has been installed and supported. The node participates in the national infrastructure of HellasGrid. Also the Greek support teams have been guided helping in the operation of a Regional Helpdesk that resides in Romania and in the co-ordination of a support team for the South-eastern Europe.

Research and preliminary completion of existing National Computing Infrastructures with the Infrastructures of HellasGrid

Program : O.P. Information Society

Financing : European Fund of Regional Development and Ministry of Economy and Finance



During the project’s implementation the integration of further computing systems in the basic HellasGrid core will be examined, such as computing nodes of high specifications and exploitation of surplus interconnected personal computers resources - desktop Grids. Such type energies obviously do not aim to substitute the computing infrastructures, that are dedicated in Grid. On the contrary the implementation of Desktop Grids, will function complementarily to the central infrastructures, adding more value with minimal cost. According to the conclusions of studies, two at least infrastructure completion pilot actions will be selected and implemented, from which the one will concern existing computing nodes, and the other will concern desktop Grids. As far as the existing calculating nodes are concerned, the code (porting) of the existing intermediary software in their operational systems, such as HP-UX, AIX, Solaris, etc. will be transferred.

Research and operation of Management of Computing Systems Nodes and Storage Space (Grid Operation Centers) and Adaptation/Growth of Software for Grid Management

Acronym : Hellasgrid 1 & 2

Program : O.P. Information Society

Financing : European Fund of Regional Development and Ministry of Economy and Finance

http://public.eu-egee.org/



Page 23

Beginning : February 2007

Expiry : January 2008

This project concerns the study and operation of nodes for computing systems management and operation and storage for the support of continuous operation of HellasGrid in a daily base. Substantially it is the development of corresponding structures with the Network Operations Centres - [NO]Cs that they are responsible for networks monitoring and management in local or national level (as they exist in Sysefxis for the Public Institutions, in the big Academic and Inquiring centers and in National Level in the GRNET). These structures are reported proportionally as Management and Operation Centers of Computing Systems and Storage or simpler Operation Centers such as Grid Operation Centres - GOCs. These centers will be staffed by technicians with specialisation in the computing technologies, the network protocols and the storage technologies that will be used.

Development of Applications of Web sites arrangement and Effective Management of Computing Grid Resources

Acronym : GRID-APP

Program : O.P. Information Society, 3.3 Meter

Financing : European Fund of Regional Development, Ministry of Development



Aim of the present project is the development of new pilot computing grid applications for the exploitation of national infrastructure that is developed in the frames of HellasGrid. More concretely the present project proposes the development of the two applications mentioned below: (i) Web page ranking on the Grid and (ii) Job scheduling and resource management in grids.

Broadband Promotion in the Western Greece Region

Program : O.P. Information Society (3rd CSF)

Financing : European Fund of Regional Development and Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs (3rd CSF)



Website : http://broadband.cti.gr

The project aims in the promotion of the broadband demand via study on the addition of broadband services demand and the possibility of broadband infrastructures development in the Region of Western Greece. In the frames of the project the Region Institutions have been informed on the development potentialities and opportunities, organization of informative events and advertisement promotion, registrations and emissions in mass media and printed material disposal. Also an informing area for demonstration of broadband services is available for both the population and the Region Institutions of Western Greece so that they will develop corresponding areas for broadband demonstration and promotion.

http://broadband.cti.gr/



Page 24

Technical Support for the construction of Metropolitan Broadband Fiber Optic Networks in the Western Greece Region



Beginning : June 2004


Aim of the project has been to provide specialized technical support for the implementation of Optical Fibres Metropolitan Broadband Networks to local authorities of Western Greece Region, final beneficiaries of Category of 1 invitation of 93 Metre of 4.2 of the IS Operational Program. In the frames of technical support, studies on the Application and Diode of Optical Fibres and editing of auctioning issues according to its conclusions have been conducted. The project also included the monitoring and supervision of technical manufacturing work for the networks. Finally, an enterprising plan of the installed infrastructures development has been conducted. The enterprising plan concerned in the administration, development, maintenance, operation and exploitation of infrastructures so that income capable for the cover of operation expenses for Optical Fibres Broadband Networks to be generated.

Network Diode in the Municipality of Mesolongi



Page 25

Assessment Research of GRNET-2


Financing : European Fund of Regional Development and Greek Research and Technology Network S,A.


