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European eInfrastructures Initiative: Updates and Recommendations

This paper provides an update on the European Union's eInfrastructures initiative and reviews the latest version of the White Paper. It discusses the background of the initiative, recommendations from previous events, and the concept of eInfrastructure. The paper also highlights the objectives of the eIRG and its role in supporting the creation of a policy and administrative framework for shared electronic resources in Europe.

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European eInfrastructures Initiative: Updates and Recommendations

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  1. eInfrastructures White PaperFotis KarayannisEGEE SEE Fed. Representative in PMB, GRNET EGEE Conference, Cork, April 20th, 2004 EGEE is a project funded by the European Union under contract IST-2003-508833

  2. Objectives of this session • Update of EU eInfrastructures initiative • Review of the White Paper last version Athens, 7-8th April - 2

  3. Outline • Background • Athens event – recommendations • Rome event – recommendations • Dublin event – recommendations Athens, 7-8th April - 3

  4. Background (I) • GEANT Success: pan-European high-speed research network • 33 states & 3900 institutes connected • full fledged administrative & operational support • 3-tier architecture (campus-NREN-GEANT) • Implemented "eEurope 2002“ directives • Extensions to our region through SEEREN and Eumedconnect projects • Grid technologies getting mature • Multiple successful FP5 Grid projects (e.g. Datagrid) • Grid middleware getting stable (Globus, Unicore, Condor) • Applications becoming “grid-ready” (High Energy Physics, Bio-informatics, other) • Getting ready for eInfrastructures: • unified high-speed networking + grid middleware environment for distributed computing - storage – networking sharing platform • allows new methods of global collaborative research: "eScience“ • Implementing “eEurope 2005 directives: World Wide Grid” and FP6 RI objectives: EU has heavily invested in FP6 RI projects: EGEE, DEISA, SEE-GRID Athens, 7-8th April - 4

  5. Background (II) • But still missing... • Administrative and policy decision mechanisms - framework • satisfying the diverse end-user communities requirements: • E.g. single-sign-on, reliability, robustness, performance, security, end-to-end, AAA (Authentication, Authorisation, Accounting) • while achieving economies of scale in providing ever-growing resources at attractive cost pricing • Production-quality operational support Athens, 7-8th April - 5

  6. eInfrastructure concept • Grid layers should be considered as infrastructure • Network+Grid M/W = eInfrastructure • Applications run on top of the eInfrastructure Athens, 7-8th April - 6

  7. Athens: 1st eInfrastructure meeting • Athens, 12 June 2003 - Launching the eIRGhttp://www.einfrastructures.org/ • Key recommendations • Establishment of eInfrastructures Reflection GroupeIRG: • Composed of nominated National Programme representatives • Working on: • end-to-end user-perceived quality provisioning and appropriate resource sharing policies amongst all user communities involved • ERAERIA: European Research & Innovation Area • Organisation into geographical regions  tool for co-operation • Further work needed next events: Italy, Ireland, Holland • Rotating EU presidency Troicasbetter planning & coordination Athens, 7-8th April - 7

  8. Rome: 2nd eInfrastructure meeting • Rome, 9 December 2003 - Launching the eIRGhttp://www.einfrastructures.org/http://www.pd.infn.it/einfrastructures/ • Create more awareness on the eInfrastructure initiative and involve other important actors currently missing from earlier initiatives • Discuss and promote the establishment of links between the EU-eInfrastructure programme with similar programmes of other world regions • US & AP (most notably, the US-Cyberinfrastructure). Participants in the meeting will therefore also include international representatives (e.g. NSF-officials) • Facilitate and support the first meeting of the eInfrastructure Reflection Group. • The creation of the Group was one of the recommendations arising from the Greek Presidency and it is expected that it will have been set up prior to the Rome-meeting Athens, 7-8th April - 8

  9. Rome: 1st eIRG meeting • Rome, 10 December 2003 - Launching the eIRGhttp://www.pd.infn.it/einfrastructures/ • “The main objective of the eIRG is to support on the political, advisory and monitoring level, the creation of a policy and administrative framework for the easy and cost-effective shared use of electronic resources in Europe (focusing on Grid-computing, data storage, and networking resources) across technological, administrative and national domains” Athens, 7-8th April - 9

  10. 1st eIRG meeting – eIRG objectives • To identify the fundamental fabric, services and resources needed to enable pan-European e-Science • Recommend resource sharing policy guidelines to: • National Grid initiatives • Regional & European – wide eInfrastructure projects • Contribute to International policy fora • Give input to other policy drafting bodies e.g. ESFRI, NREN PC etc. • Focus first on eScience application user groups (as enablers of novel architectures) but also address wider application domains (e.g. eLearning, eGovernment, eHealth, eCulture, eBusiness, etc.) within the ERIA • Identify, inform and promote GRID awareness among communities who can benefit from sharing resources • Address Governance issues of Grid deployment • Draw upon the experience of the NREN community (Structure, Operations, AUPs) Athens, 7-8th April - 10

  11. 1st eIRG meeting – eIRG structure • Consists of appointed Member, Accession and Associated States Representatives plus EC officials • Initially co-ordinated by rotating EU Presidencies with the scheme of a troika of past – current – future presidencies • Supported by a Technical Support Group, via resources from EU flagship projects (EGEE, DEISA, GN2) and other possible initiatives. Athens, 7-8th April - 11

  12. 1st eIRG meeting – eIRG decisions • White paper first version presented: • Initial policy architecture • Identified Entities - roles • Current practices and achievements • Current Practices and Achievements in Resource Access and Sharing • eIRG Feedback: • Focus on AAA: Authentication, Authorisation issues (and later on Accounting) • http://www.heanet.ie/einfrastructures/eIRG_draft-DOC_2.3-3.pdf Athens, 7-8th April - 12

  13. Dublin: 3rd eInfrastructure event • Dublin, 15 April 2004 – First Steps http://www.einfrastructures.org/http://www.heanet.ie/einfrastructures/ • Objectives: • Create more awareness on the eInfrastructure initiative and involve other important actors currently missing from earlier initiatives. • Discuss next steps and actions in the context of a policy and administrative framework in Europe that would cross technological, administrative and national domains. • Intensively discuss policies at the funding, sharing and user levels. • Discuss a concrete policy proposal relating to grid authentication and a way forward for grid authorization policies. • Discuss better links and synergies between Europe and other regions (e.g. US, Japan) that are engaging in similar activities. • In these ways facilitate and support the next meeting of the eInfrastructure Reflection Group. Athens, 7-8th April - 13

  14. Dublin: 2nd eIRG Meeting – White paper • Dublin, 16 April 2004 /http://www.heanet.ie/einfrastructures/ • 2nd version of the White Paper • http://www.heanet.ie/einfrastructures/White_Paper_version_5.5.pdf 1. Background – eInfrastructure (Updated) 2. The eIRG terms of reference (New - As defined in the Rome meeting) 3. The white paper scope (updated) 4. Use Model (updated) 5. Current practices and achievements (significantly new material – now focus on AA(A)) 6. Policy Framework (empty in Rome – first draft policies Athens, 7-8th April - 14

  15. White Paper Overview • New members added in the editorial board since Dec 2003 • White paper now reached a “decent” status • Could be published to a wider audience to get feedback and other views • But still with a “work in progress” label • White paper is broadly “influenced” by Grid communities and EGEE M/W and Application directions • Input from Supercomputing world and SC Grids (DEISA) • Input on “other” M/W schemes (e.g. Shibboleth, PAPI) and application areas (e.g. Digital Libraries) frameworks • Input from NREN community (most on AUPs) • But first policies are going to be used first by FP6 projects! • Focusing in Authentication and Authorization current practices • Identifies first policies: Authentication, Authorisation, Funding, Sharing, Usage + Policy Framework Roadmap Athens, 7-8th April - 15