Expiry : July 2006

Partners :Telecommunication Systems Institute, Economic University Athens, K.P.M.G. S.A

Website : http://www.grnet.gr

Aim of the project has been the data collection and the evaluation with regard to the network basic infrastructures, the network services that GrNet provides and their effect in the wide public. In the evaluation the distributed model of network management (VNOC) has been included. Also research and study of feasibility on the next generation networks development that included study of tendencies and international practices has been conducted, study of services demand and study of enterprising models.

Broadband in Greece: Condition and Perspectives


Financing : Observatory for the Information Society


Expiry : June 2006

Website : www.observatory.gr

Aim of the project has been the development of a completed study-research aiming at the imprinting of dynamics and the specification of strategy axes for the broadband development in Greece and the danger elimination of creating a digital gap. The project has been implemented by its separation in three concrete and distinguishable project kits:

• Optimum International Practices in the Broadband Development. Review of international systems and international practice has been conducted and afterwards the basic factors of broadband development have been spotted and the most optimal policies have been analyzed

• Analysis of Existing Situation in Greece. Review of the existing situation relatively to broadband in Greece has been conducted and the main causes for the low broadband infiltration in the Greek society have been described. Actions relative to broadband in Greece have been evaluated and the competition conditions for providing broadband connections in the Greek market have been studied.

• Strategy and Action Plan 2007-2013 for the Broadband Development in Greece

The strategy plan and action plan 2007-2013 for the Broadband Development in Greece has been accomplished.

http://www.tsinet.gr/

http://www.grnet.gr/

http://www.observatory.gr/



Page 26

Development/Management of Virtual Network Center Advanced Services for the GRNET network (vnoc-2)


Financing : European Fund of Regional Development and Greek Research and Technology Network S,A.


Expiry : July 2006

Partners : University of Crete


The project aimed to manage and develop advanced services of virtual networks centre for the GrNet Network. Services of providing quality of service (QoS), management MPLS VPNs and MBS and tools for their management have been developed. Furthermore, services L2TP over MPLS, interoperability CCC-AToM have been developed too and studies on the quality of service application over IPv6 networks, on IPv6 over MPLS, on multicast over MPLS and on second level optimization for MAN networks have been held.

European network IPv6 - 6net

Acronym : 6net

Program : I.S.T.



Expiry : June 2005

Website : http://www.6net.org

The project aimed to install and operate a European Network based on IPv6 protocol. Also in the frames of the project network services that are offered already for the IPv4 (porting) have been developed. Furthermore, subjects that concern the new protocol application in a real environment, problems that are presented and the cost of transmission process from the current IPv4 version to IPv6 have been examined. RACTI’s participation in the particular project concerned subjects regarding the network infrastructures and the provision of real time services over IPv6 protocol.

Greek Support Service of the eTwinning action (2004-2007)

Acronym: eTwinning

Program: Education and Learning

Financing: Commission of the European Communities

Beginning: September 2004

Expiry: August 2007

Partners: Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs


http://www.6net.org/



Page 27

Website : http://www.etwinning.gr

eTwinning action aims to twin up European schools with the use of ICT. The schools are called to collaborate on issues with recognized pedagogical value, trying wider exploitation of ICT, in the pedagogic process. In the frames of informing and supporting European Schools, a central portal www.etwinning.net has been implemented and National Support Services have been established to every European country.

During the first year (2004-2005), NTS participated as a partner of the Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs, in the Greek NSS in subjects that concern teachers briefing and support through informative events, the implementation of informative material, the development of a website (http://etwinning.sch.gr), the organization of a support office and the development of a software for monitoring and evaluating the action.

At second year (2005-2006) NTS participated in the further promotion of the action via the users support service, in the etwinning.sch.gr website further development and maintenance and in actions of events organization and in development of promotion material.

At third year (2006-2007) NTS participated in the further promotion of the action, via the selection and training of educational-local etwinning promoters, in supporting the events organization from the local promoters (50-60 in number), the reprint of material, the organization of “National eTwinning Awards 2005-2006” and further enrichment of the national etwinning website with tools such as RSS FEED, forum, map with the Greek partnerships and other applications.

GO ONLINE project Educational support

Program : O.P. Competiveness (3rd CSF)

Financing : Greek Research and Technology Network S,A.



Partners : Western Greece Organization of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, O1 Computing - Education S.A

Website : http://www.go-online.gr/

The main objective of GoOnline is to encourage the deployment of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) by Western Greece Region SMEs and make them aware of the benefits and prospects that have arisen in the new technological era.

In the frames of the project’s vertical actions per region “Encouragement of Business dexterity of Small to medium-sized Enterprises in Internet” in the region of Western Greece NTS undertook the planning, implementation and co-ordination of the following energies:

• Program publicization

• Discovery - selection- preparation - control of SMEs support advisors sufficiency and guidance

• business-to-business support and SMEs guidance

http://www.etwinning.gr/

http://www.etwinning.net/

http://etwinning.sch.gr/

http://www.go-online.gr/

http://www.go-online.gr/en/target_group.html



Page 28

• Helpdesk Service

• Mechanism of project monitoring

• Methodologies of quality guarantee

Centre of Enterprising and Technological Development C.E.T.D. of the Western Greece

Acronym : C.E.T.D



Beginning : July 2003


Partners : Patras Scientific Park S.A, Prefectural Enterprise of Achaia, Institute of Industrial Systems, Peloponnese Industries Organization, Economic Chamber of Greece, Olympia Development Agency S.A, Aitoliki Development Agency, Aitoloakarnania Development Agency S.A

Website : http://www.keta-de.gr

Attendance in the cooperation of institutions that are responsible for the impementation of the project “Selection of Regional Structures of Enterprising Support - Centre of Enterprising and Technological Development C.E.T.D.)” for the Region of Western Greece of and which coordinator is the Prefectural Enterprise of Achaia. Objective of C.E.T.D. Western Greece it is the provision to the SMEs. and other categories of population, services of briefing, information, individualised support, culture of enterprising spirit, organisation of providing enterprising services as well as remaining services of support. NTS participates in the briefing and information actions, in the enterprises support actions on issues concerning computing and network technologies and is responsible for the planning, implementation and support of Informative node and Informative Stucture System of Western Greece C.E.T.D.

HERMES: Designing and development of an innovative and complex integrated system for incorporated network systems for the bunches services provision to the user

Acronym : Hermes


Financing : Ministry of Development, General Secretariat of industry


Expiry : March 2007

http://www.keta-de.gr/



Page 29

This project is part of a bigger project with objective the designing and development of a completed access system for the combined benefit of telephony services and data via Internet, where the main and exigent operations will be materialised in special circuit of data analysis as well as in special circuit of signal (DSP) analysis so that good quality of service to be provided. RACTI’s NTS undertook the analysis of requirements and specifications as well as the completion, ordeal and evaluation of the project. The analysis of requirements took into consideration the developments in the telecommunications and the modern requirements of the user and led to determination of specifications for the supported services. Also the operations of composer of circuit (FPGA System-on-Chip), the contacts and the scripts of control on the total system were determined. For the project completion all scripts of circuits control have been tested and the software of DSP and CPU has been completed and checked. Furthermore experiments and measurements for the control of records of system have been conducted. Also testings of system communications with additional products that circulate in the market as simple telephones, DSLAMs, servers, PCs have been accomplished.

Actuarial research of telecommunications debts of Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs

Program : Public Investments



Expiry : September 2002

The study aims in the total imprinting of telecommunications dues for the data and voice networks on the all overseen institutions of Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs and in the formulation of proposals for the reduction of cost. The recording presented for first time a centralized assessment of running telecommunications expenses of Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs with future estimates.

Technical Advisor for the implementation of the ARIADNE network

Acronym : Ariadni


Financing : Information Society S.A



Website : http://www.ypes.gr

Ministry of Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization assigned NTS to compose the technical specifications and special terms on conducting the project competition: “Supply and installation of information technology equipment to offices of ARIADNI program”.

Composing of the technical specifications for the SYZEFKSIS Network




http://www.ypes.gr/



Page 30


Composing of the technical specifications that concern telematic services and development of Greek V.P.N. for the implementation of Syzeyxis Network.

Indexing of questionnaires on Broadband





Website : http://www.broad-band.gr

Process and analysis of questionnaires on broadband that concern telecommunications service providers, the ministries and the municipalities and regions. The project is included in the project of the work-team and scientific committee for broadband in Greece.

Telematic Center of the Western Greece, Ipiros and Ionian Islands

Acronym : Westgate

Program : Intereg

Financing : Ministry of Economy and Finance



Website : http://www.westgate.gr

Ministry of Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization assigned NTS to implement the Westgare project in the frames of INTERREG II Greece - Italy that is a special project of developmental policy in Western Greece regions, Ionian Islands and Ipiros as well as policy application for cross-border collaboration between Greece-Italy.