  16. Chapters 1-3 • 1. Background – eInfrastructure (Updated) • “Decide on concrete next steps” regarding “the policy framework”: • “Concrete authentication policy proposal” • “The way forward for grid authorization” • “Promote co-operations between EU and similar programs of other regions • 2. The eIRG terms of reference • As exactly defined in the Rome meeting! • 3. The white paper scope • “White paper summarizes trends.. on resource access and sharing ..policies” • “This version focuses on AA and identifies a roadmap for future development” • Same methodology – now focusing on current practices  policy framework life cycle Athens, 7-8th April - 16

  17. Chapter 4 • 4. Use model – policy architecture • Policy architecture updated • Use model ideas • need to come up with a concrete use model • complicated because of multiple components/domains – VOs! • only the networking layer could need a separate use model (e.g. to cope with end2end, QoS and Bandwidth on Demand issues) • Updated high-level use cases focusing on eScience Athens, 7-8th April - 17

  18. eInfrastructures and policy architecture Athens, 7-8th April - 18

  19. Chapters 5-6 • 5. Current practices and achievements • Emphasis on AuthN (first), AuthZ (second), • Accounting (later?) • Urgent project needs (EGEE, DEISA, SEE-GRID) • Content covered by excellent eInfrastructure and eIRG presentations (-: • 6. Policy framework • Identifies draft policies on • AuthN, AuthZ, Funding, Sharing, Usage • Again covered by eInfrastructure presentations (-: • Policy framework roadmap Athens, 7-8th April - 19

  20. Ch 6 - eInfrastructures policies Athens, 7-8th April - 20

  21. Dublin: 2nd eIRG Meeting conclusions • Decisions for immediate action have been taken: • The eIRG notes the timely operation of the EUGridPMA in conjunction with the TACAR CA Repository and it expresses its satisfaction for a European initiative that serves eScience Grid projects. • The eIRG endorses the principle of the EUGridPMA and TACAR. The eIRG welcomes this development which positions Europe in the forefront of Grid and eScience interoperability. The eIRG strongly encourages the EUGridPMA/TACAR to continue their valuable work and recommends that they be supported by the relevant EU/national projects and agencies. Athens, 7-8th April - 21

  22. Dublin: 2nd eIRG Meeting conclusions • Subsequent actions to : • “Enable federated solutions, decoupling local authentication procedures at a user's origin organization from local authorisation” • Formulate policies for Authorisation • “Allow privacy preservation” • “Start working out policies towards accounting and resource sharing” • Work towards a first version of an Acceptable Use Policy document • “The above activities have to be supplemented by the creation and continuous update of a registry of European ICT resources and policies for e-Science and beyond, and the promotion of international collaboration on resource sharing policy aspects “ • User communities Athens, 7-8th April - 22

  23. Summary - Action points • Experience so far: • Internal presidency committees very active and busy (although transparent)! • External preparation committee chaired by presidency needs NA5 support • Keeping international relations persistent across EU presidencies (in coordination with the EC) • White paper editorial board needs NA5 support • Resources + policy repository needs to be updated by national – international projects – coordination by NA5 • Relation with EGEE NA5 • eIRG “virtual” project office funded: • Support group – editorial board partly funded by EGEE NA5 • Repository – coordinate input from eIRG members on resources + policies • Administrative support to the: • committee preparing the eInfrastructures / eIRG meetings • CDS/EDMS maintenance, conference call agendas - minutes, etc. • rapporteur activities • Senior Presidency representative acting as rapporteur • Collaboration with projects through appropriate channels • On a case-by-case basis (DEISA, DILIGENT?, GN2, GRIDCC?, SEE-GRID) Athens, 7-8th April - 23

  24. Action points (II) • All to provide contact persons for NA5 to the EGEE PO • mailto: project-eu-egee-po@cern.ch Athens, 7-8th April - 24

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