Integrated School Education Network of Educational Regeneration - ODYSSEUS

Acronym : ODYSSEUS

Program : O.P. for the Education and Initial Professional Training I (2rd CSF)


Beginning: : January 1996


Website : http://odysseia.cti.gr/odysseas

Project ODYSSEAS is an Integrated Network of School and Educational Regeneration in Achaia, Thrace and the Aegean in the bounds of the broader targets of the Greek Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs (YPEPTH), aiming at introducing Informatics in schools. RACTI is

http://www.broad-band.gr/

http://www.westgate.gr/

http://odysseia.cti.gr/odysseas

http://www.ntua.gr/ypepth

http://www.ntua.gr/ypepth



Page 31

the main partner in the implementation of the project. The Hellenic Pedagogical Institute (HPI) and the Institute for Language and Speech Processing (ILSP, departments of Xanthi and Athens) are cooperative sponsors of the implementation of the project, while YPEPTH supervises its whole progress.

Teachers Training and Support aiming at the didactical process upgrading by the utilization of ICT

Acronym : Winds of Aiolos

Program : O.P. for the Education and Initial Professional Training I (2rd CSF)



Expiry : June 2001


The project aimed to install computing and network infrastructure for the connection of 300 school laboratories and administration offices in a private Greek network. The planning model and the functional specification of the Network are based on the technology and methodology of the interconnection which has been developed in the field of the wide expansion of the Internet in the whole world and is based on the TCP/IP protocol family.

The designing of the school laboratories' network, provided hierarchical structure which consists of:

The backbone network

The access network (it is the objective of the project)

The local network at the school laboratories

Designing and Development of a CD-ROM and a Website for the Development Enterprise of Achaia Prefecture

Program : Leonardo Da Vinci II



Expiry :December 2002

Website : http://www.nea.gr

This project is under the “Promotion of enterprising spirit in Secondary education” project that was implemented with the Leonardo Da Vinci II program. The main goal of this project has been to develop and design a functional website and cd-rom, which would present in an aesthetic way its content and will additionally provide a user-friendly navigation system. Seven inter-country institutions have collaborated for the development of tools with Multilanguage abilities (Greek, English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Rumanian and Czech). The content includes general, but also special, differentiated per state information.

http://www.pi-schools.gr/

http://www.ilsp.gr/

http://www.sch.gr/

http://www.nea.gr/



Page 32

Public Information Centers Networking Action


Financing : European Fund of Regional Development and Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs (3rd CSF)



Website : www.sch.gr/dkp

In the frames of the project the networking of 100 Public Information Centers has been implemented. The Centers have been established all around the country to provide services of electronic information and entertainment to the citizens and specifically in those that live in removed and inaccessible regions. These centers are accommodated in the central library of each region and are interconnected via the Greek School Network. Also informative mobile centres have been established via the institution of Mobile Libraries. The total networking concerned 74 regularly centres and 26 mobile which with the finalisation of particular action, allocated:

• Structured wiring infrastructure for the implementation of their internal or wireless network

• Interconnection to the internet via the Greek School Network for the Stable Centres

• interconnection to the Greek School Network via G.P.R.S. and Internet over Satellite links for the Mobile Centers

Website of "SEGAS and Olympic Games"

Financing : Ministry of Culture, General secretariat of Olympic exploitation



Website : http://www.segas.gr

http://www.sch.gr/dkp

http://www.segas.gr/



Page 33

Through the network portal which has been developed in the frame of the project, a generous informative stuff is being presented about the presence of SEGAS at the Olympic Games. Inter alias, this site offers lots of anecdote and informative stuff.

Technical advisor for the development of an informative system for the draw of students in the Hellenic Open University

Program : Hellenic Open University Proper funds

Financing : Hellenic Open University

Beginning : April 1999

Expiry : September 1999

In the frames of the project Informative System in the Hellenic Open University for the automatic registration and choice of candidate students via internet has been developed. The project included the recording of requirements and functional specifications, the development of network environment and draw algorithm, the regular test operation and application control as well as the certification of equitable operation.

ARCHIMEDES: Single Environment for the support, promotion and projection of innovation in the Western Greece Region

Acronym : ARCHIMEDES

Program : INNACT - RWG 2002-2003

Financing : Regional Fund of Development of Western Greece Region

Beginning : November 2002

Expiry : October 2003

Partners : University of Patras

The project concerned the promotion and implementation of innovations to reinforce the competitiveness for all companies, and particularly for small and medium sized enterprises by using new technologies.

Access Network and Backbone Network Services for the Education (GUnet)

Acronym : GUnet

Program : O.P. for the Education and Initial Professional Training I

Financing : European Fund of Regional Development, Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs (2rd CSF)



Website : http://www.gunet.gr

http://www.gunet.gr/



Page 34

Gunet is the effort of 18 Universities and 14 Technology Institutes in the design, implementation and operation of a backbone network. The communication with other national and international research centers for information interchange:

• To give to all educational institutes of Greece, high-speed and high quality access to the Internet

• To integrate all campus networks in one common effort

• To promote the research collaboration among educational institute of Greece and Europe

• To support the communication needs of Libraries and University Carrier Offices

• To help the cooperation of high-school instructors

Support and Administration of the University of Patras Data Network

Acronym : PatreasNet

Program : O.P Society of Information (Invitation 10)

Financing : European Social Fund and Ministry of National Education and Religions (3rd CSF)



Website : http://www.noc.upatras.gr

Operation and administration support of the University of Patras Network Operating Center through the years 2000-2002.

Integrated System for the Network Management of the University of Patras

Acronym : OSYDD-PP

Program : O.P. for the Education and Initial Professional Training I

Financing : European Fund of Regional Development, Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs (2rd CSF)



Design, Implementation and Administration of the University of Patras Campus Network (University of Patras, Research Academic Computer Technology Institute). The main purposes have been:

The improvement of telecommunication and network infrastructure of the campus

The development of telecommunication, network and telematics services for the needs of the University community

The high-speed connection with national and international networks

The organizational structures for Network Administration and Maintenance (Network Operation Center and Help-desk)

http://www.noc.upatras.gr/



Page 35

The use of multimedia services for the purposes of research and education

The communication with other national and international research centers for information interchange

Implementation of Advanced Telematic Services in the context of the project "Content Development and Advanced Telematic Services in the Educational Process of the University of Peloponnese"




Expiry : May 2003

Website : http://www.uop.gr

The project concerned among others the information collection on the University of Peloponnese infrastructures and specifically those that are set in Tripoli. Also assessment of requirements in advanced telematic services which correspond in the modern educational and inquiring requirements, in the needs of administrators and more generally the members of academic community has been implemented.

Website and advanced telematic services for the University of Peloponnese




Expiry : May 2003

Website : http://www.uop.gr

The project’s objective was the design and development of a Portal for the University of Peloponnese, applying innovative ideas, in order to make the network gate an information, briefing, communication and collaboration area offering more than a traditional website.

Administration of additional ΙΡv6 services, GRNET Node in the Western Greece





In the frame of this project, an extended recording of the international experience concerning IPv6 has been done and the support and the use of the new protocol version to the international and Greek area has been considered. In the under development network the majority of academic institutions and ICT and Telecommunication companies participated. Structures over the network as DNS and MAI for providing basic network services have been implemented. Also

http://www.uop.gr/

http://www.uop.gr/




Page 36

basic tools for network management and monitoring have been developed and subjects that concern the implementation of technology multicast and real time applications in IPv6 have been studied. Finally, the available techniques for transmission process of the IPv4 to the IPv6 have been studied and evaluated, as long as their appropriateness on the GRNET network is concerned.

Cost accounting consideration of the GRNET Services Management.





The study aimed at the examination of all parameters and factors that determine the cost that arises for the management of each service that GrNet provides separately, the evaluation and qualitative study of these parameters as well as way that these affect to the configuration of the total cost of each service management and the calculation of particular cost for each service. More analytically, the study concerns the following subjects:

• the examination of all parameters and factors that determine the cost that arises for the management of each service that GrNet provides

• the evaluation and qualitative study of these parameters as well as way that these affect to the configuration of the total cost of each service management

• the calculation of particular cost for each service in central management system

• the calculation of total cost for each service in distributed management system

• the usefulness of present study by the GrNet is summarized in two fundamental axes: the decentralisation of management of GrNet services and the pricing of these services.

Α.Ν.Α.Ι.S. - Advanced Network Architecture for in flight cabin systems

Acronym : ANAIS

Program : Competitive and Sustainable Development


Beginning : July 2000

Expiry : June 2002

Partners : Thales Avionics, M.B.M. Technology Ltd, British Airways, Rumbold, Thomson-CSF Systems Belgium, Intracom, Sabena, KID-Systeme GmbH, Thales Airborne Systems, Universitaet Ulm, Lazulent Ltd, Epic Group plc, Inflight Peripherals Ltd, Interfacing Ltd.

Website : http://europa.eu.int/

The main purpose of ANAIS is the implementation and integration of the latest Technology efforts in Informatics and Data Communications in airplanes supported by a united network infrastructure. The design, integration, control and evaluation of a low cost and scalable Gigabit


http://europa.eu.int/



Page 37

Ethernet network that would support several airplane services for 800 passengers was also conducted. These services included Video-On-Demand, Live TV, Audio-On-Demand, phone communication, internal communication, web server, e-mail, e-commerce, flight information, games, interfaces with airplane avionics, etc. All the provided services were integrated in different levels (server, network, seat), in order to minimize the demands in weight, consumption and space.

NTS participated in the phases of network design, implementation, integration and evaluation and specifically in the network specifications, network servers and evaluation tools design, in the network integration and management (task leader), in the design and implementation of a network performance evaluation tool (Massive User Simulator about the HTTP traffic simulation of 800 passengers), in the phase of network assembly, in the integration demos and also in the evaluation experiments of the complete systems.

«D.I.G.I.-Q: Quality and on-line confidence in SME’s e- Business processes»

Acronym : DIGIQ

Program : IST, action II.1.3




Partners : Associazione Impresa Politecnico (AIP), Istituto Italiano Di Garanzia Della Qualita (IGQ), - Associacao Portuguesa De Certificacao (APCER), Instituto Superior De Engenharia Do Porto – Instituto Politecnico Do Porto (ISEP-IPP), Hellenic Organization For Standardization S.A. (ELOT), Slovenski Institut Za Kakovost In Meroslovje (SIQ), Cqs - Sdruzeni Pro Certifikaci Systemu Jakosti (CQS)

DIGI-Q project aimed to reinforce SMEs into the e-business procedures. Its innovation is based to the fact that SMEs, through concrete processes and training of young people, will have the opportunity to implement e-business solutions including quality certification procedures ISO. Thus, the processes of standardization will be also extended in other areas, such as the web sites development on the benefit of e-business.

Ios - Promotion Network of the Interculturality

Acronym : EQUAL - Ios

Financing : EQUAL Community Initiative ((3rd CSF)



Partners :Olympic Training & Development Ltd,, Prefectural Training & Development Center of Achaia (NELE KEK), Federation of Commercial Associations of Peloponnese, Centre of Education and Concern of Family And Child



Page 38

“platon”, Department of Cultural Technology and Communication of University of Aegean

Website : http://equal-io.cti.gr

EQUAL is part of the European Union's strategy for more and better jobs and for ensuring that no-one is denied access to them. Funded by the European Social Fund, this initiative is testing since 2001 new ways of tackling discrimination and inequality experienced by those in work and those looking for a job.

Basic aim of the project is to overcome the prejudices, to create infrastructures and to promote practices that will allow as much as possible more equivalent confrontation of different national or racial origin workforce. The basic objectives that are sought are:

• To examine common opinion’s perceptions and attitudes towards foreigners and their role in the job market, as well as the factors concerning the above.

• To examine the real role of foreigners in the local job market and the possibilities of upgrading it according to international achieved models of labour incorporation.

• To imprint the professional profile of foreign workforce and to determine the actions that needs to be taken in order to improve its employment in the job market.

• The promotion of social incorporation for those that deal with racism through the development, enlargement and networking of structures of foreigners support, the establishment of multicultural character educational centers and parents support actions.

• The training and suitable exploitation of cultural mediators for the support of foreigners. The projection and aid of role and rights of foreigners in the job market.

• The sensitization of common opinion and the development of good practices in the local societies for the fighting of racism and the creation of multicultural societies.

• The multifaceted intervention in the formers of common opinion for the promotion of cross-cultural perceptions, attitudes and proceeding.

http://equal-io.cti.gr/

Documents

Networking Technologies Sector · 2013-06-18 · Networking Technologies Sector Page 6 Through its many years attendance in innovative research and development projects, N.T.S. has